UP Chancellor Elected as Intergovernmental Meeting on Open Educational Resources VP

Dr. Melinda Dela Pena Bandalaria, Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Open University, at the Intergovernmental Experts Meeting on the Draft Recommendation Concerning Open Education Resources. (Paris PE photo)

PARIS 31 May 2019 -- University of the Philippines Open University Chancellor Dr. Melinda Dela Peña Bandalaria was elected as vice-president of the Intergovernmental Experts Meeting on the Draft Recommendation Concerning Open Education Resources (OERs) at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) headquarters in Paris, France on 27 May 2019.

As Vice-President, Dr. Dela Peña Bandalaria will work with technical and legal experts to finalize a recommendation on OERs for adoption at the 40th session of the UNESCO General Conference in 2019.

OERs are teaching, learning and research materials in any medium – digital or otherwise that reside in the public domain or have been released under an open license that permits no-cost access, use, adaptation and redistribution by others with no or limited restrictions.

It helps improve education across the globe, particularly in developing countries where many students could not afford textbooks, have limited access to classrooms, and lack access to teacher-training programs.

The recommendation on OER is an important policy instrument that aims to advise national governments on how to support open education in their countries, promote capacity-building and international cooperation on OERs and report on those efforts. END

Dr. Melinda Dela Pena Bandalaria, Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Open University (second from left) together with technical and legal experts during the Intergovernmental Experts Meeting. (Paris PE photo)

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