Welcome to Open Education Week #OEWeek26!
☕ Join us at the 11th #OpenEducation Café, organised in collaboration with UNESCO, to discuss rewards and recognition for #OpenEducationalResources #OER
📅 Date: 5 March 2026
⏰ Time: 16-17.00 CET
Register here 👉https://tinyurl.com/OECafe11 #ENOEL
Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/6Bnvh17XTYavBBcNbckRbg#/registration
💎 Bringing together policymakers & funders at The Diamond OA Policy Forum Europe
✅ Key findings from ALMASI reports
✅ Expert perspectives on national and institutional policy developments
✅ Interactive breakout discussions focused on policies in practice
👉️ us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
☕ ‘Reward and recognition for professional development in #OpenEducationalResources #OER’
🌐 This virtual café, organised in collaboration with UNESCO, convenes guests from Europe, Africa and the Americas.
📅 Date: 5 March 2026
⏰ Time: 16-17.00 CET
Please join us 👉https://tinyurl.com/OECafe11 #ENOEL
Highlights of our work in 2025 include
✅ Our new project to make the case for a stronger, more integrated open agenda sparceurope.org/connecting-t...
✅ Sharing a position paper as part of our project Connecting the Opens to increase capacity for a stronger, more integrated open agenda.
Highlights of our work include
✅ Advancing actions around copyright reform funded by @knowledgerights21.org
✅ Accelerating progress in building a sustainable open infrastructure ecosystem, strengthening communications, and broadening international engagement through @SCOSSfunding.bluesky.social
Highlights of our work in 2025 include
✅ Taking important steps to strengthen Diamond OA, closing DIAMAS and participating in the ALMASI project
✅ Initiating the ALMASI Diamond OA Policy Forum, connecting 350+ experts from 3 continents for the first time almasiproject.org/the-diamond-...
Highlights of our work in 2025 include
✅ Launching the Principles of Open Science Monitoring open-science-monitoring.org/principles/
✅ Continuing to facilitate CoNOSC conosc.org
SPARC Europe is thrilled to announce the publication of our 2025 Annual Report.
Read our 2025 Annual Report here: sparceurope.org/download/133...
One week to go: Join us for the 8th European Rights Retention Community of Practice meeting, @knowledgerights21.org
On 18 Feb (13:30h CET), we welcome:
* Marc Lange, Helmholtz Open Science Office, Germany
* Susanna Nykyri, Tampere University, Finland
Register now 👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Two weeks to go: Join us for the 8th European Rights Retention Community of Practice meeting, @knowledgerights21.org
On 18 Feb (13:30h CET), we welcome:
* Marc Lange, Helmholtz Open Science Office, Germany
* Susanna Nykyri, Tampere University, Finland
Register now 👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us at the 11th #OpenEducation Café, organised in collaboration with UNESCO, to discuss ‘Reward and recognition for professional development in #OpenEducationalResources #OER’
📅 Date: 5 March 2026
⏰ Time: 16-17.00 CET
Register here 👉https://tinyurl.com/OECafe11 #ENOEL
What goals and vision motivate the efforts to connect open science and open education at universities in Europe? What makes connecting the opens strategic at the university level?
👉️ Read our first Connecting the Opens post here zenodo.org/records/1838....
Kathryn says: “By expanding the Toolkit into multiple languages, including Irish, we broaden its reach and ensure that even more educators and librarians across our community can access, use, and champion its guidance effectively.”
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Openness begins with accessibility! We are grateful to @Kathryn Briggs for translating the #ENOELToolkit into Irish to localise this resource for her community.
Discover the Toolkit: zenodo.org/records/1817...
#OEBenefits #OpenEducation #ENOEL
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FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING! 1 WEEK TO ANSWER #ERAACT CONSULTATION
Respond by 23 Jan: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
Consultation guide by KR21 project partners @ifla.org, @libereurope.bsky.social & @sparc-eu.bsky.social
kr21.info/era-act-cons...
Watch the 10 Dec webinar: youtu.be/1q41ej37llY
#ERA
One more day to join the #ERAAct public consulatation! Your voice matters, please give your opinion. If you need help with organising your thoughts, @sparc-eu.bsky.social has a position paper that might help: sparceurope.org/feedback-on-...
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The ENOEL Toolkit is now available in Irish!
OE Benefit for institutions: Support international collaboration
Working with OER increases the institution’s visibility, improving its reputation at the international level through active collaboration with
other institutions globally.
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The ENOEL Toolkit is now available in Danish!
OE Benefit for students: Ensure enduring access: Students will be able to access resources even after they have completed their course.
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The ENOEL Toolkit is now available in Czech!
OE Benefit for librarians: Support colleagues and be supported by colleagues. Librarians cultivate lifelong learning by providing diverse educational opportunities and fostering mutual support within their communities.
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✅The ENOEL Toolkit lists and describes the evidence-based benefits that students, teachers, institutions, society and librarians experience from engaging with Open Education.
🔊Listen to Pavla Vizvary describe how the ENOEL Toolkit can help Czech librarians.
#OEBenefits #OpenEducation #ENOEL
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💬Czech, Danish and Irish are the newest language versions of the ENOEL Toolkit, thanks to the efforts of Pavla Vizvary Jeannette Ekstrom, Kirstin Remvig and Kathryn Briggs!
Discover the Toolkit: zenodo.org/records/1817...
#OEBenefits #OpenEducation #ENOEL
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Discover the #ENOEL Toolkit 👉 zenodo.org/records/1817...
✅A collective effort to advocate for #OEBenefits
✅Anyone can use and adapt
✅Available in 26 languages
The European Network of Open Education Librarians collaborates to identify and share the many benefits of #OpenEducation!
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📢 Save the date! Join us for the 8th European Rights Retention Community of Practice event!
📅 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 | 13:30–15:00 CET
🔍 Our next European Rights Retention meeting will bring insights from Finland and Germany
Register now 👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#OpenAccess #RetainYourRights
If you are responding to the public consultation on the ERA Act, the recording can help you understand how the ERA Act can transform European research through openness, collaboration, and innovation
Respond by 23 January 2026 ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
#OpenAccess #ERA #ERAAct #OA100
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Can the ERA Act help reach 100% Open Access?
We brought together experts Alex Fenlon, Iva Melinscak Zlodi and Stephen Wyber to discuss how the ERA Act can make the research ecosystem more open, equitable, and resilient.
🎥 Watch the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q41...
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WATCH NOW: CAN THE ERA ACT HELP REACH 100% OPEN ACCESS?
@ivamz.bsky.social (@sparc-eu.bsky.social - KR21) warned about the need to protect the slogan “as open as possible, as closed as necessary,” and emphasised the valuable opportunity the #ERAact represents.
🔗 Recording: youtu.be/1q41ej37llY
‼️ Next week! Webinar: Can the ERA Act help reach 100% Open Access?
What does the forthcoming #ERAAct means for the future of #OpenAccess in Europe?
📅 Date: Wednesday, 10 December 2025
⏰ Time: 11:00-12:30 CET
👉 Register now: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#OA100
Libraries are central to the #OpenAccessPublishing transformation by 👇:
#OA100
10 DEC (11H CET): CAN THE #ERAACT HELP REACH 100% #OPENACCESS?
Join us & @sparc-eu.bsky.social to explore this with:
✱ @afenoer.bsky.social - @libereurope.bsky.social
✱ @ivamz.bsky.social - SPARC Europe
✱ Stephen Wyber - @ifla.org / KR21
✱ Vanessa Proudman - SPARC Europe
🔗 kr21.info/oa100
#OA100
📢 Publishers should provide CC BY as the default option for publishing to authors.
OA journals should not request a copyright transfer or an exclusive publishing licence.
#OA100
