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The following OSI initiatives, listed alphabetically, support at least one program or organization active in education issues.

Education Support Program

The Education Support Program works to facilitate change in education and national policy development in Central and Eastern Europe, South East Europe, former Soviet Union and Mongolia. more

International Higher Education Support Program

The International Higher Education Support Program (HESP) promotes the advancement of higher education within the humanities and social sciences in Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Mongolia. more

International Policy Fellowships

The International Policy Fellowships Program identifies and supports research by open society leaders in countries throughout the Soros foundations network. more

Middle East & North Africa Initiative

OSI's Middle East & North Africa Initiative operates primarily as a grantmaking program on issues ranging from knowledge and information to women's rights. more

Roma Initiatives

OSI Roma Initiatives focus primarily on improving the social, political, and economic situation of Romani populations in Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans region. more

Scholarship Programs

Scholarship Programs mobilize students and scholars by providing support for fellowships, scholarships, and related activities that empower individuals throughout the world to improve the social, political, and intellectual environments of their home communities. more

publications & articles

Equal Access to Quality Education for Roma, Vol. 2
December 2007
Part of a series of OSI monitoring reports, this volume includes a Europe-wide overview and individual country reports on Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Slovakia. more

Monitoring School Dropouts
June 2007
This OSI report offers first-hand information on the causes of chronic absence and dropping out from schools in Albania, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Mongolia, Slovakia, and Tajikistan. more

Equal Access to Quality Education for Roma, Vol. 1
April 2007
Roma schoolchildren continue to face discrimination, isolation, and exclusion in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Serbia according to this OSI monitoring report. more

Monitoring Education for Roma
December 2006
In response to the lack of accurate information about Roma, OSI presents a report on Roma participation across a broad range of key education indicators in Central, Eastern, and South Eastern Europe. more

more publications

News & Announcements

Teachers, Students, Web Gurus, and Foundations Launch Campaign to Transform Education, Call for Free, Adaptable Learning Materials Online
Press Release
January 22, 2008
The OSI-supported Cape Town Open Education Declaration is part of a dynamic effort to make learning and teaching materials available to everyone online, regardless of income or geographic location. more

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