The recent Declaration from Welsh HEIs of their intent to move towards openness places Wales at the forefront of Open Education (OE) developments as the first nation to fully embed OE within a national strategy.
The Declaration is a very welcome and timely development for OE in the UK and globally. It demonstrates clearly that vice-chancellors in Wales believe that OE has the potential to raise the profile of higher education (HE) in Wales and promote it to a global audience as a means of attracting and retaining talent, be it students or from the academic and research communities.