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By: Kim Zunderdorp
 

In 2025, the global takes place from the 3rd until the 7th of March. During this week, you'll read a series of 5 daily posts, showcasing the wide range of Open Education aspects and initiatives at �����̨, and how you can contribute! 
 

Do you teach or contribute to ? Did you use to enhance diversity in your teaching? Do you help to create opportunities for students to study more flexibly, for example in combination with or a job? Or do you contribute to exchange and collaboration with other educational institutions, through or ? Or do you follow the course Interdisciplinary Education or Community Engaged Learning? Good news: you're doing Open Education! 
 

One of the aspects of Open Education is reflecting on the question of who the �����̨ aims to teach, and what is needed to support this diverse group of learners. Through this reflection, and by using our knowledge and skills, we can contribute to society as a whole, instead of being in an ivory tower. It's thus not without reason that Open Education is one of the design principles of (�����̨ login required), including the ambition: “our education is designed in such a way that it is as accessible as possible to various groups with diverse backgrounds in society.”&�Բ�����;
 

Is Open Education ‘old wine in a new bottle’? It is primarily a connective concept. Through core concepts such as accessibility, inclusivity and involvement, different seemingly separate initiatives become cohesive, and their contribution to the �����̨'s broader strategy more visible. It also indicates that there's already many Open Education practices at �����̨.  
 

So, what are you doing regarding Open Education?

Want to learn more about Open Education? Read the 3rd Chapter of ‘T’ by Henk Kummeling, Manon Kluijtmans and Frank Miedema. Or join the , March 18th!