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ICDE 85th Anniversary

In 2023, ICDE celebrates 85 years of making education accessible to all through Open, Flexible and Distance Education.

Since 1938, ICDE and its members have transformed lives of individuals and communities through accessible, quality education.

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at ICDE Lillehammer Lifelong Learning Summit 2019 Photo: Alexander Eriksson / Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences

29th ICDE World Conference Costa Rica, 2023

From 6-10 November 2023, over 600 delegates gathered at the Costa Rica Convention Centre in San José, Costa Rica for the first ICDE World Conference in four years. 

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at ICDE Lillehammer Lifelong Learning Summit 2019 Photo: Alexander Eriksson / Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences

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