Through EIFL’s advocacy, institutions in many countries introduced their first-ever open access mandates.
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 |
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Ethiopia |
Addis Ababa University |
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Ethiopia |
Jimma University |
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Ethiopia |
Arba Minch University |
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Ethiopia |
Hawassa University |
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Ethiopia |
Ministry of Science and Higher Education |
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Ethiopia and Kenya |
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Ghana |
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Ghana |
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Kenya |
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Kenya |
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Kenya |
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Kenya |
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Kenya |
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Kenya |
Kirinyaga University |
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Kenya |
Embu University |
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Kenya |
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Kenya |
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Kenya |
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Kenya |
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Kenya |
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Kenya |
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Kenya |
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Kenya |
African Nazarene University |
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Kenya |
Cooperative University of Kenya |
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Kenya |
Kabarak University |
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Kenya |
The United States International University - Africa |
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Kenya |
Moi University |
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Kenya |
Kibabii University |
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Kenya |
Machakos University |
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Malawi |
Mzuzu University |
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Nigeria |
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South Africa |
University of Pretoria. How the policy was implemented. |
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South Africa |
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South Africa |
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South Africa |
University of Cape Town |
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South Africa |
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South Africa |
University of the Western Cape |
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South Africa |
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South Africa |
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Sudan |
University of Khartoum |
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Sudan |
University of Sudan |
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Tanzania |
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences |
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Tanzania |
Ifakara Health Institute |
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Tanzania |
Mzumbe University |
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Tanzania |
Open University Tanzania |
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Tanzania |
Sokoine University of Agriculture |
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Tanzania |
State University of Zanzibar |
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Uganda |
Uganda Christian University |
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Uganda |
Kampala International University |
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Uganda |
Islamic University of Uganda |
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Uganda |
Bishop Stuart University |
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Zambia |
University of Zambia |
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Zimbabwe |
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Zimbabwe |
Lupane State University |
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Zimbabwe |
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Zimbabwe |
University of Zimbabwe (ETD mandate) |
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Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University |
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA |
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Algeria |
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Algeria |
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Algeria |
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Palestine |
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Palestine |
Birzeit University |
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Palestine |
Islamic University of Gaza |
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Palestine |
Al Quds Open University |
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Palestine |
Palestine Technical University - Kadoorie |
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Asia Pacific |
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Azerbaijan |
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Azerbaijan |
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China |
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China |
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China |
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China |
Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology mandate to deposit research data |
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China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
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China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
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China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
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China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
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Kyrgyzstan |
National ETD policy |
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Myanmar |
University of Mandalay |
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Myanmar |
University of Yangon |
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Myanmar |
Yadanabon University |
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Myanmar |
Yangon University of Economics |
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Myanmar |
Yezin Agricultural University |
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Nepal |
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) |
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Europe |
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Belarus |
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Belarus |
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Belarus |
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Estonia |
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Estonia |
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Estonia |
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Georgia |
Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation |
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Latvia |
Riga Technical University |
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Latvia |
University of Latvia |
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Lithuania |
Vilnius University (in Lithuanian) |
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Lithuania |
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Lithuania |
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Lithuania |
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Lithuania |
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Lithuania |
Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences |
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Lithuania |
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University |
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Lithuania |
Kaunas University of Technology |
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Lithuania |
Mykolas Romeris University |
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Lithuania |
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Moldova |
Academy of Economic Studies |
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Moldova |
National Institute for Economic Research |
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Moldova |
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Moldova |
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Moldova |
The Academy of Public Administration |
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Moldova |
State University of Medicine and Pharmacy „Nicolae Testemitanu” |
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Moldova |
Balti „Alecu Russo” State University |
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Moldova |
Moldova State University |
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Moldova |
Technical University of Moldova |
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Moldova |
Free International University of Moldova |
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Moldova |
State University of Physical Education and Sport |
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Poland |
The Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences |
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Poland |
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Poland |
Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical & Computational Modelling at Warsaw University |
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Poland |
The National Science Centre (one of major research funding agencies in Poland included mandatory OA into one of its funding programmes) |
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Poland |
OA and open data recommendations in Kierunki rozwoju otwartego dostępu do publikacji i wyników badań naukowych w Polsce) |
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Poland |
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Poland |
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Poland |
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Poland |
Szkoła Główna Handlowa |
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Poland |
Uniwersytet Gdański |
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Poland |
Politechnika Krakowska |
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Poland |
Uniwersytet Medyczny w Białymstoku |
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Poland |
Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Piastów Śląskich we Wrocławiu |
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Poland |
Gdański Uniwersytet Medyczny |
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Poland |
Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach |
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Poland |
Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lublinie |
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Poland |
Pomorski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Szczecinie |
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Poland |
Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny |
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Poland |
Instytut Slawistyki PAN |
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Poland |
Instytut Nauk Prawnych PAN |
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Poland |
Główny Instytut Górnictwa w Katowicach |
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Poland |
Instytut Chemicznej Przeróbki Węgla w Zabrzu |
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Poland |
Instytut Fizyki Plazmy i Laserowej Mikrosyntezy |
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Poland |
Centrum Naukowo-Badawcze Ochrony Przeciwpożarowej im. Józefa Tuliszkowskiego – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy |
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Poland |
Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu |
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Poland |
Uniwersytet Humanistyczno-Przyrodniczy im. Jana Długosza w Częstochowie |
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Poland |
Uniwersytet Rzeszowski |
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Poland |
Uniwersytet Jagielloński |
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Poland |
Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Lublinie |
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Poland |
Uniwersytet Śląski |
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Poland |
Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego |
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Poland |
Uniwersytet Wrocławski |
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Poland |
Politechnika Lubelska |
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Poland |
Międzynarodowy Instytut Biologii Molekularnej i Komórkowej w Warszawie |
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Russia |
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Russia |
Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, Russian Academy of Sciences |
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Russia |
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Russia |
Central Economics and Mathematics Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences |
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Serbia |
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Serbia |
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Serbia |
Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development |
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Serbia |
Institute of Technical Sciences of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ITS SASA) |
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Serbia |
The Geographical Institute of SASA |
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Serbia |
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Serbia |
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Serbia |
Institute of Architecture and Urban and Spatial Planning of Serbia |
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Serbia |
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Serbia |
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Serbia |
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Serbia |
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Serbia |
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Serbia |
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Slovakia |
Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information (SCSTI) |
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Slovenia |
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Slovenia |
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering |
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Slovenia |
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Slovenia |
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Slovenia |
Central Technological Library at the University of Ljubljana |
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Slovenia |
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Slovenia |
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Slovenia |
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Ukraine |
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Ukraine |
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Ukraine |
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Ukraine |
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Ukraine |
Ukrainian Academy of Banking of the National Bank of Ukraine |
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Ukraine |
National Technical University «Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute» |
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Ukraine |
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Ukraine |
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Ukraine |
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Ukraine |
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Ukraine |
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Ukraine |
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Ukraine |
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Ukraine |
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Ukraine |
Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A. S. Makarenko |
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Ukraine |
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Ukraine |
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Ukraine |
Open access policy, the Law of Ukraine On the principles of Developing Information Society in Ukraine in 2007-2015 |
OA POLICY RESOURCES
Interested in learning more? Below are links to more resources on implementing OA policies at your own academic institution.
- UNESCO Open Access Policy Guidelines
- Good practices for university open-access policies
- PASTEUR4OA Advocacy Resources: policies guidelines, case studies, briefing papers and toolkits
- FOSTER/PASTEUR4OA intermediate course "Designing Successful Open Access and Open Data Policies" (fosteropenscience.eu/)
- FOSTER/PASTEUR4OA introductory self-learning course for funders "Designing Successful Open Access and Open Data Policies" (fosteropenscience.eu/)
- SHERPA/Juliet: Research funders’ Open Access policies
- ROARMAP: Registry of open access policies adopted by universities, research institutions and research funders
FACTS
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An institutional OA policy may be voluntary (e.g. requesting that researchers make their work OA in the institutional repository) or mandatory (e.g. requiring that researchers make their work OA in the institutional repository).