Bringing together leading international experts and key regional stakeholders, the Annual Forum for Open Research in MENA supports the Arab world’s transition towards more accessible, sustainable and inclusive research and education models.

The 2023 Annual Forum will offer a series of carefully tailored presentations and panels addressing key themes and topics related to the advancement of Open Science policies and practices in research institutions and research communities throughout the Arab world. We are honoured to have Khalifa University as our Host Partner for this event, and to have the support and endorsement of our partner UNESCO.

This year’s conference theme is: Democratizing Knowledge: The evolution of open science ecosystems and communities in the Arab World. We invite librarians, researchers, policy makers, higher-education institutions, publishers, and solutions-providers to join us.