OERu/Archive

June 2015

The National Open University of Nigeria has become the third African OERu partner.

October 2014

The University of the Highlands and Islands is Scotland's first OERu partner.

August 2014

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University claims accolade of first OERu partner from the Middle East.

July 2014

The Open University confirms decision to join the OERu.

February 2014

Portage College partners with OERu. Read more ...

October 2013

Contact North  |  Contact Nord joins the OERu network as anchor partner.

North-West University joins the OERu network as anchor partner.

eCampusAlberta joins the OERu network as non-teaching partner.

University of Tasmania becomes OERu anchor partner.

Charles Sturt University joins forces with the OERu.

Lincoln University joins the OERu open partnership as anchor partner.

June 2013

Ako Aotearoa confirms membership of OERF and joins as anchor partner.

May 2013

Institute of Technology Sligo becomes Ireland's first anchor partner.

S.N.D.T Women's University in India becomes an anchor partner.

December 2012

Wintec becomes an anchor partner.

November 2012

Kwantlen Polytechnic University becomes an anchor partner.

	Unitec Institute of Technology becomes an anchor partner.
September 2012
	Excelsior College becomes an anchor partner. Read more...
	University of South Wales becomes the first UK anchor partner.
August 2012
	Thomas Edison State College becomes an anchor partner. Read more...
July 2012
	The University of the South Pacific becomes an anchor partner.

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August 2012

Thomas Edison State College becomes an anchor partner. Read more... August, 2012

July 2012

Meet the Open University of Catalonia, Europe's first OERu anchor partner. Read more.... 30 July 2012

March 2012

OER Foundation and OERu contribution to Open Education Week, 5 -10 March 2012, with acknowledgement to the OERu founding anchor partners.

November 2011

The founding anchor partners of the OER university concept will have a face-to-face meeting in Dunedin, New Zealand on November 9th and 10th. This gathering will make concrete steps toward the first credential to be offered by the network. Thanks to generous support from UNESCO, a live webcast stream will be available. Register today to join as virtual participant.

October 2011

SUNY Empire State College leads the way as the first founding anchor partner of the OER university in the United States. "By joining OERu, Empire State College will join the global community of learners who contribute to and benefit from open educational resources." said Alan Davis, President of SUNY Empire State College. Read more ...

August 2011

New York's open university joins forces with the OERu as a gold member of the OER Foundation. "Open institutions around the world serve millions of learners" said Dr Alan Davis, President of Empire State College "and the importance of open education resources is rapidly growing". Read more...

March 2011

• Athabasca University, the OER Foundation, Otago Polytechnic and the University of Southern Queensland have released a report entitled OER University: Towards a logic model and plan for action. The report documents the planning framework for building the OER university
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  History in the making for Open Education Resources: Free learning for all students worldwide. New portal page for the OER University launched on WikiEducator. Meeting summary with video highlights available. Read more ...
  

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February 2011

The OER Foundation hosted a strategic international planning meeting for the OER university on 23 February 2011. The meeting attracted 202 registered virtual participants from 46 different countries. Representatives from, Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and Samoa attended the meeting in Dunedin including representatives from the university and polytechnic sectors, Ako Aotearoa, the New Zealand Ministry of Education, and the Tertiary Education Commission of New Zealand.