General Overview

OER.Pro (OER Promotion Campaign) aimed to strengthen the visibility and use of Open Educational Resources (OER) across the EUniWell alliance. The project encouraged academic staff and students to engage with open educational practices and supported them in developing the knowledge and skills needed to create, share, and reuse OER in higher education.

Led by the University of Konstanz, the project brought together partners from across the alliance to exchange expertise, develop training opportunities, and raise awareness of the benefits of open education for teaching, learning, and international collaboration.

Purpose and Significance

University teaching must be sustainable, inclusive, and freely accessible to benefit both students and teachers. Open Educational Resources are crucial in this context, offering new perspectives for all social groups and enhancing equal opportunities through fair access to publicly funded education. With OER, students can access new courses without the need to travel, study at times convenient for them, and explore courses offered by other universities. Additionally, the broader availability of educational materials can strengthen international cooperation in teaching, making the process more collaborative.

OER.Pro complemented the activities of the EUniWell Open Education Working Group and contributed to strengthening awareness, exchange, and capacity-building around Open Educational Resources across the alliance.

Implementation Method and Timeline

OER.Pro was a joint project involving the University of Konstanz, Nantes Université, the University of Cologne, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Semmelweis University, the University of Florence, and the University of Murcia. The University of Konstanz was responsible for coordinating and implementing the project.

The project began with an exchange of information and experiences on existing Open Educational Resource practices across the participating universities. This included discussions of survey results and examples of OER use within the alliance. A first live workshop took place in Florence in November 2024, followed by a second workshop in Cologne in April 2025 dedicated to preparing a joint training programme.

Building on these activities, the consortium organised the hybrid training event “EUniWell OER Exchange: Why Share, Why Care?” in May 2025. The event brought together lecturers, academic staff, and students from across the alliance to exchange experiences and explore the potential of open educational practices.

The project concluded with a broad social media campaign in June 2025, highlighting the benefits and potential of OER, disseminating project results, and raising awareness of open educational practices within and beyond the EUniWell alliance. Existing networks will continue their collaboration through the activities of the EUniWell Open Education Working Group and related initiatives.