
UWB OMBUDSMAN
From 2024, the role of Ombudsman at UWB has been held by Petr Šimon.
A graduate of the Faculty of Education of the University of West Bohemia, he has been professionally engaged in activities and projects related to equal opportunities, education and culture since 2008. At UWB, he has been responsible for equal opportunities and non-discrimination since 2021.
The UWB Ombudsman is an impartial and independent person who protects the rights of UWB students and staff who are potentially threatened by discriminatory behavior within the institution. He is therefore the person to whom one can turn in the event that some form of violation of social safety may have occurred at the University of West Bohemia, for example, discrimination, unequal treatment, bullying, aggression or sexual and gender-based violence.
The Ombudsman investigates situations brought to his attention in the form of complaints, mediates disputes and conflicts within the organization, provides assistance to all those who contact him in the area of social safety, and, last but not least, oversees the creation and maintenance of social safety at UWB.