As part of the Uni­ver­sity: Future Fes­ti­val 2026 — Under Pres­sure, the largest event on the (dig­i­tal) future of aca­d­e­mic edu­ca­tion, twillo is tak­ing part in a panel dis­cus­sion enti­tled “Open­ness at Uni­ver­si­ties” at the Open for Change: Stage Ham­burg. We would like to pro­vide insights into the work of the OER Advi­sory Board of the BMBFSFJ and var­i­ous net­works and high­light chal­lenges in prac­tice and per­spec­tives for transna­tional coop­er­a­tion.

Open edu­ca­tion is polit­i­cally desired, pro­fes­sion­ally jus­ti­fied and infra­struc­turally sup­ported. And yet it is rarely sys­tem­at­i­cally anchored. In this ses­sion, Anja Lorenz, David Stöll­ger and Noreen Krause will pro­vide insights into the work of the OER advi­sory board (includ­ing the Open Edu­ca­tional Prac­tices work­ing group) and use net­works such as KNOER and prac­ti­cal exam­ples such as twillo.de with twillo­Hub and Dig­i­tal Learn­ing Cam­pus (DLC) to clas­sify how coop­er­a­tion and transna­tional infra­struc­ture work. Together, we will shed light on key areas of ten­sion: Gov­er­nance vs. vol­un­tarism, fed­er­al­ism vs. col­lab­o­ra­tion, qual­ity assur­ance vs. open­ness, AI dynam­ics vs. pol­icy tempo. Finally, we will gather con­crete next steps and pro­vide space for ques­tions.

The event will take place on stage in Ham­burg, but will also be broad­cast online. The dis­cus­sion will be in Ger­man, but you can also ask your ques­tions and we will answer them in Eng­lish, too.

Dis­cuss open­ness at uni­ver­si­ties with us!