Mark Brown, EDEN DLE Vice-President of Strategy and Communication, has been awarded with an honorary doctorate by Dutch Open Universiteit. He is also professor of Digital Learning and Director of the National Observatory for Digital Education at Dublin City University (Ireland). This recognition is an appreciation of the dedication and outstanding contributions that Mark Brown has offered to the digital education sphere for decades. His research is also reflected on his leadership and capacity to move forward initiatives on digital learning and education. Always with the focus on creating “Better Futures”, EDEN 2023 Annual Conference in Dublin “Yes we can!” – Digital Education for Better Futures was just another example of this purpose.

Find below a quote from Rector magnificus prof. dr. Theo Bastiaens (Open Universiteit, Netherlands):

‘Mark Brown can be considered one of the founding fathers of digital and distance education. Over the past 25 years, professor Brown has held several leadership positions in major, university-wide initiatives in digital learning and education. He has also been active in several European committees. His ongoing research efforts in distance learning innovation are an inspiration to the Open Universiteit community. We are very grateful for his unwavering commitment to a better future through digital education!’

You can read the full Open Universiteit post, here.

Mark Brown is an inspiration to all PhD Students, researchers, professors and professionals of digital education that are willing to continue creating better futures for all. The EDEN family would like to congratulate Mark on this major achievement.

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