OPEN Consortium has organised 7 VIRTUAL MANAGEMENT MEETINGS (almost every 2 months) with participation of all project members. This closely interaction has contributed to ensure ownership and adequate distribution of responsibilities of project executions across all project partners. It has become a crucial tool to ensure contextual adoption of contingency measures in order to overcome the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

From November 2020 to March 2021, OPEN consortium has been successful in commanding swift purchase of the IT EQUIPMENT FOR IROs for 5 Lao PDR Higher Education Institutions, being instrumental to ensure partners’ involvement on virtual execution of the project.

OPEN Consortium celebrated the 1st National Round Table in Vientiane (Lao PDR) on 4tth March 2021. The gathering was attended by the Vice-minister of the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES), high-representatives from other ministerial bodies of the Lao PDR government, and the  European Union Ambassador to Lao PDR.

OPEN partners held its 5th Virtual Project Meeting on Friday 18th January 2021. Participants in the videoconference, reunited after the New Year break to tackle the urgent organization of the upcoming 4 months activities of the OPEN project.