The Commonwealth of Learning's (COL) Seventh Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF7) will be held in Abuja, Nigeria in November 2013, co-hosted by the Federal Ministry of Education. ICDE member institution, the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) is the lead partner institution.
COL's Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning is held biennially. The five-day programme is designed to explore applications of open and distance learning in widening educational access, bridging the digital divide and advancing the social and economic development of communities and nations at large. The Forum's focus is on topics relating to developing countries and participation of practitioners from these countries.