Expand your influence
Raise Your Institution’s Voice on the Global Stage
ICDE membership enables institutions to extend their reach beyond national and regional boundaries. Through trusted international platforms, expert roles, and high‑level engagement, institutions don’t just participate in global education conversations — they help shape them.
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We offer pathways to elevate your institutional voice and visibility
Shape the Global Agenda
Contribute institutional expertise to global discussions that influence thinking, priorities, and direction in education worldwide.
Be Recognised as a Leader
Position your institution as a trusted reference point — where practice, insight, and experience are showcased and valued regionally and internationally.
Stand on the International Stage
Increase visibility by contributing ideas, insights, and experience in settings where institutions are showcased as examples of leadership and innovation.
Shaped by our members
Governance
As an independent, self-governing, non-profit and non-governmental organisation, ICDE is governed by its members. Members can nominate representatives and be elected to key decision-making bodies that set the organisation's direction.
Impressions from our community
In the field of distance education, ICDE is without parallel as a network that facilitates knowledge exchange, promotes innovation, and shares expertise across borders.
OEN Network Chair, The Open University, UK – ICDE Institutional Member
For our institution, ICDE brings validation that our work has a significant impact to whom it matters most.
Chancellor, University of the Philippines Open University – Institutional member
ICDE has enabled the flow of knowledge across borders, connecting us with peers worldwide who share common goals and challenges.
Research Impacts in Society, USA - Former Student Member
At ICDE, all voices are heard, respected, and equally valued. This is what enables meaningful global dialogue and leadership in education.
ICDE Honorary Member – Sweden
Promotion to a targeted audience in Lifelong Learning
ICDE Global Event Sponsorship
Strengthen your institution’s international visibility by sponsoring the upcoming ICDE Lillehammer Lifelong Learning Conference in Norway February 2027.
As one of ICDE’s flagship events, the conference gathers policymakers, institutional leaders, researchers, and innovators shaping the future of lifelong learning worldwide. Sponsorship places your institution at the heart of this global dialogue, amplifying your expertise and expanding your reach.
CONTRIBUTE TO CHANGE THAT REACHES BEYOND YOUR INSTITUTION
ICDE Global Advocacy Campaign
The ICDE Global Advocacy Campaign empowers member institutions to shape international conversations on inclusive, scalable, and sustainable education.
Through regional task forces covering Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, and Oceania, members collaborate to influence policies, amplify student voices, and drive global progress on technology, quality, and open educational resources.
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