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Programme

 REGISTRATION – Sunday, 17 September 2017 – Linhart hall
15:00 – 20:00

REGISTRATION
Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana
Grand Reception Hall

 

DAY 1 – Monday, 18 September 2017 – Linhart hall

8:00 – 8:45

Registration and Welcome Coffee
Grand Reception Hall

9:00 – 10:00

Congress Opening
Master of Ceremonies : Mr Igor E. Bergant, RTV Slovenia

Opening Statements:

  • H.E. Dr Milan Brglez, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia
  • Ms Irina Bokova, Director General, UNESCO (Video Message)
  • Mr Getachew Engida, Deputy Director General, UNESCO
  • Mr Tibor Navracsics, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport
  • Ms Asha Kanwar, President and CEO, Commonwealth of Learning

10:00 – 10:30

Keynote Speech

H.E. Dr Maja Makovec Brenčič,
Minister of the Republic of Slovenia of Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Slovenia

10:30 – 10:45

Bureau Election

10:45 – 11:30

Group Photo and Coffee Break
LINHART HALL – FOYER 1 / Grand Reception Hall – (Coffee Break)

11:30 – 13:00

Ministerial Panel: The Importance of OER for SDG 4 from the National Perspective

Moderator: Mr Indrajit Banerjee, Director, Knowledge Societies Division, UNESCO

13:00 – 14:30

Lunch Break
Grand Reception Hall

14:30 – 15:30

Presentation: Results of the 6 Regional Consultations on OER

Ms Asha Kanwar, President and CEO, Commonwealth of Learning

15:30 –  16:00

Presentation: “Ljubljana OER Action Plan 2017”

Mr  Indrajit Banerjee, Director, Knowledge Societies Division, UNESCO

Ms Zeynep Varoglu, Knowledge Societies Division, UNESCO

16:00 – 17:30

Panel Discussion: “What Actions for Greatest Impact?”

Mr Abdul Khan,  Sir John Daniel,  Mr  Dirk Van Damme, Ms Cathy Casserly  

Moderator: Ms Stamenka Uvalic-Trumbic 

19:30 – 22:00

Networking Dinner hosted by H.E. Dr Maja Makovec Brenčič, Minister of Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Slovenia
National Gallery of Slovenia, Prešernova cesta 24, Ljubljana

 

DAY 2 – Tuesday, 19 September 2017 – Linhart hall

9:00 – 9:30

Keynote Speech

Mr Ryan Merkley
Chief Executive Officer, Creative Commons

9:30 – 10:00

Introduction to Group Discussions: Mainstreaming OER Practices

Ms Zeynep Varoglu and Mr Fengchun Miao, UNESCO

 

10:00 – 12:30

 

 

 

 

[Coffee Break

11:00-11:30]

 

Group Discussions:  Mainstreaming OER Practices

1.   Users’ capacity to access, reuse and share OER – Room E1

Facilitator: Mr V. Balaji, (COL)

2.   Issues related to language and culture – Room E2

Facilitator: Ms Z. Varoglu (UNESCO)  

3.   Ensuring inclusive and equitable access to quality OER – Room E3

Facilitator: Mr S. Mishra (COL)  

4.   The need to change business models – Room E4

Facilitator: Mr  M. Jermol (UNESCO OER Chair)  

5.   The development of supportive policy environments  – Room M2

Facilitator: Ms F. Miao (UNESCO)

10:00 – 12:30

Ministerial Round Table (by Invitation Only)
Chair: H.E. Dr Maja Makovec Brenčič, Minister of the Republic of Slovenia of Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Slovenia – Club CD

12:30 -14:00

Lunch Break
Grand Reception Hall

14:00 – 14:30

Group Discussion Outputs Presentation

Rapporteurs of Groups 1 to 5

14:30 – 15:30

Plenary Session: Contributions of OER to SDG4 – From Commitments to Actions

Moderator: Mr David Atchoarena, Director, Division for Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems, UNESCO

15:30 -16:00

Coffee Break
Grand Reception Hall

16:00 -17:00

Plenary Session: The Role of Teachers, Students and Institutions on OER

Representatives of Education International (EI, EUA, ), European Students’ Union (ESU), International Association of Universities (IAU )

17:00 -18:00

Plenary Session: The Role of the OER Community  

Representatives of OER Chairs, Open Education Consortium and Creative Commons

Moderator:  Mr Gašper Hrastelj, Slovenian National Commission to UNESCO, National Focal Point for the 2nd World OER Congress

19:30 – 22:00

Evening Reception
Grand Reception Hall

 

DAY 3 – Wednesday, 20 September 2017 – Linhart hall

9:00 – 10:00

Plenary Session: Interregional Cooperation on OER

Representatives of AU, ADEA, ALECSO, EU Commission, OIEOEI, SEAMEO

10:00 – 10:45

Presentation and Adoption of the Recommendations of the 2nd World OER Congress / “Ljubljana OER Action Plan 2017”

Moderator:  Mr Indrajit Banerjee, Director, Knowledge Societies Division, UNESCO

10:45 -11:15

Coffee Break
Grand Reception Hall

11:15- 12:30

Closing Plenary

  • Report by the General Rapporteur including the results of all side eventsSatellite Events

Closing Remarks

  • Mr  Qian Tang, Assistant Director General for Education, UNESCO
  • H.E. Dr. Maja Makovec Brenčič, Minister of the Republic of Slovenia of Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Slovenia

12:30 -14:00

Lunch
Grand Reception Hall