Through EIFL’s advocacy, institutions in many countries introduced their first-ever open access / open science mandates
Open access and open science policies implemented in EIFL partner countries
EIFL has been a leader in advocating for changes in systems of scholarly communication. Our work has resulted in implementation of many new open access and open science policies in higher education institutions and research funding agencies in developing and transition countries. The new policies both increase access to knowledge and make it possible for institutions and scholars in these countries to open their research to the world.
Below is the full list of open access and open science policies that have been implemented in EIFL partner countries (by region).
COUNTRY OA/Open science POLICY
Africa |
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| Botswana | National Open Science Policy |
| Botswana | National Research Science, Technology and Innovation Monitoring and Evaluation Framework 2025-2029 |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Université Virtuelle de Côte d'Ivoire |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
Université Libre des Pays des Grands Lacs (ULPGL-Goma) |
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Ethiopia |
Addis Ababa University |
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Ethiopia |
Jimma University |
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Ethiopia |
Arba Minch University |
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Ethiopia |
Hawassa University |
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Ethiopia |
Ministry of Science and Higher Education |
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Ethiopia and Kenya |
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Ghana |
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Ghana |
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| Ghana | Open Science Strategy |
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Kenya |
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Kenya |
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Kenya |
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Kenya |
Strathmore University |
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Kenya |
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Kenya |
Kirinyaga University |
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Kenya |
Embu University |
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Kenya |
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Kenya |
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Kenya |
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Kenya |
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Kenya |
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Kenya |
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Kenya |
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Kenya |
Africa Nazarene University |
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Kenya |
Cooperative University of Kenya |
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Kenya |
Kabarak University |
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Kenya |
The United States International University - Africa |
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Kenya |
Moi University |
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Kenya |
Kibabii University |
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Kenya |
Machakos University |
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Kenya |
Amref International University |
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Kenya |
Chuka University |
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Kenya |
Laikipia University |
| Kenya | Multimedia University |
| Kenya | African Population and Health Research Centre |
| Lesotho | Research and Innovation Policy |
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Malawi |
Mzuzu University |
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Nigeria |
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| South Africa | South African Open Science Policy |
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South Africa |
University of Pretoria |
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South Africa |
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South Africa |
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South Africa |
University of Cape Town |
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South Africa |
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South Africa |
University of the Western Cape |
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South Africa |
The National Research Foundation (NRF) |
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South Africa |
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Sudan |
University of Khartoum |
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Sudan |
University of Sudan |
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Tanzania |
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences |
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Tanzania |
Ifakara Health Institute |
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Tanzania |
Mzumbe University |
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Tanzania |
Open University Tanzania |
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Tanzania |
Sokoine University of Agriculture |
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Tanzania |
State University of Zanzibar |
| Uganda | Uganda Nationa Council for Science and Technology |
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Uganda |
Uganda Christian University |
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Uganda |
Kampala International University |
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Uganda |
Islamic University of Uganda |
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Uganda |
Bishop Stuart University |
| Uganda |
Uganda Martyrs University |
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Zambia |
University of Zambia |
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Zimbabwe |
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Zimbabwe |
Lupane State University |
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Zimbabwe |
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Zimbabwe |
University of Zimbabwe (ETD mandate) |
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Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University |
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA |
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Algeria |
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Algeria |
Université M'hamed Bougara - Boumerdes |
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Algeria |
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Palestine |
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Palestine |
Birzeit University |
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Palestine |
Islamic University of Gaza |
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Palestine |
Al Quds Open University |
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Palestine |
Palestine Technical University - Kadoorie |
Asia Pacific |
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Azerbaijan |
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Azerbaijan |
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China |
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China |
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China |
National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
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China |
Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology mandate to deposit research data |
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China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
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China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
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China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
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China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
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Kyrgyzstan |
National ETD policy |
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Myanmar |
University of Mandalay |
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Myanmar |
University of Yangon |
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Myanmar |
Yadanabon University |
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Myanmar |
Yangon University of Economics |
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Myanmar |
Yezin Agricultural University |
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Nepal |
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) |
Europe |
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| Armenia | Armenian State University of Economics - Open Access Policy, Regulation of Repository and Open Science strategy |
| Armenia | Brusov State University - Open access Policy and Institutional Repository Regulation |
| Armenia | Yerevan State Medical University - Open Access Policy, Regulation of the Repository and Open Science strategy |
| Armenia | Yerevan State University - Open Access Policy, Regulation of the Repository and Open Science strategy |
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Belarus |
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Belarus |
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Belarus |
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Estonia |
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Estonia |
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Estonia |
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| Estonia | Organisation of Research and Development and Innovation Act |
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Georgia |
Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation |
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Latvia |
Riga Technical University |
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Latvia |
University of Latvia |
| Latvia | Latvian Open Science Strategy |
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Lithuania |
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Lithuania |
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Lithuania |
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Lithuania |
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Lithuania |
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Lithuania |
Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences (merged with Vytautas Magnus University and Vilnius University in 2019) |
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Lithuania |
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University |
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Lithuania |
Kaunas University of Technology |
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Lithuania |
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| Lithuania |
Lithuanian Sports University |
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Lithuania |
Klaipėda University |
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Moldova |
Academy of Economic Studies |
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Moldova |
National Institute for Economic Research |
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Moldova |
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Moldova |
State Agrarian University of Moldova |
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Moldova |
The Academy of Public Administration |
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Moldova |
State University of Medicine and Pharmacy „Nicolae Testemitanu” |
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Moldova |
Balti „Alecu Russo” State University |
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Moldova |
Moldova State University |
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Moldova |
Technical University of Moldova |
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Moldova |
Free International University of Moldova |
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Moldova |
State University of Physical Education and Sport |
| Moldova | Open Science Regulations |
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Poland |
The Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences |
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Poland |
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Poland |
Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical & Computational Modelling at Warsaw University |
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Poland |
The National Science Centre (one of major research funding agencies in Poland included mandatory OA into one of its funding programmes) |
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Poland |
OA and open data recommendations in Kierunki rozwoju otwartego dostępu do publikacji i wyników badań naukowych w Polsce) |
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Poland |
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Poland |
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Poland |
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Poland |
Szkoła Główna Handlowa |
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Poland |
Uniwersytet Gdański |
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Poland |
Politechnika Krakowska |
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Poland |
Uniwersytet Medyczny w Białymstoku |
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Poland |
Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Piastów Śląskich we Wrocławiu |
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Poland |
Gdański Uniwersytet Medyczny |
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Poland |
Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach |
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Poland |
Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lublinie |
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Poland |
Pomorski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Szczecinie |
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Poland |
Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny |
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Poland |
Instytut Slawistyki PAN |
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Poland |
Instytut Nauk Prawnych PAN |
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Poland |
Główny Instytut Górnictwa w Katowicach |
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Poland |
Instytut Chemicznej Przeróbki Węgla w Zabrzu |
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Poland |
Instytut Fizyki Plazmy i Laserowej Mikrosyntezy |
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Poland |
Centrum Naukowo-Badawcze Ochrony Przeciwpożarowej im. Józefa Tuliszkowskiego – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy |
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Poland |
Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu |
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Poland |
Uniwersytet Humanistyczno-Przyrodniczy im. Jana Długosza w Częstochowie |
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Poland |
Uniwersytet Rzeszowski |
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Poland |
Uniwersytet Jagielloński |
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Poland |
Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Lublinie |
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Poland |
Uniwersytet Śląski |
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Poland |
Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego |
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Poland |
Uniwersytet Wrocławski |
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Poland |
Politechnika Lubelska |
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Poland |
Międzynarodowy Instytut Biologii Molekularnej i Komórkowej w Warszawie |
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Poland |
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Serbia |
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Serbia |
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Serbia |
Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development |
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Serbia |
Institute of Technical Sciences of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ITS SASA) |
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Serbia |
The Geographical Institute of SASA |
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Serbia |
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Serbia |
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Serbia |
Institute of Architecture and Urban and Spatial Planning of Serbia |
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Serbia |
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Serbia |
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Serbia |
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Serbia |
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Serbia |
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Serbia |
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Serbia |
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| Serbia |
Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops |
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| Serbia |
University of Belgrade, Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation |
| Serbia | Maize Research Institute, Zemun Polje |
| Serbia |
University of Belgrade Faculty of Geography |
| Serbia | Institute for Agriculture and Vegetables, Smederevska Palanka |
| Serbia |
Institute for Multidisciplinary Research |
| Serbia |
Institute for Materials Testing |
| Serbia | Institute of Archaeology |
| Serbia | Institute for Educational Research |
| Serbia |
Educons University |
| Serbia |
Institute for fruit growing, Čačak |
| Serbia | Institute of Veterinary Medicine of Serbia |
| Serbia | Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade |
| Serbia | University of Niš, Faculty of Philosophy |
| Serbia | Modern Business School |
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Slovakia |
Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information (SCSTI) |
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Slovenia |
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Slovenia |
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering |
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Slovenia |
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Slovenia |
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Slovenia |
Central Technological Library at the University of Ljubljana |
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Slovenia |
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Slovenia |
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Slovenia |
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Ukraine |
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Ukraine |
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Ukraine |
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Ukraine |
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Ukraine |
Ukrainian Academy of Banking of the National Bank of Ukraine |
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Ukraine |
National Technical University «Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute» |
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Ukraine |
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Ukraine |
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Ukraine |
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Ukraine |
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Ukraine |
National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy |
| Ukraine | Kirovograd National Technical University |
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Ukraine |
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Ukraine |
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Ukraine |
Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A. S. Makarenko |
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Ukraine |
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Ukraine |
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| Ukraine | Berdyansk State Pedagogical University |
| Ukraine | Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University |
| Ukraine | National Aerospace University «Kharkiv Aviation Institute» |
| Ukraine | National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine |
| Ukraine | National Open Science Plan |
| Ukraine | National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine |
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Ukraine |
The Law of Ukraine On the principles of Developing Information Society in Ukraine in 2007-2015 |
FACTS
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The UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science, adopted in 2021, is the first international standard for open science