The symposium is hosted by the UCT UNESCO Chair in Open Education and Social Justice, Associate Professor Glenda Cox, in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair on Multimodal Learning and Open Educational Resources at North-West University, Professor Dorothy Laubscher, and Commonwealth of Learning Chair in Open Education Practices and Resources at UNISA, Professor Mpine Makoe.
This event builds on prior advocacy activity and national stakeholder conversations which have taken place since 2021 under the auspices of the Open Textbooks in South African Higher Education initiative. Read the Call to Action 2021 and the 2021 Roundtable Report.