1. EDEN – A Smart Network
Professional Prosperity in Times of Austerity
Ms Ildikó Mázár
Project Manager, EDEN
LINQ13 16-17 May 2013, Rome
2. The largest active and developing
professional community of researchers & practitioners
of electronic distance education in Europe
The most comprehensive European not-for-profit non-
governmental association of its kind, established in
1991
Platform for professional co-operation and information
exchange
Open for all levels and sectors of education and training
Open for institutions, individuals and networks
Registered in the UK, Secretariat in Hungary since 1997
3. Mission
Sharing knowledge
Improve understanding amongst
professionals in distance and e-learning
Promote policy and practice across the
whole of Europe and beyond
4. Members
Institutions – Individuals – Networks
200 institutional members
1200 members in NAP: Network of
Academics and Professionals – meeting and
communication forum
30 European or national networks present in
membership
427 institutions represented from 56
countries within and outside of Europe
5. Partnerships
Traditional and open universities, colleges
National associations and bodies
Researchers of open, flexible, distance and
e-learning
School level education – the “Open
Classroom” initiative
Vocational training
The corporate sector
6. EDEN Annual Conferences
Since 1992 the main academic and professional European
events in open, distance and e-learning
Open Classroom
Conferences
EDEN initiative for school
level ODL development
since 1995
Research Workshops
Bi-annual events organised
since 2000
The EDEN Conferences
7. EDEN Annual Conferences
12-15 June 2013, Oslo “The Joy of Learning”
2012 – Porto
2011 – Dublin
2010 – Valencia
2009 – Gdansk
2008 – Lisbon
2007 – Naples
2006 – Vienna
2005 – Helsinki
2004 – Budapest
2003 – Rhodes
2002 – Granada
2001 – Stockholm
1999 – Moscow
1998 – Bologna
1997 – Budapest
1996 – Poitiers
1995 – Birmingham
1994 – Tallinn
1993 – Berlin
1992 – Krakow
8. Open Classroom Conferences
2011 – Athens
2009 – Porto
2007 – Stockholm
2005 – Poitiers
2002 – Copenhagen
2000 – Barcelona
1999 – Balatonfüred
1997 – Crete
1995 – Oslo
2012 – Leuven
2010 – Budapest
2008 – Paris
2006 – Barcelona
2004 – Oldenburg
2002 – Hildesheim
2000 – Prague
Research Workshops
9. Publications and
Information Services
Conference Proceedings
Policy and feasibility studies
EDEN web site, NAP Members Area,
Members’ Dissemination Space, Online
Social Media (Facebook, Twitter)
Member’s Newsflash, EDEN Listserv
European Journal of Open and Distance
Learning (EURODL – www.eurodl.org)
10. Contribution to EU Programmes
10 ongoing + 40 completed since 1997
Comprehensive strategic projects
Evaluation and quality development
Observatory
Networking and knowledge-base building
Supporting NAP members and exploit their
professional expertise
Wide dissemination of project results and
developing synergies