During the 2021/2022 academic year, the Open Society University Network continued to demonstrate that the power of a strong international network lies in its members’ shared values and its highly adaptable and integrated model. These qualities allowed OSUN to respond swiftly to urgent crises around the globe, displaying resilience in the face of emergencies in Myanmar, Afghanistan, and Ukraine. It also enabled OSUN to address global challenges around climate change, public health, economic inequality, and threats to academic freedom.
The report provides updates on the unique higher education ecosystem that OSUN is building, including a growing roster of courses serving 7,000+ students since inception. It shares details on OSUN’s advances in expanding access to higher education in places such as Kenya, Sudan, Bangladesh, Palestine, Jordan, and Kyrgyzstan, and in college-in-prison programs across the globe. Finally, it reports on the strong transnational network OSUN is building to foster civically engaged universities among its 45 partner institutions.
Page through the report below to learn more about OSUN and its proven ability to accomplish more collectively than member institutions might on their own.
2021/2022 Annual Report
2020/2021 Annual Report
Despite the challenges COVID-19 posed to a newly launched OSUN in 2020, the pandemic also highlighted the tangible need for the network. The crisis accelerated collaboration in teaching and learning, allowing the introduction of hundreds of OSUN-sponsored online courses that brought thousands of students and faculty from across the network into shared classrooms. Students demonstrated tremendous initiative in leading civic engagement projects that addressed local and global issues and faculty worked collaboratively to expand access to higher education for refugees, displaced persons, and incarcerated individuals. With more than 40 partner institutions and 50 programs across five continents, our first academic year demonstrated how we are successfully building a diverse network that advances an unwavering commitment to excellence in critical thinking, scholarship and research; to the defense of democratic practices and academic freedom; and to the ideals of an open society.