The OEGlobal Tour’s first day sets off on an exciting expedition through the landmarks, landscapes, and local flavors of open education across the Middle East, Asia, and Oceania.

Hop on board to experience informative panel discussions and inspiring snapshots that chart the Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions of Open Education across these vast and diverse territories.

Your journey through this region has been expertly charted by Alan Levine, alongside local guides Shironica Karunanayaka (Sri Lanka), Hsu-Tien (Marian) Wan (Taiwan), and Takaya Yamazato (Japan).

This session's panelists include:

Marian Wan, TOCEC, Taiwan, OEGlobal Board Member
Haruo Takemura, Osaka University, Japan
Katsusuke Shigeta, Open Education Japan
Martin Dougiamis, Moodle, Australia
Mojito Jione, University of the South Pacific
Fawzi Baroud, UNESCO Chair OER, Lebanon
Saida Affouneh, An-Najah National University, Palestine

SnapShot presenters include:

* Sarah Steen, Deakin University, Australia, Workplace Role Play Scenarios (OEAward Nominee)
* Yu-Lun Huang, NYCU, Taiwan EL2.0 Project: Building Innovative Open Education Ecosystems (OEGlobal Member)
* Wisal Alim and Dr. Moawia Ahmed Hussein, Almayzam Digital Library, Sudan (OEAward Nominee)
* Tony Mays, Pacific Islands, Commonwealth of Learning, Open Online Courses for the Pacific Partnership for Open, Distance and Flexible Learning (OEAward Nominee)
* Nahid Taheri, Darakht-e Danesh Academi, Afghanistan (OEGlobal Member)
* Dr. Hajar Salman Bin Asfour, The National e-Learning Center, Saudi Arabia, OERx: The National Open Educational Resources Platform (OEAward Nominee)
* Julia Dehm, La Trobe University, Australia, Becoming a Climate Conscious Lawyer (OEAward Nominee)
* Mei-Chieh Chen, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan, Listen to the Child’s Whisper, (2025 TOCEC Open Education Excellence Award Winner)
* AbdulSamad Munassar, Beyond Classroom Walls, Yemen, (OEAward Nominee)
* Yasser Tamer Atef, Nadine Aboulmagd, Irene Maweu, Equity Unbound, Egypt, USA, Africa, Mid-Year Festival MYFest (OEAward Nominee)

Share your own tales from the field? Take a detour to OEGlobal Connect and drop your own Knowledge Landmarks—research, snapshots, ideas, and resources—that will enrich this collective voyage. Join the conversations about this region on OEGlobal Connect: https://connect.oeglobal.org/c/oeg-2025/day-1/105
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