On December 10th, the entire OEduverse consortium: The Technische Informationsbibliothek (DE), SciLink Foundation (NL), Space (NL), Trinity College (IE), the University of Siegen (DE), EuroDoc (BE), and the Marie Curie Alumni Association met in Siegen, Germany at the University of Siegen to kick-off the three-year long project. The day was spent aligning on the OEduverse goals, setting the timeline, dissemination and promotion of the OEduverse project, and identifying how the consortium wants to make an impact.
Key outcomes of the meeting were further development of the OEduverse goals and identifying where the most important impact can be made throughout the OEduverse project. The consortium partners put increasing the mental wellbeing and learner productivity as the top priority for the project. Secondly, the consortium aims to leverage the project as a means to foster dialogue across hierarchical structures within institutions in the hopes that graduate students will feel more confident discussing the barriers they face in their researcher journey. It is the intention of the consortium to make a strong impact on learners – equipping them with skills and confidence to be successful researchers in the 21st century. The Kick-Off meeting ended with the partners feeling energized and ready to make a true impact in the learning journey of Europe’s young research community.