At UNESCO's Digital Learning Week in Paris last week, COL Vice President Anne-Marie Scott joined the UNITWIN Network on Open Education, which brings together UNESCO Chairs of Open Education, for a meeting ahead of the formal programme.
Alongside representatives from UNESCO, the International Council for Open and Distance Education, Open Education Global and the Global Open Educational Resources Graduate Network, participants shared updates on open education activities and priorities, explored opportunities for greater collaboration and exchanged perspectives from within and beyond the Commonwealth.
Discussions highlighted the importance of developing the next generation of open education leadership, strengthening the intersection between open education and skills development, and continuing global collaboration to advance accessible and inclusive learning.
COL is grateful to the UNITWIN Network on Open Education for bringing this valuable community together and creating space to strengthen partnerships around open education.
We were delighted to welcome the new British Consul General in Vancouver, Danial Shaikh, to the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) headquarters.
During his meeting with COL President and CEO, Professor Peter Scott, they discussed how COL is expanding access to education and opportunity across the Commonwealth. The conversation highlighted work in areas such as Frugal AI, open schooling, support for teachers and learners, and initiatives that empower women and girls.
The United Kingdom is a major contributor to COL’s work, providing valued funding, leadership and expertise. As a major donor, the UK also holds a seat on COL’s Board of Governors.
We wish Consul General Shaikh all the best in his new role and look forward to continued engagement.
COL congratulates the Government and people of Papua New Guinea and is proud to support national efforts to widen access to education and skills under the Education Transformation Vision 2075 through open schooling, flexible TVET, teacher development, skills training for women and young people, and the responsible use of technology-enabled learning and AI.
Through the Partnership for Open, Distance and Flexible Learning in the Pacific, funded by New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Papua New Guinea has further strengthened policy, locally relevant open educational resources, and capacity for flexible learning.
As COL and partners look ahead to a second, decade-long phase of the partnership, we will continue working with Papua New Guinea to open more pathways for young people not in education, employment or training, and to make learning more accessible and resilient across the country.
At UNESCO's Digital Learning Week in Paris last week, COL Vice President Anne-Marie Scott joined the UNITWIN Network on Open Education, which brings together UNESCO Chairs of Open Education, for a meeting ahead of the formal programme.
COL congratulates the Government and people of Papua New Guinea and is proud to support national efforts to widen access to education and skills under the Education Transformation Vision 2075 through open schooling, flexible TVET,
