SPARC Europe is one of Europe’s key and long-standing voices advocating for unfettered access to research and education — for the academic and education community; for the whole of society.
More openness in research and education, we believe, will lead to an accelerated rate of discovery in academia and in the private sector, and of learning at every strata of education.
SPARC Europe is a Dutch foundation is committed to delivering on the promise of open access, open science, open scholarship and open education.
Our vision
Our vision is that European education and research is open by default for the Higher Education community, research, education, industry, and for society as a whole.
Our mission
Our mission is to advance open knowledge by influencing policies that maximise the access and re-use of Europe’s research and educational resources. Through convening and collaborating with a variety of stakeholders, we increase the evidence base, share good practices, advocate for policies and initiatives that support inclusive participation in scholarly communication, safeguard open science and adopt and promote sustainable, longer-term models.
Our strategy
Our strategy gives an in-depth look at who our target groups are, what we stand for, and what comprises our key goals and activities until 2028. If you want to know more, see how we are thinking.
In 2022 we studied to what extent SPARC Europe addresses Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in its activities and governance. This initial plan informs the DEI plan for 2023 and 2024.
Our work
Our work plan is highly focussed on policy-making, advocacy and knowledge exchange activities. For more on our work, see here.
Annual Report
For a review of our previous years’ work, download our 2024 Annual Report.