Slo joins forces with UNESCO to promote knowledge sharing

By joining forces with UNESCO, Slovenia is aspiring to become a leading country in this field. Next week it will host an international congress on the topic.

Open educational resources (OERs) are any type of educational materials in the public domain, or released with an open license that users can legally and freely use, copy, adapt, combine and share.

OERs are seen as a strategic opportunity to improve the quality of education as well as knowledge sharing, according to the organisers of the the 2nd World OER Congress, to be held in Ljubljana at the beginning of next week.

The three-day congress dubbed "OER for Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education: from Commitment to Action", starting on Monday, will feature more than 500 participants from some 100 countries, including 30 ministers.

It is to reflect on the role that OER can play in achieving the...