TIMELINE
Over the last 31 years
Explore the evolution of EDEN through the major milestones of the Association.
2021
ICDE Prize of Excellence: The Institutional Prize
2020
Global Education Coalition
- EDEN joined the UNESCO’s Global Education Coalition
2019
Fellows’ blog
2019
Ingeborg Bø Award
- bestowed to
- Airina Volungeviciene
2018
EDEN Fellows’ Council
- The Council of EDEN Fellows has been established in 2018, and includes all Fellows and Senior Fellows of EDEN – it has an advisory role in the EDEN Community, a think tank for future visioning, and as ambassador of EDEN
2017
First Open Education Week
- First EDEN contribution to the Open Education Week
2016
First EDLW
- EDEN initiative: webinar series about the future of distance education
2016
First NAP webinar
2016
Open Badges
- EDEN starts to issue Open Badges
2014
First Conference website
2011
20 years of EDEN
2011
EDEN on social media
2011
Best of EDEN at EURODL
2011
EDEN Book
- Distance and E-learning in Transition: Learning innovation, technology and social challenges
2010
NAP Member Area launched
2009
Conference Blog at the Gdansk conference
2008
Best Research Paper Award launched
2008
President’s Blog launched
2007
Establishment of the EDEN Fellow scheme
- first Senior Fellow and Fellow Awards were presented at the 2007 Annual Conference in Naples
2006
The 15 years of EDEN
2007
Legal name changed
- to European Distance and E-Learning Network
2002
EDEN Proceedings Journal
2000
First EDEN Research Workshop
2000
Appointment of Secretary General
- Dr Andras Szucs
1998
First EU project with EDEN involved
1998
EDEN Web launched
1997
EURODL goes online
1997
Secretariat moves to Budapest
1996
EDEN EC Memorandum
1995
First EDEN Open Classroom Conference
1994
EURODL launched
1992
First EDEN Conference
- Krakow
1991
Foundation of EDEN
- Under the legal name European Distance Education Network
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