# \#welcome-videos

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## [Welcome to #OEGlobal21 from Paul Stacey, Executive Director of Open Education Global](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/welcome-to-oeglobal21-from-paul-stacey-executive-director-of-open-education-global/2350)

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**Author:** [@IslaHF](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/IslaHF)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 3:33am UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/welcome-to-oeglobal21-from-paul-stacey-executive-director-of-open-education-global/2350 "2021-10-02T03:33:06Z")

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"Come together to shape the future of the people through Open Education”. Greetings and welcome to the OE Global 2021 online conference from co-host Paul Stacey, Executive Director of Open Education Global. …

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## [Welcome to #OEGlobal21from co-host Colin de la Higuera from Nantes University, France](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/welcome-to-oeglobal21from-co-host-colin-de-la-higuera-from-nantes-university-france/2410)

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**Author:** [@IslaHF](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/IslaHF)\
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**Last updated:** [September 16, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/welcome-to-oeglobal21from-co-host-colin-de-la-higuera-from-nantes-university-france/2410 "2021-09-16T16:15:23Z")

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The topic of the day is that we have more than 20 webinars, more than 30 asynchronous activities in five languages. We’ve got webinars over nearly all continents. The program, which is going to be mixing analysis of the…

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## [OEGlobal21 and the UNESCO OER Recommendations explained by Colin de la Higuera](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/oeglobal21-and-the-unesco-oer-recommendations-explained-by-colin-de-la-higuera/2473)

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**Author:** [@IslaHF](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/IslaHF)\
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**Last updated:** [September 16, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/oeglobal21-and-the-unesco-oer-recommendations-explained-by-colin-de-la-higuera/2473 "2021-09-16T17:30:22Z")

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“It made a lot of sense to associate Open Education Global with UNESCO in this common cause; because they both work on a different level. Where UNESCO provides a global view and is pushing for a better future, it is imp…

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## [Welcome to #OEGlobal21 from Lena Patterson, President of the Board of co-hosts Open Education Global](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/welcome-to-oeglobal21-from-lena-patterson-president-of-the-board-of-co-hosts-open-education-global/2351)

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**Author:** [@IslaHF](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/IslaHF)\
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**Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/welcome-to-oeglobal21-from-lena-patterson-president-of-the-board-of-co-hosts-open-education-global/2351 "2021-09-10T15:07:30Z")

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“The simple truth of open education as a foundational set of values, as a way forward for us as a globe, has never been so clear to me.” Lena Patterson, President of the Open Education Global Board of Directors, welco…

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## [Welcome to #OEGlobal21 from program co-chair Davor Orlic](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/welcome-to-oeglobal21-from-program-co-chair-davor-orlic/2753)

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**Author:** [@IslaHF](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/IslaHF)\
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**Last updated:** [September 25, 2021, 1:22pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/welcome-to-oeglobal21-from-program-co-chair-davor-orlic/2753 "2021-09-25T13:22:27Z")

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“We have been working very hard to design an event that would maximize our efforts in the field of open education. Tailoring it around the UNESCO Recommendation in OER as a global vehicle for change seemed like a perfec…