{"id":1629,"date":"2026-01-20T13:57:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T12:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/?p=1629"},"modified":"2026-02-10T12:02:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T11:02:14","slug":"the-openeu-welcomes-uninettuno-as-new-associated-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/2026\/01\/20\/the-openeu-welcomes-uninettuno-as-new-associated-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"The OpenEU welcomes UNINETTUNO as new Associated Partner"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1629\" class=\"elementor elementor-1629\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-614026ad menu-pagina e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"614026ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-421dd888 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class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Work Package Spaces<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3479\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/community\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Communities of Practice<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3469\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/governance-boards\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Governance Boards<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3481\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openeu.eu\/users\/sign_in\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Login<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3471\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/contact\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3465\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/subscribe\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Subscribe<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43f1a22d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43f1a22d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d281c95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d281c95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, the OpenEU alliance is pleased to announce the inclusion of the International Telematic University UNINETTUNO (UTIU) as a new Associated Partner, further strengthening the network of European institutions committed to advancing open and digital higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Born in 1993 as a consortium of Italian public universities, big national enterprises and the Italian Ministry of Higher Education in 2005 UNINETTUNO became an independent distance university, accredited by the Italian Ministry. UNINETTUNO is an innovative institution offering accredited academic programs, including bachelor\u2019s degrees, master\u2019s degrees, and doctorates. What distinguishes UNINETTUNO is its extensive experience in virtual learning, with a focus on delivering courses through its multilingual e-learning platform, with mission and values of social inclusion through access education for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The addition of UNINETTUNO to OpenEU brings a wealth of expertise in digital education and international academic collaboration, aligning with OpenEU\u2019s mission to expand educational opportunities and drive digital transformation across Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This partnership further strengthens OpenEU&amp;#39;s ecosystem of leading institutions, all working together to shape a more inclusive, innovative, and accessible European Higher Education Area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am confident that together we can contribute to enhancing, at a global level, the role of online universities, which now more than ever are able to provide concrete responses to the needs of a globalized and interconnected digital society.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Professor Maria Amata Garito. Rector International Telematic University UNINETTUNO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Strengthening European collaboration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By joining OpenEU, UNINETTUNO becomes part of a network of over 16 esteemed institutions, including the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities, the International Association of Universities, and The Open University. These institutions work collaboratively to foster innovation, diversity, and cooperation across Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more about UNINETTUNO:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uninettunouniversity.net\/en\/default.aspx\">https:\/\/www.uninettunouniversity.net\/en\/default.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the OpenEU alliance is pleased to announce the inclusion of the International Telematic University UNINETTUNO (UTIU) as a new Associated Partner, further strengthening the network of European institutions committed to advancing open and digital higher education. Born in 1993 as a consortium of Italian public universities, big national enterprises and the Italian Ministry of Higher Education in 2005 UNINETTUNO became an independent distance university, accredited by the Italian Ministry. UNINETTUNO is an innovative institution offering accredited academic programs, including bachelor\u2019s degrees, master\u2019s degrees, and doctorates. What distinguishes UNINETTUNO is its extensive experience in virtual learning, with a focus on delivering courses through its multilingual e-learning platform, with mission and values of social inclusion through access education for all. The addition of UNINETTUNO to OpenEU brings a wealth of expertise in digital education and international academic collaboration, aligning with OpenEU\u2019s mission to expand educational opportunities and drive digital transformation across&hellip;<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/2026\/01\/20\/the-openeu-welcomes-uninettuno-as-new-associated-partner\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-noticias-principal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1629"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1629\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3973,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1629\/revisions\/3973"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}