Iryna Kuchma, EIFL Open Access Programme Manager, will speak at OSICU 2025 - the ІV International Conference ‘Open Science and Innovation in Ukraine 2025’. The two-day conference is organized by The State Scientific and Technical Library of Ukraine, EIFL’s partner in Ukraine, in cooperation with TIB (Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology University Library), with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. 

Iryna Kuchma, EIFL Open Access Programme Manager, will speak at this webinar on guidelines for open access publishing and applying for research grants in Ukraine. The webinar is organized by the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy Library, the State Scientific and Technical Library of Ukraine and the Academy of Digital Development in celebration of International Open Access Week 2025 (20 - 26 October). EIFL and EIFL partners are taking part in several events during OA Week 2025.

Iryna Kuchma, EIFL Open Access Programme Manager, will give a keynote address during International OA Week 2025 celebrations hosted by Busitema University Library in Uganda. 

The library is hosting a series of events to take place from 20 - 25 October. The theme of the celebration is  ‘Our Campuses, Our Community, Our Knowledge: Opening Access for Ugandan Solutions’. Iryna’s address (delivered online) takes place on 25 October.

Join us for the EIFL online meet-up of open science trainers, where we will share experiences from OA Week 2025 events and talk to researchers about open science. There will also be time to share your open science training plans. 

• Date and time: 11 Nov, 9:00 UTC
• Registration: Please register here to participate in the meet-up

Join the next meeting of the Community of Practice (CoP) for no-fee OA publishing in Africa, that now includes over 380 members, on 19 November 2025 at 10:00 UTC  (convert to your timezone). The meeting will focus on efficient editorial management workflows and there will also be time to discuss participants' news and updates. 

Iryna Kuchma, Manager of the EIFL Open Access Programme, is to give a keynote address at the 4th Annual Research Dissemination Conference organized by EIFL’s partner library consortium, the Consortium of Uganda University Libraries (CUUL). The conference theme is ‘Empowering Africa through Open Knowledge: Bridging Present Realities and Future Innovations’.  During the conference, CUUL will celebrate its 21st Anniversary, with the launch of the CUUL journal. 

EIFL Open Access Programme Project Coordinator Milica Ševkušić will facilitate consultations on institutional open science policies and publishing regulations with librarians from research and academic institutions in Serbia. The consultations will focus on the progress made and challenges encountered in adopting and updating institutional policies.

EIFL Open Access Programme Project Coordinator Milica Ševkušić will present the Diamond Discovery Hub, an international registry of academic Diamond open access journals, at a webinar for journal editors and managers organized by the National Diamond Open Access Capacity Centre in Serbia. Participants will learn about the registry’s inclusion criteria and how journals can become part of the registry.

EIFL and the University of Latvia Library are organizing a webinar on rights retention and secondary publication rights, two powerful tools to boost the achievement of open access to research.

The aim of the webinar, titled ‘Retaining author’s rights to enable open access to research outputs’, is to raise awareness of rights retention policies in Latvia and the issue of secondary publication rights found in European legislation. 

Join the next meeting of the Community of Practice (CoP) for no-fee OA publishing in Africa, that now includes over 380 members, on 15 October 2025 at 10:00 UTC  (convert to your timezone).

The meeting will be moderated by Femi Arogundade of WACREN (West and Central African Research and Education Network) and Iryna Kuchma and Milica Ševkušić of the EIFL Open Access Programme. 

ALMASI (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally) is inviting policymakers and funders from Africa, Europe, and Latin America to join the 1st Forum on Diamond open access. 

The new ALMASI Diamond OA Policy Forum brings together international, national and local policymakers and funders in the three regions that the ALMASI project addresses: Africa, Europe and Latin America. The aim of the Forum is to discuss nonprofit scholarly publishing policy and funding needs, progress and challenges. 

The EIFL General Assembly (GA) 2025 took place in Yerevan, Armenia, from 30 September - 2 October 2025, bringing together delegates from our network of library consortia in 30 countries, representatives of our partners in the publishing industry, invited speakers and members of the EIFL management board and staff team. 

ALMASI brings together the unique new Diamond OA Policy Forum of international, national, and local policymakers and funders in three regions that the ALMASI project addresses: Africa, Europe and Latin America. This forum is a place for participants to discuss nonprofit scholarly publishing policy and funding needs, progress, and related challenges. The Forum will also include international funders supporting development work. 

Join the 7th EIFL webinar on using Open Journal Systems (OJS), free and open source software that facilitates the management and publishing of scholarly journals. 

The webinar will explain how to manage OJS through containers. Containers are a way to package software so that it runs the same everywhere, making installation, updates and troubleshooting much easier. We will walk participants through setting up OJS with commonly used tools like Docker and Docker Compose, demonstrate how to keep it secure and backed up, and share practical tips for everyday management. 

Growing numbers of public libraries are incorporating STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) activities in their services and programmes. 

STEAM is a learning approach that stimulates curiosity and creativity, and builds skills that are useful for education, work and day-to-day life, like problem solving, critical thinking, communications and collaboration, while simultaneously developing learners' knowledge of STEAM subjects. 

"I always wanted to learn coding and programming because I dream of creating my own video game. When I got the chance to attend the digital learning workshop in the library I learned those skills, and now I practice at home and in the library to make my dream come true,” said a junior high school student from Volta Region in Ghana.

Milica Ševkušić, EIFL Open Access Programme Project Coordinator, is among panellists who will discuss special issues and guest editorships in this informal online information session. Her presentation will focus on challenges and risks associated with journal special issues.

Milica Ševkušić, EIFL Open Access Programme Project Coordinator, will deliver a keynote address on  Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Information Services at this webinar organized by the Standing Conference of African National And University Libraries In Eastern, Central And Southern Regions (SCANUL-ECS).

This new EIFL guide, ‘How to check whether your organization has a ROR ID and get one if it doesn’t’, explains how to find out if an organization has a ROR ID, how to obtain one if it doesn’t, and how to update a ROR record if needed, in four simple steps. 

Iryna Kuchma, Manager of the EIFL Open Access Programme, is among panelists who will debate the topic, ‘Open Science and Research Assessment: Legal Aspects’ at this forum organized by the Kharkiv International Legal Forum, within the framework of the Open4UA project (Open Science for the Ukrainian Higher Education System). 

EIFL is a partner in the Open4UA project.