Beginning in January 2010, the two-year OPAL Initiative is a partnership between seven organizations including ICDE, UNESCO and ICDE member institution, the Open University UK, and will be coordinated by the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. The project is part funded by the European Commission Education and Training Lifelong Learning Programme. For more information see: http://www.icde.org/ICDE+to+play+key+role+in+Open+Educational+Quality+Initiative.9UFRzW5W.ips