Setting the Default to Open
Advocating change in scholarly communications for the benefit of research and society
SPARC Europe Strategy
SPARC Europe's strategy until 2029 describes our vision, mission, target groups, key goals and activities.
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Call to Action
Let's secure some of our essential Open Science infrastructure
Help with the crowd-funding campaign to secure some of the world's non-profit Open Science infrastructure.
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Latest NEWS
Open Education in European Institutions of Higher Education
21st May 2026Academic librarians have long been at the heart of advancing Open in European higher education – championing open access, open scholarship, and open science, open education, and translating policy into everyday … Read More
Six major European organisations call to strengthen Open Science policy and practice
19th May 2026Leading the discussion among six major European organisations, SPARC Europe was the driving force behind a joint statement urging EU policymakers and practitioners to remove persistent barriers to Open Science across … Read More
Connecting the opens: A shared future for open knowledge in higher education
29th April 2026Digital transformation continues to reshape higher education, expanding access to research, teaching, and learning resources through open approaches. These include Open Access, Open Science, Open Education, Open Infrastructure, Open Innovation, and … Read More

KEY RESOURCES
SPARC Europe produces its own Open Science and Open Access policy-making and advocacy resources.
It also promotes other key resources that support the European Open Science and Open Access policy maker and advocate.
BECOME A SUPPORTER
SPARC Europe is a Dutch Foundation. Annual fees fund our work.
If you support what we do, you can financially support us. Please contact us or join us here.
EUROPEAN EVENTS
SPARC Europe highlights key events in Europe that promote Open Science, incl. Open Access.
You can also post events here.


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