Open access / Open science policies

Open access policies and theses mandates implemented in EIFL partner countries

EIFL has been a leader in advocating for changes in systems of scholarly communication. Our work has resulted in implementation of many new open access policies in higher education institutions and research funding agencies in developing and transition countries. The new policies both increase access to knowledge and make it possible for institutions and scholars in these countries to open their research to the world.

Below is the full list of open access policies and theses mandates that have been implemented in EIFL partner countries (by region).

COUNTRY              OA/Data sharing POLICY

Africa

Botswana National Open Science Policy
Côte d'Ivoire

Université Virtuelle de Côte d'Ivoire

Democratic Republic of Congo

Université Libre des Pays des Grands Lacs (ULPGL-Goma)

Ethiopia

Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia

Jimma University

Ethiopia

Arba Minch University

Ethiopia

Hawassa University

Ethiopia

Ministry of Science and Higher Education

Ethiopia and Kenya

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Ghana

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

Ghana

Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science and Technology

Kenya

University of Nairobi

Kenya

Kenyatta University

Kenya

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya

Strathmore University

Kenya

Pwani University

Kenya

Kirinyaga University 

Kenya

Embu University 

Kenya

Murang'a University of Technology

Kenya

Karatina University

Kenya

Egerton University

Kenya

Maseno University

Kenya

Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Kenya

Rongo University

Kenya

St Paul's University

Kenya

Africa Nazarene University

Kenya

Cooperative University of Kenya

Kenya

Kabarak University

Kenya

The United States International University - Africa

Kenya

Moi University

Kenya

Kibabii University

Kenya

Machakos University

Kenya

Amref International University

Kenya

Chuka University

Kenya

Laikipia University

Kenya Multimedia University
Kenya African Population and Health Research Centre

Malawi 

Mzuzu University

Nigeria

Covenant University

South Africa

University of Pretoria. How the policy was implemented.

South Africa

University of Johannesburg

South Africa

The University of South Africa (UNISA)

South Africa

University of Cape Town

South Africa

Stellenbosch University

South Africa

University of the Western Cape

South Africa

The National Research Foundation (NRF)

South Africa

TWAS & OWSD

Sudan

University of Khartoum 

Sudan

University of Sudan 

Tanzania

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Tanzania

Ifakara Health Institute

Tanzania

Mzumbe University

Tanzania

Open University Tanzania

Tanzania

Sokoine University of Agriculture

Tanzania

State University of Zanzibar

Uganda

Uganda Christian University

Uganda

Kampala International University

Uganda

Islamic University of Uganda

Uganda

Bishop Stuart University

Uganda

Uganda Martyrs University

Zambia

University of Zambia

Zimbabwe

Bindura University of Science Education

Zimbabwe

Lupane State University

Zimbabwe

Midlands State University

Zimbabwe

University of Zimbabwe (ETD mandate)

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University

MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA

 

Algeria

University of Bouira

Algeria

Université M'hamed Bougara - Boumerdes

Algeria

University Hassiba Benbouali Chlef

Palestine

University of Palestine

Palestine

Birzeit University

Palestine

Islamic University of Gaza

Palestine

Al Quds Open University

Palestine

Palestine Technical University - Kadoorie

Asia Pacific

Azerbaijan

Baku Higher Oil School

Azerbaijan

Khazar University

China

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

China

National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

China

National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences

China

Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology mandate to deposit research data

China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

University of Hong Kong

China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

The University of Hong Kong Libraries departmental mandate

China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Hong Kong Baptist University

Kyrgyzstan

National ETD policy

Myanmar

University of Mandalay

Myanmar

University of Yangon

Myanmar

Yadanabon University

Myanmar

Yangon University of Economics

Myanmar

Yezin Agricultural University

Nepal

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)

Europe

Armenia Armenian State University of Economics - Open Access Policy, Regulation of Repository and Open Science strategy
Armenia Brusov State University - Open access Policy and Institutional Repository Regulation
Armenia Yerevan State Medical University - Open Access Policy, Regulation of the Repository and Open Science strategy
Armenia Yerevan State University - Open Access Policy, Regulation of the Repository and Open Science strategy

Belarus

Belarus National Technical University Library

Belarus

Belarusian State University

Belarus

Belarusian State Technological University

Estonia

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications

Estonia

Estonian Research Council

Estonia

Ministry of Education and Research

Georgia 

Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation

Latvia

Riga Technical University

Latvia

University of Latvia

Lithuania

Vilnius University (in Lithuanian)

Lithuania

Mykolas Romeris University

Lithuania

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Lithuania

The Lithuanian Research Council

Lithuania

Vytautas Magnus University

Lithuania

Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences (merged with Vytautas Magnus University and Vilnius University in 2019)

Lithuania 

Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

Lithuania 

Kaunas University of Technology

Lithuania

Seimas of the Republic of Llithuania (the Parliament)

Lithuania

Lithuanian Sports University

Lithuania

Klaipėda University

Moldova

Academy of Economic Studies

Moldova

National Institute for Economic Research

Moldova

Ion Creangă State Pedagogical University

Moldova

State Agrarian University of Moldova

Moldova

The Academy of Public Administration

Moldova

State University of Medicine and Pharmacy „Nicolae Testemitanu”

Moldova

Balti „Alecu Russo” State University

Moldova

Moldova State University

Moldova

Technical University of Moldova

Moldova

Free International University of Moldova

Moldova

State University of Physical Education and Sport

Poland

The Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences

Poland

Adam Mickiewicz University

Poland

Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical & Computational Modelling at Warsaw University

Poland

The National Science Centre (one of major research funding agencies in Poland included mandatory OA into one of its funding programmes)

Poland

OA and open data recommendations in Kierunki rozwoju otwartego dostępu do publikacji i wyników badań naukowych w Polsce)

Poland

Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine in Łódź

Poland

Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Poland

Medical University of Lodz

Poland

Szkoła Główna Handlowa

Poland

Uniwersytet Gdański

Poland

Politechnika Krakowska

Poland

Uniwersytet Medyczny w Białymstoku

Poland

Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Piastów Śląskich we Wrocławiu

Poland

Gdański Uniwersytet Medyczny

Poland

Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach

Poland

Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lublinie

Poland

Pomorski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Szczecinie

Poland

Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny

Poland

Instytut Slawistyki PAN

Poland

Instytut Nauk Prawnych PAN 

Poland

Główny Instytut Górnictwa w Katowicach

Poland

Instytut Chemicznej Przeróbki Węgla w Zabrzu

Poland

Instytut Fizyki Plazmy i Laserowej Mikrosyntezy

Poland

Centrum Naukowo-Badawcze Ochrony Przeciwpożarowej im. Józefa Tuliszkowskiego – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

Poland

Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu

Poland

Uniwersytet Humanistyczno-Przyrodniczy im. Jana Długosza w Częstochowie

Poland

Uniwersytet Rzeszowski

Poland

Uniwersytet Jagielloński

Poland

Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Lublinie

Poland

Uniwersytet Śląski

Poland

Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego

Poland

Uniwersytet Wrocławski

Poland

Politechnika Lubelska

Poland

Międzynarodowy Instytut Biologii Molekularnej i Komórkowej w Warszawie

Poland

Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Serbia

University of Belgrade

Serbia

All doctoral dissertations mandate (Law on Amendments and Additions to the Law on Higher Education adopted on September, 10th, 2014)

Serbia 

Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development

Serbia

Institute of Technical Sciences of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ITS SASA)

Serbia

The Geographical Institute of SASA

Serbia

Institute for Animal Husbandry

Serbia

Institute for Plant Protection and Environment

Serbia

Institute of Architecture and Urban and Spatial Planning of Serbia

Serbia

University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies

Serbia

University of Kragujevac

Serbia

Institute for Balkan Studies SASA

Serbia

State University of Novi Pazar

Serbia

University of Arts in Belgrade

Serbia

University of Niš

Serbia

University of Novi Sad

Serbia

Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops

Serbia

University of Belgrade, Faculty of Chemistry

Serbia

University of Belgrade, Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation 

Serbia Maize Research Institute, Zemun Polje
Serbia University of Belgrade Faculty of Geography
 
Serbia Institute for Agriculture and Vegetables, Smederevska Palanka
Serbia

Institute for Multidisciplinary Research

Serbia Institute for Materials Testing
 
Serbia Institute of Archaeology
Serbia Institute for Educational Research
Serbia

Educons University

Serbia Institute for fruit growing, Čačak
 
Serbia Scientific Institute of Veterinary Medicine of Serbia
Serbia Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade

Slovakia

Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information (SCSTI)

Slovenia

University of Maribor

Slovenia

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering

Slovenia

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Education

Slovenia

University of Ljubljana

Slovenia

Central Technological Library at the University of Ljubljana

Slovenia

University of Nova Gorica

Slovenia

University of Primorska

Slovenia

the National Strategy of open access (OA) to scientific publications and research data in Slovenia 2015-2020

Ukraine

Donetsk National Technical University

Ukraine

Kharkov National Medical University

Ukraine

Sumy State University

Ukraine

Ternopil State Ivan Puluj Technical University

Ukraine

Ukrainian Academy of Banking of the National Bank of Ukraine

Ukraine

National Technical University «Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute»

Ukraine

V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Ukraine

Vinnytsya National Agrarian University

Ukraine

Volodymyr Dahl East-Ukraine National University

Ukraine

National Aviation University

Ukraine

National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy

Ukraine

Kirovograd National Technical University

Ukraine

Kirovograd State Pedagogical University

Ukraine

Odessa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Ukraine

Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A. S. Makarenko

Ukraine

Zhytomyr National Agroecological University

Ukraine

Nizhyn Mykola Gogol State University

Ukraine

Open access policy, the Law of Ukraine On the principles of Developing Information Society in Ukraine in 2007-2015

 

FACTS

1

Through EIFL’s advocacy, institutions in many countries introduced their first-ever open access / open science mandates

2

The UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science, adopted in 2021, is the first international standard for open science