How Edx Platform Was Used to Save Education in Gaza During the War

Romdhani, Imed

Abstract

Following the ongoing war in Gaza since last October, all universities in Gaza have been destroyed and students have been deprived of their right to continue studying like their peers around the world. An Edinburgh Napier academic is spearheading an international initiative to provide free online courses to students in Gaza using edX platform. Since July 2024, 1,000 free and unlimited annual edX licenses were given to students and academic in Gaza and they are rotated every three months.
This talk will present the approach and method used to use edX platform during a war scenario and how it is used to create hope and revive the learning journey for displaced students and academics. It will also presents the key findings in term of achievement, impact and future direction to reshape the education in MENA region.

Citation

Romdhani, I. (2025, July). How Edx Platform Was Used to Save Education in Gaza During the War. Presented at Open edX Conference 2025, Paris

• Presentation Conference Type: Presentation / Talk
• Conference Name: Open edX Conference 2025
• Start Date: Jul 1, 2025
• End Date: Jul 4, 2025
• Acceptance Date: Dec 18, 2024
• Deposit Date: Dec 20, 2024
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Publisher URL: https://con.openedx.org/