Knowledge Equity and Open Scholarship Week 2026
Mohamed Lamine Debaghine University – Sétif 2, University of Pretoria, University of Leeds, University of Salford, Université de Sousse and Chair UNESCO Open Education for Innovative, Intelligent and Inclusive Learning, and Utrecht University
Inspired by the SPARC Europe Positioning Paper, The Case for Connecting the Opens (November 2025), this three-day event, taking place from Tuesday 19th May to Thursday 21st May 2026, will explore how Open Education, Open Science/Open Research, Open Access and Open Infrastructure can work more effectively together to strengthen the equitability of global knowledge ecosystems.
A Co-Created Global Event
The Knowledge Equity and Open Scholarship Week is designed to bring together a rich mix of voices from across the globe, including practitioners, scholars, educators, librarians, students, policymakers, technologists, and community leaders. Our intention is to create an open space to learn, share, and connect.