International open access week, 20-26 October 2025

For the third time, the Library will celebrate International Open Access Week with various events and exhibitions set up by our open science Librarians Catherine Brendow and Guillaume Pasquier. The week’s theme this year is “Who owns our knowledge?”. Read to learn more!

What is Open Access?

All Sessions

Open Access Week is an international event with many sessions accessible online, organised by major international research institutions. Check out the full programmes:

International programme
Swiss OA Week Programme

IHEID Programme

Publish in Open Access (hybrid training with Catherine Brendow)
20 October, 14:00 – 15:00
Discover open access, the green and the gold routes, and the Read and Publish agreements.
Register here

ORCID and co.: Be visible! (hybrid training with Catherine Brendow)
21 October, 2023, 11:00 – 11:30
ORCID has become central in the research ecosystem. Discover ORCID, the unique identifier for researchers, and learn how to create your profile. Scopus ID and Google Scholar profiles are also introduced.
Register here

Creative Commons Licences (online training with Catherine Brendow)
23 October, 13:00 – 13:30
What do CC BY or CC BY-NC-ND mean? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each licence? Why do many funders want you to choose a CC BY licence ?
Register here

Open Access and Rights Retention (online discussion)
13 November, 14:15 – 15:45
This meeting is targeted at current researchers of the Institute (PhD, post-doc and faculty). We will discuss the previous year’s work on developing an open access policy, as well as a presentation of the London School of Economics’ rights retention strategy.
Contact us if you wish to participate.

Exhibitions

Open Access books published by Geneva Graduate Institute Researchers
Open access is not only about journal articles! Check our display in the entrance of the Library for some books published in the last two years by our researchers, from PhDs to Professors, that are also made available online for anyone.

Posters on Open Access
During that week, you will also find various posters in the Library, the FAB, and the rest of the Institute to learn about various facets of open access.