Happy 64th Independence Day, Cyprus! 🎉
Cyprus is advancing higher education and technology-enabled learning with vision and determination. The country continues to strengthen its role in open and distance learning, including with partnerships that COL has developed with the Ministry of Education and Culture, the University of Cyprus, and the Open University of Cyprus.
Recent highlights include:
- Professor Michalinos Zembylas of the Open University of Cyprus appointed as COL Chair (2023–2026): bringing Cyprus’s voice into global educational leadership.
- Active participation in COL’s VUSSC network, strengthening higher education collaboration across small states.
- Engagement in regional and international forums, including COL’s Regional Focal Points Meeting for Africa and Europe, ensuring Cyprus contributes to shaping policy and innovation in open learning.
Cyprus’s path forward is one of building inclusive higher education systems, expanding technology-enabled learning, and ensuring that open education bridges digital divides while fostering equal opportunities for all.
Γραφείο Τύπου, Υπουργείο Παιδείας, Πολιτισμού, Αθλητισμού και Νεολαίας
@cyprusincanada
Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου | University Of Cyprus
@universityofcyprus
Open University of Cyprus - Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου
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Happy 47th Independence Day, Tuvalu! 🎉
Tuvalu continues to strengthen its education sector. COL’s partnerships with the Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development and the USP Tuvalu Campus, Tuvalu has:
- Trained 58 teachers in open and distance learning in support of ODL.
- Developed online learning resources for teachers, such as national OER collection site, and TVET Toolkit.
- Built resilience in education systems to withstand natural disasters.
Through the Pacific Partnership Project (with support from New Zealand’s MFAT and PACFOLD), Tuvalu is ensuring its learners are equipped with the skills and resilience for current and future opportunities.
Tuvalu Education Department - MEHRD
Canada in the Pacific
The University of the South Pacific - Tuvalu Campus
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Happy 65th Independence Day, Nigeria! 🎉
Nigeria is a regional leader in open and distance learning. COL’s partnerships with the Federal Ministry of Education, National Universities Commission (NUC), National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), the Centre for Girls Education, as well as many universities nationwide. The country with COL support has:
- Developed a National OER Repository and is engaged in promoting OER in higher education institutions.
- Offered two massive open online courses on OER through NOUN.
- 15 higher education institutions in Nigeria are developing policies and capacities on ODL, including OER, authentic assessment, employability and MOOCs.
- Advanced digital agriculture and TVET initiatives with institutions like ARMTI and Obafemi Awolowo University.
Nigeria’s leadership in open and distance learning sets the stage for a future of accessible, inclusive, and sustainable education.
Federal Ministry of Education, Nigeria
@nig.education
Centre for Girls Education
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