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DORA @dorassessment.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

We look forward to discussing all things scholarly communication and research assessment with the @doaj.bsky.social community! Register for one of the two sessions Asia-Pacific friendly: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Africa, Americas, Europe friendly: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... See you there?

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ASAPbio @asapbio.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Join us for the next Community Call, co-hosted with @dorassessment.bsky.social and @openrxiv.bsky.social, where we will learn about DORA’s efforts to create “A Practical Guide to Implementing Responsible Research Assessment in Scholarly Communication." buff.ly/I7psktJ

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DOAJ @doaj.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Join DOAJ and @dorassessment.bsky.social for an interactive community consultation (across two regions)📅📅📅October 27 🌏 For the Asia Pacific region: Registration: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 🌎 For the Americas, Africa and Europe region Registration: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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SPARC Europe @sparc-eu.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

The Open Science Monitoring Initiative (OSMI), one of the initiatives we co-coordinate, has released the first version of a self-assessment grid to help you evaluate your compliance with the #OSMIPrinciples. It’s now open for feedback. 👉 Join the consultation: forms.gle/EqmbqKVJdHoS...

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Crossref @crossref.org · 14/10/2026

Metadata best practices: easier said than done. On 3 November, we're looking at how community standards and recommendations are being brought into Crossref #metadata in practice. Register: crossref.zoom.us/webinar/register/W…

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NISO @nisoinfo.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Is there AI in my search results (& why should I care)?! Join us **tomorrow** Oct 15 as ODI committee members Rachel Kessler & @mbreeding.bsky.social tackle this question with Ashleigh N. Faith & Brendan Quinn in a public webinar. www.niso.org/events/niso-... #GenAI #discovery #AcademicLibraries

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NISO @nisoinfo.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

**Tomorrow** Oct 14: join us for "Deep Dive: The Continued March toward Open Science!" Stephanie Russo Carroll @openaccessmaven.bsky.social & @lmatas.bsky.social will talk infrastructure and incentives w/moderator Jewel Cummins. FREE for NISO members: www.niso.org/events/deep-... #OpenScience

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FORCE11 @force11.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Who should be part of the conversation about scholarly communication in an age of AI? forms.gle/JYgDXiWF4mxs... FORCE2027 is in Mexico City April 19-22, 2027 and we’d love your ideas: • People give talks you can’t stop thinking about • Community groups interested in co-locating workshops, hackathons

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realise-project.eu @realise-project.eu · 13/10/2026

REALISE had its kick-off meeting lest week in Graz, Austria! Read the main insights from our meeting and more about the project here: lnkd.in/dcd8VbwV 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹: Contribute to research assessment practices that better recognise scientific quality, openness, collaboration and societal impact.

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DORA @dorassessment.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Publication counts aren't enough for researcher assessment. But what should we look for when evaluating researchers? 🇫🇮 Finland's new FIN-CAM offers one answer: a flexible framework for assessing research, supervision, societal engagement, and more. Watch and read more 👉 sfdora.org/2026/10/13/f...

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The Finnish Career Assessment Matrix (FIN-CAM): supporting responsible researcher assessment | DORA

How can responsible research assessment be implemented in practice? Learn from Finland's FIN-CAM and discussions on assessment criteria, qualitative evaluation, and research careers.

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European Diamond Capacity Hub @eudch.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

💎 Tool spotlight: How Equitable Is It? How equitable is a publishing agreement? The HEII framework helps libraries, funders and publishers assess scholarly communication models against seven equity criteria. ➡️ Explore the tool in the EDCH Forum: tinyurl.com/3m8jw62j @jisc.bsky.social @plos.org

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Center for Open Science @cos.io · 12/10/2026

Medical Teacher is the first health professions education journal to adopt Registered Reports. In this model, study plans are peer-reviewed before data collection, with publication decisions based on methodological rigor rather than the nature of the findings. Read more: www.tandfonline.com/...

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DORA @dorassessment.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

We're hard at work co-creating the 'Practical Guide to Implementing RRA in #ScholarlyCommunication'! 🤓 Curious about the insights shaping it? Read what we learned in Zagreb: sfdora.org/2026/10/09/s... Next up: join our @doaj.bsky.social-led conversations on Oct 27 - registrations to open soon 🌟

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Highlights from DORA’s Scholarly Communication Guide Workshop | DORA

Following the OASPA Annual Conference in Zagreb in September 2026, DORA convened a diverse group of publishers, researchers, funders, librarians, repository managers, and infrastructure providers to h...

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IReL @irelibrary.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

IReL is pleased to announce the launch of the @arion-project.bsky.social (Advancing Research Assessment through Integrated Open Practices and Narrative), a new three-year @horizoneu.bsky.social project that aims to transform how research & researchers are assessed across Europe: tinyurl.com/3u3pf5ru

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IReL Joins ARION project to Advance Responsible Research Assessment – IReL

IReL is a consortium of Irish research libraries, providing access to licensed e-resources, OA publishing agreements, and open science infrastructure.

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DORA @dorassessment.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Our team is delighted to be part of this journey with you, IReL!

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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Think. Check. Submit. has launched new Arabic and French videos alongside an interactive journal checklist to help researchers identify trusted publishers and avoid predatory publishing. bit.ly/3WghCNL

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Empowering global researchers with new Think. Check. Submit. resources – DOAJ Blog

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FORM @forumforopen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The 5th Annual Forum for Open Research explores theme of #ResearchResilience. Bringing voices from across the #ArabWorld, our 2nd plenary session will discuss strategies for post-crisis recovery in Syria, Iraq, and the wider region. Join us! tinyurl.com/yh58mxmf #FORM26 #OpenScience

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Research Evaluation Global Alliance (REGA) @rega-alliance.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Want to get involved? 👉 Website: re-ga.org 👉 Join REGA-Change list: jiscmail.ac.uk/REGA-CHANGE 👉 Join REGA-Capacity list: Jiscmail.ac.uk//REGA-CAPACITY 👉 Director of Community role open (closes 16 Oct)! #ResearchEvaluation #ResearchAssessment #REGA #MoreThanOurRank #SCOPE

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Research Evaluation Global Alliance (REGA)

An international alliance advancing responsible research assessment through community, capability and practical change.

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FORM @forumforopen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

WE HAVE A PROGRAMME!📣 This year, against a backdrop of increasing geopolitical tension, we decided to address the ‘elephant in the room’ & focus on the challenges we face with developing & maintaining sustainable & resilient infrastructures during crises. Full programme: shorturl.at/XlJmj

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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The #OAWeek events are coming thick & fast! Find out where #CopimCommunity will be by keeping an eye out for our comms And don't forget to check out our events page 👉 buff.ly/Ahww0f2

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Events - Copim

The Copim Community organised and participated in many events as part of the Open Book Futures project (2023-2026) and continues to do so post-project. This p…

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EMBO @embo.org · 07/10/2026

We spoke with four researchers who have repeatedly chosen Review Commons as a preprint #PeerReview platform for their own work. 🧪 Learn why they decided on Review Commons here: www.embo.org/features/why-i-chose-r… #LifeSciences #research #publishing #preprint

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Why I chose Review Commons – Features – EMBO

Four scientists shared their experience on the benefits of journal-agnostic peer review.

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Publish-Review-Curate (PRC) Alliance @prcalliance.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Join us for the “Publish, Review, Curate (PRC): Shaping the future of scholarly publishing” launch event, where Ludo Waltman @ludowaltman.bsky.social, Scientific Director, Center for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University, will give a keynote talk.

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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Can we reimagine scholarly communication? 🤔 That's the question being asked by @openreflections.bsky.social & Simon Worthington at the LSE Experimental and computational publishing workshop for #OAWeek 📆 Mon 19 October (1-3pm) 📍 www.lse.ac.uk/library/what...

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Experimental and computational publishing workshop

Join us in this guided workshop to learn about experimental ans computational publishing.

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DOAJ @doaj.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

🌐 #LundOnline2026 Access to Knowledge – 👉exploring how libraries, publishers and academic institutions can work together to create a more sustainable scholarly communication landscape @joannaball.bsky.social 📆 14-16 October www.lundonline.lub.lu.se/lundonline

Head shot of Joanna Ball, DOAJ Managing Director

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OASPA - The Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association @oaspa.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Webinar invitation: Can Data Sovereignty and Open Access Co-exist? October 29 OASPA and @oaaustralasia.bsky.social are delighted to be collaborating on a webinar bringing together perspectives from across the Asia Pacific. Full info: www.oaspa.org/events/can-d...

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ORCID @orcid.org · 06/10/2026

For funders, the payoff of #ORCID integration is immediate: streamlined grant administration, the elimination of manual data entry, and the ability to track long-term research outcomes effortlessly. Read a recap of our recent Enabling Value webinar with ProposalCentral ➡️ wp.me/pcE4o3-afG

For funders, the payoff of ORCID integration is immediate.
Connecting the Funding Lifecycle: How ProposalCentral and ORCID ar

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PREreview @prereview.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

PREreview October 2026 Newsletter is out! 🔜 Last days to register for the Roundtable Discussion convened by @dorassessment.bsky.social & PREreview 📅 Join us for the @prcalliance.bsky.social launch event 💡 Community news, career opportunities, and more: content.prereview.org/october-2026...

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PREreview October 2026 Newsletter

This newsletter issue features a wealth of past and present opportunities to team up, tackle systemic challenges together, and motorize change in research culture. From the impacts of our global Revie...

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DORA @dorassessment.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We're delighted Rachel Bruce (UKRI and DORA Steering Committee) joined the @edinitiative.bsky.social Forum today to explore an important question:"Why research commons and for whom? The governance of data sharing." Connecting research assessment to #data governance, #equity, and the research commons

Presentation slide from the Ethical Data Initiative Stakeholder Forum. The slide title of the presentation read: “Why research commons and for whom? The governance of data sharing.” It features Rachel Bruce, Head of Open Research at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and a member of the DORA Steering Committee, as the speaker for the October 2026 forum. The slide has a dark starry background with DORA branding, and the Practical Guides for Implementing Responsible Research Assessment. RPO Guide: https://sfdora.org/resource/practical-guide/
Funders Guide: https://sfdora.org/resource/rfo-practical-guide/

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MetaDocencia @metadocencia.org · 01/10/2026

👏 @prereview.bsky.social y @dorassessment.bsky.social organizan una mesa redonda para que la #RevisiónPorPares sea visible, citable y reconocida en la evaluación académica. 🙋‍♀️ Participa @lacion.bsky.social 7 de octubre a las 11 (UTC-3) 👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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ORCID @orcid.org · 01/10/2026

🌍 Applications open today for the latest round of Global Participation Fund grants, designed to increase ORCID adoption in low- and middle-income countries. 🗓️ Learn more about the GPF and register to submit a grant proposal by 31 Oct: wp.me/PcE4o3-54u #ResearchSky

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International Science Council (ISC) @sciencecouncil.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#CallForEndorsement: The ISC is calling on Members to endorse the Right to Participate in and Benefit from Science to strengthen the collective voice of the scientific community. council.science/news/science-human-…

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SPARC @sparcopen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

International #OpenAccess Week is just around the corner! Share information with the community related to the theme on our new "Recommend a Resource" page here: www.openaccessweek.org/recommend-a-... Tell us about events to add to the #OAWeek calendar here: www.openaccessweek.org/submit-event.

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Submit an Event — International Open Access Week

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DORA @dorassessment.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

DORA & @prereview.bsky.social invite you to join a roundtable discussion exploring recognizing peer-review contributions! Register today to join the conversation, and share your experiences and ideas 🗓️ 7 Oct 2pm to 3:30pm UTC 🔗 Register: tr.ee/roundtable #PeerReview #ResearchAssessment #OpenScience

Promotional graphic for a PREreview and DORA roundtable discussion titled “Beyond Visibility: How Do We Make Peer Review Truly Valued?” The graphic features a black background with white and yellow text. Event details include Wednesday, October 7, 2026, from 14:00 to 15:30 UTC. A yellow banner invites viewers to “Register to join the conversation,” with an arrow pointing to a QR code for registration. PREreview and DORA logos appear at the top of the graphic.

Promotional graphic titled “Roundtable Participants” featuring headshots of Dr. Giovanna Lima, DORA Program Manager and moderator and convener, and Dr. Daniela Saderi, PREreview Executive Director and Co-founder, identified as a roundtable participant and convener. PREreview and DORA logos appear at the bottom.

Promotional graphic titled “Roundtable Participants” featuring headshots of Dr. Bernd Pulverer, Chief Editor at EMBO Reports and Head of Scientific Publishing at EMBO, and Anna Hatch, Program Officer for Scientific Strategy at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Both are identified as roundtable participants. PREreview and DORA logos appear at the bottom.

Promotional graphic titled “Roundtable Participants” featuring headshots of Dr. Pablo Ranea Robles, Ramón y Cajal Fellow at the University of Granada and lead of the ASAPbio Metabolism Crowd PREreview Club, and Dr. Laura Ación, MetaDocencia Co-Executive Director and researcher at Universidad de Buenos Aires-CONICET. Both are identified as roundtable participants. PREreview and DORA logos appear at the bottom.

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thinkchecksub.bsky.social @thinkchecksub.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Our journal, book and chapter checklists help researchers assess where to publish and make informed choices. Different researchers need different formats. That’s why we’re delighted to launch an interactive journal checklist: bit.ly/47oYBLp

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Journals • Think. Check. Submit.

The checklist is a tool that will help you discover what you need to know when assessing whether or not a publisher is suitable for your research.

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COMET @cometadata.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Running a metadata enrichment project in the open? COMET pilot teams refined a Project Doc Template to record objectives, collaborators, outputs and lessons learnt, so others can trust and reuse the work. Try it and tell us what you'd change. #ScholarlyMetadata #OpenResearchInformation

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An Open Approach to Documenting Community Metadata Enrichment Projects - COMET Richer Metadata. Together.

This post outlines an open approach to documenting community-led metadata enrichment projects, providing examples from COMET’s pilot projects and template …

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Helmholtz Open Science Office @helmholtzosoffice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

📣 Onlineveranstaltung: #CoARA und verantwortungsvolle Forschungsbewertung - Impulse für ein zukunftsorientiertes Verständnis von Exzellenz 📆 07.10.2026, 13:00-14:00 Uhr 👥 mit Mathijs Vleugel, Miriam Kip, Matthias Kiesselbach 🔗 os.helmholtz.de/veranstaltun... (lmf) @coarassessment.bsky.social

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CoARA und verantwortungsvolle Forschungsbewertung: Impulse für ein zukunftsorientiertes Verständnis von Exzellenz

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Crossref @crossref.org · 30/09/2026

Our draft member practices 👉https://bit.ly/47xev6t are open for comment, we want to hear from members who publish: 📚 Books & chapters 📗 Monographs 📘 Edited volumes Are the proposed practices realistic for your workflows? Share your thoughts by 9 Oct: feedback@crossref.org #CrossrefMemberPractices

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CoARA Chapitre National Français @coara-france.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Pour rappel, nous vous invitons, ce jeudi 1er octobre, de 13h à 14h, à notre prochain Café CoARA consacré à l'évaluation responsable à l'épreuve des métriques. Lien zoom : lnkd.in/eeqwj8AT

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Arion Project @arion-project.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

How do researchers experience assessment in practice? Our partner MCAA presents survey findings on 7 Oct, 12:30-14:30 CEST, followed by an open community dialogue. Relevant to our #ARIONproject works on responsible research assessment. Register here: www.mariecuriealumni.eu/webinars/res...

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Research assessment in practice: Findings from the MCAA survey and community dialogue | Marie Curie Alumni Association

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KnE Open @kneopen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🔢 Two researchers, same h-index. Does that mean the same impact? Citation counts vary by field, don't equal quality, and can be gamed, which is why setting up a researcher ID across databases matters regardless. 👉 shorturl.at/t5T2V #Bibliometrics #ResearchVisibility #OpenAccess #ScholComm

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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Add to your calendars now! 📆 Join @heroicendeavour.eurosky.social @hannahcrago.bsky.social Louise Otting from TU Delft to celebrate #OAWeek2026 and discuss the Cost of knowledge Find out more about #OAWeek 👉 www.openaccessweek.org

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 28/09/2026

A Nature investigation reveals a network of organizations that have been building their ranks through deceptive practices, including numerous instances in which high-profile scientists were listed as members and leaders without their knowledge or consent. #Academicsky 🧪

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Exclusive: Sham scientific societies are misleading star researchers

A Nature investigation reveals a network of organizations that have been building their ranks through deceptive practices.

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Metascience 2027 @metascienceconf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Meet the Metascience 2027 Program Steering Committee! This international group is shaping the program for Metascience 2027 on June 14-16, 2027, in Montreal. 🧵👇 #Metascience2027

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IGOR DGPs @igor-dgps.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🔍 What is the current status of Open Science in the academic publishing system? Join us for an IGOR panel discussion: “Rethinking Scholarly Publishing: Preserving the Good, Changing the Bad, and Supporting the New” 📅 Thursday, 1 Oct | 10:00–11:00 CET 💻 Online (contact us for the link) [1/2]

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Open Access Australasia @oaaustralasia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Throughout October, OAA brings together leading regional and international speakers for a month-long program that looks beyond the price tag #OAWeek2026 The Cost of Knowledge: Modelling the Future of Scholarly Publishing 🗓️1 October Details oaaustralasia.org/events/oawee...

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DOAJ @doaj.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🌐 From Local to Global: Qualifying Academic Journals for Inexing in International Databases DOAJ Managing Editor and Ambassador for MENA Mahmoud Khalifa will present at this webinar hosted by Allama Iqbal Open University 🗓️ 30 September 🕚 11am PKT (Teams)

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