OERDPI team
OERDPI is a coördinated by a Core Group of 13 members from 9 institutions, in close partnership with VLIRUOS, and collaborating with a world-wide Consortium of 47 people from 13 countries.
Active engagement with a stakeholder network of academics, policy actors and citizen liaisons brings further expertise and facilitates uptake.
OERDPI team
The core group brings extensive expertise in open science, research data management, responsible research practices, international collaboration and capacity building from Ethiopia, South Africa, Vietnam, the Philippines, Bolivia and Belgium.
Sadia Vancauwenbergh – Hasselt University, Belgium
Email: sadia.vancauwenbergh@uhasselt.be
Expertise: Open Science policy development, research data management (RDM), international collaboration, and ethical practices.
Daisy Selematsela - Wits University, South Africa
Email: daisy.selematsela@wits.ac.za
Expertise: Open Science policy and research practices, Open Data, digitisation, preservation, and international collaboration on RDM and Open Access.
Emiru Birhane – Mekelle University, Ethiopia
Email: emiru.birhane@mu.edu.et
Expertise: Capacity building, curriculum development, lifelong learning, policy development, and responsible research practices.
Georgina Aurelia Chavez Lizarraga - Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo, Bolivia
Email: gchavez@ucb.edu.bo
Expertise: Research coordination, RDM in Latin America, responsible research practices, and promoting Open Science initiatives.
Jean-Michel Rigo - Hasselt University, Belgium
Email: jeanmichel.rigo@uhasselt.be
Expertise: Policy development in education and research, institutional capacity building, and leadership in Open Science initiatives.
Johan Philips – KU Leuven, Belgium
Email: johan.philips@kuleuven.be
Expertise: Research Data Management, coordination & policy development, training, open source software & research reproducibility advocate.
Nguyen Van Thang - Quy Nhon University, Vietnam
Email: nguyenvanthang@qnu.edu.vn
Expertise: Research dissermination, international collaboration
Rigel Felix Rocha Lopez - Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Bolivia
Email: rf.rocha@umss.edu
Expertise: International research, water issues, MOOCs, active learning, and Open Science education in Latin America.
Shiella Balbutin - Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan, The Philippines
Email: sbalbutin@xu.edu.ph
Expertise: Interculturality, policy development and implementation, and international collaboration
Tesfaalem Ghebreyohannes - Mekelle University, Ethiopia
Email: tesfitga@gmail.com
Expertise: Open Educational Resources (OERs), RDM, research dissemination, and policy implementation within Higher Education Institutions.
Veerle Van den Eynden – Hasselt University, Belgium
Email: veerle.vandeneynden@uhasselt.be
Expertise: Research data management policy, practices and training, Open Science, research ethics, international collaboration
VLIRUOS as key collaborator contributes to the project’s efforts by fostering cooperation and facilitating collaboration across Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia, ensuring that the project meets the diverse needs of Higher Education Institutions and researchers across these regions.
Mohammed Hakawati – VLIRUOS
Email: mohammed.hakawati@vliruos.be
The OERDPI Core Group collaborates with a world-wide consortium of 47 people from Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Peru, Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, South-Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Philippines, and Vietnam.
Abrham Bayeh Wassie — University of Gondar, Ethiopia
Andrea Ballivian Blanco — Universidad Católica Boliviana “San Pablo”, Bolivia
Anniek Orye — PXL University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Belgium
Ayoub Kedir Wado — Arsi University, Ethiopia
Caroline Mugo — Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology, Kenya
Celso Gonzales — Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Peru
Cesar H Limaymanta — Universidad de Lima, Peru
Dagnew Mequanent — University of Gondar, Ethiopia
Dianelis Olivera Batista — Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de las Villas, Cuba
Dinh Nguyen Quoc — Phenika University, Vietnam
Duresa Deksiso — Arsi University, Ethiopia
Glen Newell - Universidad de Cuenca, Ecuador
Grizly Meneses — Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de las Villas, Cuba
Hai Vu Ngoc — Phenika University, Vietnam
Hanne Vlietinck — Hasselt University, Belgium
Heide Rabanes — Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan, The Philippines
Hien Pham Thu — Phenika University, Vietnam
Jessica Muñoz — Universidad de Lima, Peru
Jonas Lwalaba wa Lwalaba — Université de Lubumbashi, DR Congo
Joseph Rasowo — Technical University of Mombasa, Kenya
Juan Jose Saenz - Universidad de Cuenca, Ecuador
Julio Galarza — Universidad Católica Boliviana “San Pablo”, Bolivia
Kukunda Elizabeth Bacwayo — Uganda Christian University, Uganda
Lazarus Matizirofa — Wits University, South Africa
Lourdes Huiracocha Tutiven - Universidad de Cuenca, Ecuador
Manuel Osvaldo Machado Rivero — Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de las Villas, Cuba
Marc Goovaerts — Hasselt University, Belgium
Maria Josefa Peralta González — Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de las Villas, Cuba
Maria Ramila Jimenez — Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan, the Philippines
Mercy Amaniyo — Uganda Christian University, Uganda
Milagros Garcia — Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Peru
Miliyon Ilmi — Arsi University, Ethiopia
Muktar Sano — Arsi University, Ethiopia
Mustefa Deshu Ase — Arsi University, Ethiopia
Nam Trung Tran — Quy Nhon University, Vietnam
Neema Mosha — Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Tanzania
Octavio Chon — Universidad de Lima, Peru
Olga Zalamea — University of Cuenca, Ecuador
Olivier Mugisho Mugaruka — Université Catholique de Bukavu, DR Congo
Paolo Araune — Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan, the Philippines
Patrick Ngulube — University of South Africa, South Africa
Paul Cisneros — Colorado State University, USA
Richard Kalunga Muya — Université de Lubumbashi, DR Congo
Robert Buwule — Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda
Ruth Nalumaga — Makerere University, Uganda
Salvius Bakari Amuri — Université de Lubumbashi, DR Congo
Samson Rwahwire — Busitema University, Uganda
Solomon Mwije — Uganda Christian University, Uganda
Tezira Wanyana — Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda
Tien Trung Nguyen — Quy Nhon University, Vietnam
Tonny Matijla — University of South Africa, South Africa
Waldo Perez Garcia — Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de las Villas, Cuba
Wouter Schallier — United Nations Library & Archives, Switserland
A stakeholder network of 90 members forms three regional best practices networks:
- Domain expertise in research data management, responsible research, open educational resources
- Role: advisory, co-creator, policy liaison; citizen organisations liaison.
We welcome further people to join our stakeholder networks that are coordinated by regional Whatsapp groups:
- Latin-America: gchavez@ucb.edu.bo
- Africa: emiru.birhane@mu.edu.et
- Asia: nguyenvanthang@qnu.edu.vn