SPARC Europe

SPARC Europe fosters a fair knowledge ecosystem upholding diversity, equity & inclusion while securing the future of #OpenScience & #OpenEducation. A new strategy guides us to realise our vision, mission & goals: buff.ly/3DYjWzW 🧵1/6

How do we make open educational resources easier to find and reuse — and what does it take to actually get there? Those questions are at the heart of the 15th #ENOEL Workshop on 19 May. Come ready to think, share, and build together. 👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/ENOELWorkshop15

📢 Vanessa Proudman & Paola Corti will open this year’s Knowledge Equity & Open Scholarship Week! 🗓 Tue 19 May | 10:45 CEST Join them to explore how a more coordinated approach can help build more equitable and impactful knowledge systems for all. 👉 us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

From Commitment to Action: A SCOSS webinar happening tomorrow, 13 May at 2 PM UTC. This practical webinar will bring together 4 library consortia to share how they fund and support open infrastructure. You can still register to join the conversation! 👉️ bit.ly/consortia-webi…

📢 Reminder to register for the 15th #ENOEL Workshop! 🎯 Embrace the Open: How do we promote the reuse of OE content? Media, formats, technologies, software, metadata — there's a lot to discuss. Hear from experts & shape the conversation. 👉 tinyurl.com/ENOELWorkshop15 #OpenEducation

⏳ 1 week to go! Join the 12th #OpenEducation Café 💬 How can we better support upskilling in open education? 🌐 With Bea de los Arcos, Roel Grol, Chrissi Nerantzi & Nkem Ekene Osuigwe 📅 Date: Tuesday, 12 May 2026 ⏰ Time: 13–14.00 CEST 👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/OEcafe12

📣 1 week left, still time to register! Join us for the 9th European RR CoP meeting with @KR21org We welcome Anna Vernon (Jisc) and Susan Reilly (IReL). Members can also share updates on advancing rights retention. 👉 Register now: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Want to discover more about reusing #OpenEducation content? 💡 Don’t forget to register for the 15th #ENOEL Workshop to hear from experts and contribute to finding answers. Let’s strengthen #OpenEducation and #OpenScience together! 👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/ENOELWorkshop15

What does it take to defend #openness in a fragmenting world? 🌐 Vanessa Proudman joins the panel at SCONUL Spring Conference 2026 to explore exactly this as part of this year's theme Openness Under Pressure: Strategic Leadership for Libraries in an Era of Disruption. #SCONUL2026

☕ The 12th #OpenEducation Café on ‘Open Education advocacy and capacity building: how to support upskilling effectively, lessons from the field’. Organised in collaboration with @UNESCO with guests from Europe and Africa. 📅 12 May, 13:00 CEST 👉 Join us tinyurl.com/OEcafe12

What strategies are universities using to connect research and teaching? Leaders are prioritising: ✅ Integrated open infrastructure and support ✅ Equity-led frameworks ✅ Student co-creation ✅ Seeking to reward open practices 👉️ Read more here: zenodo.org/records/197375…

⏳️Two weeks to go: Join us for the 9th European Rights Retention Community of Practice meeting, @KR21org Members are also invited to share updates on progress advancing rights retention in their countries. Register now 👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Join us at the 12th #OpenEducation Café, organised in collaboration with UNESCO, to discuss ‘Open Education advocacy and capacity building: how to support upskilling effectively, lessons from the field” #OER #ENOEL 📅 Tuesday, 12 May 2026 ⏰ 1-2 PM CEST 👉tinyurl.com/OEcafe12

What do we know about reusing #OpenEducation content? Which elements play a key role in this? 🗓️ Join us for the 15th #ENOEL Workshop to hear from experts and contribute to finding answers together. Let’s strengthen OE and OS. 👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/ENOELWorkshop15

📢 Save the date! Join us for the 9th European Rights Retention Community of Practice event! 📅 Tuesday, 11 May 2026 | 12:00–13:30 CEST 🔍 Topic: Rights retention in Publisher negotiations Speakers: Susan Reilly, Anna Vernon 👉Register now us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

📌 A quick reminder in case you missed it during #OEWeek26: our new Open Education European Alliance Feasibility Report. The findings highlight a strong call for international collaboration to move Open Education to the centre of European strategy. 👉 zenodo.org/records/188620…

Thanks to everyone who joined the ALMASI regional and cross-regional fora this past month! If you missed a session, recordings and presentations are available here: almasiproject.org/the-diamond-oa…

What challenges are shaping the path to openness in institutions? ✅ Policy and infrastructure gaps ✅ Lack of a shared understanding of “open” ✅ Misaligned academic incentives ✅ Commercial pressures ✅ Skills and capacity needs 👉️ Read more here: zenodo.org/records/192167…

A New Shield for Diamond Open Access in Europe: Launching the AEGIS-OA Project 👉️ edch.eu/new-shield-dia… So thrilled to be part of this promising project. There’s still so much to be done, and we look forward to more action on Diamond OA!

🌍💎 Bringing together policymakers & funders at the 2nd cross-regional Diamond OA Policy Forum ✅Regional Diamond OA developments ✅Cross-regional synergies and differences ✅Breakout discussions on policy excerpts in EN, ES, FR and POR 👉️ Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

🚀 A small group of initiators will shape the Alliance’s vision, mission and early priorities 📤️ If you are an OE leader, represent a community or network, and are interested in joining, send your expression of interest by 31 March 2026: oealliance[at]sparceurope.org

A European alliance for open education aims to drive system change by: ✅️ accelerating knowledge exchange ✅️ connecting national successes ✅️ enabling joint policy, advocacy & action ✅️ promoting a cultural shift toward openness in Higher Ed More: tinyurl.com/2m2cr7zh

📣 Call for expression of interest to shape a European alliance for open education to embed openness in higher education. Read the report zenodo.org/records/188620… 🚀Want to be one of the initiators helping shape the Alliance? See how to join👇 Thread