EUROPEAN THEMATIC NETWORK and Open Educational Resources COMMUNIA EUROPEAN THEMATIC NETWORK and Open Educational Resources Prof. Dr. Şirin Tekinay Vice Rector for Research and Technology Ozyegin University

Ozyegin University (OzU) is: Born in 2008, Ozyegin University (OzU) is: An Accessible, Entrepreneurial Research University OzU aims: To produce applicable knowledge valid inTurkey and on a regional and global scale To implement the knowledge produced To take action to serve the needs of society OzU is a THIRD GENERATION UNIVERSITY with her : Mission, vision, approach Organizational Structure Vice Rector for Research and Technology Chief Information Officer ... Commitment to Open Educational Resources OzU is Turkey’s Representative in COMMUNIA; A European Thematic Network “for theoretical analysis and strategic policy discussion of existing and emerging issues concerning the public domain in the digital environment”

COMMUNIA Network: funded by the European Commission within the eContentPlus Framework 3-year long project 1 September 2007 - 31 August 2010 to provide policy guidelines that will help each stakeholder involved - public and private, from the local to the European and global level 36 founding members and 51 total five more members added in September 2008, and ten more added in September 2009 Turkey/ OzU joined the cohort

8th and FINAL COMMUNIA WORKSHOP (APRIL 18-19 2009 ISTANBUL) COMMUNIA WORKSHOPS 1st COMMUNIA Workshop (January 18, 2008 Torino) Technology and the Public Domain 2nd COMMUNIA Workshop ( Vilnius, Lithuania) Ethical Public Domain: Debate of Questionable Practices 3rd COMMUNIA Workshop (October 20-21 2008 Amsterdam) Marking the public domain: relinquishment & certification 4th COMMUNIA Workshop (23 Jan 2009 Zurich) 1st year review of COMMUNIA 5th COMMUNIA Workshop (March 26-27 2009 London School of Economics) Accessing, Using, Reusing Public Sector Content and Data 6th COMMUNIA Workshop (October 1-2 2009, Barcelona, Spain) Memory Institutions and Public Domain attended by VR for Research and Technology, OzU 7th COMMUNIA Workshop (February 1-2 2010, Luxemburg) Digital Policies: the Public Domain and Alternative Compensation Systems attended by CIO, OzU 8th and FINAL COMMUNIA WORKSHOP (APRIL 18-19 2009 ISTANBUL) OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES sponsored by OzU

3rd FINAL COMMUNIA Conference June 28-30 Torino, Italy COMMUNIA CONFERENCES 1st COMMUNIA Conference June 30-July 1 2008 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium Assessment of economic and social impact of digital public domain throughout Europe 2nd COMMUNIA Conference June 28-30 2009 Torino, Italy Global Science & Economics of Knowledge-Sharing Institutions 3rd FINAL COMMUNIA Conference June 28-30 Torino, Italy “Universities and the Commons/Cyberspace”

The Public Domain Manifesto developed within the COMMUNIA network during the last two years, officially launched January 25, 2010 outlines a series of general principles (opening with: the Public Domain is the rule, copyright protection is the exception) addresses various issues relevant to today’s cultural landscape finally provides some recommendations aimed at protecting the Public Domain and ensuring that it can continue to function in a meaningful way particular relevance to education, cultural heritage and scientific research The Public Domain as aspired to in our Manifesto has a broad range to include cultural material that can be used without restriction, in the absence of copyright protection; shared material released under alternative licensing options such as Creative Commons licenses; and a variety of fair use and "open access" policies. is available in several languages translated into Turkish by OzU ... you are encouraged to sign it, to follow its Facebook page and... to spread the word!!

Vice Rector for Research and Technology Prof. Dr. Şirin Tekinay Vice Rector for Research and Technology Ozyegin University sirin.tekinay@ozyegin.edu.tr http://www.ozyegin.edu.tr/RESEARCH http://communia-project.eu/