What we do

ICDE is an international network of visionary leaders and advocates of accessible education. Through our community, we connect global expertise to meet local challenges to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goal 4: Equitable quality education for all.

Our work includes

  • Creating a worldwide network of educators, policymakers, and innovators.
  • Facilitating collaboration on projects and initiatives, sharing best practices and industry knowledge.
  • Publishing and contributing to reports, surveys and articles on emerging topics in the field of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning (OFDL).
  • Creating space for intercultural cooperation at our various conferences, summits, and events.
  • Campaigning and advocating for progress and recognition of OFDL on a worldwide basis, through our members.

Partnerships

ICDE has collaborative partnerships with organisations around the world, including as a Consultative Partner to UNESCO since the 1960’s.

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Our events

ICDE organises a range of events, from international conferences and networking sessions, to members' forums and leadership summits.

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Projects and activities

ICDE runs a number of international projects and activities within the field of Open, Flexible and Distance Education.

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Our academic journal

Open Praxis is ICDE's peer-reviewed open access scholarly journal focusing on research and innovation in open, distance and flexible education.

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Knowledge centre

ICDE regularly publishes or contributes to reports, surveys and articles on the emerging topics in the field of OFDL.

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ICDE Quality Review Service

The ICDE Quality Review Service (QRS) provides member institutions with the opportunity to undertake an independent, external peer-review of the service provided to their students.

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Podcast: Leaders & Legends of Online Learning

Leaders & Legends of Online Learning is a podcast dedicated to the experts, featuring interviews with some of the world’s leading names in the world of online education.

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

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We offer a worldwide network of online educators, policymakers, and innovators that collaborate with each other on projects and initiatives, sharing best practices and industry knowledge.

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