1. Collaborative Graduate Education to Develop Open Source Software Communities
OPEN Opportunity Platform towards transformative higher Education and innovative research Network
Prof. Dr. Rainer Herpers, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Scie, Sankt Augustin, Germany Prof. Salem Al-Agtash, German Jordanian University, Amman, Jordan
Prof. Ismail Kassou, University Mohammad V, Rabat, Morocco

2. OSSCOM
Partnership with Enterprises Towards Building Open Source Software Communities and Rejuvenation of Technical Education and Innovation

3. The Common General Project Ideas
Why Open Source?
Availability of sources
Integration without barriers
Reduction of costs
Increasing diversity, devitalize monopolies
Quick and flexible adaptation of software and services
Legal usage of software
Protest during a Bill Gates talk at Peking
University in 2007, source: zedomax.com

4. OPEN – the General Project Ideas
Transnational Network
Innovation
Life Long Learning
Employability
Digital Literacy
Transformation in education and research
Open Source
Teaching Methods
Training
Infrastructure
Transformation of curricula (not only IT) to provide skills in the usage of OSS tools and technologies
Supporting innovative and open teaching methods and platforms (MOOCS, flipped classroom)
Development of certification tracks for Open Source Technologies for the private sector
Creating an innovative research network and a backbone for Arab-German /EU research communities

5. OSSCOM – the General Project Ideas
Building links between HEIs and the private sector
Developing Technical and Educational Resources
Main goal:
Building links between HEIs and private sector towards a wider spread of OSS
Provide Infrastructure: OSS Servers in Lebanon and Jordan
Facilitating Entrepreneurship

6. OPEN – Partner Institutions
Moroccan Partners
ENSIAS, Rabat
(attached to Mohammad V University)
École nationale supérieur d‘informatique et d‘analyse des sytèmes
ENSA, Marrakesh
(attached to Cadi Ayyad University)
École nationale des sciences appliquées
CNRST, Rabat
Centre Nationale pour la Recherche Scientifique et Technique
Source: Wikipedia

7. OPEN – Partner Institutions
European Partners:
H-BRS, Sankt Augustin
Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences
ASREN, Düsseldorf
Arab States Research and Education Network

8. OSSCOM – The Partnership
Partner institutions
Jordan:
German Jordanian University in Amman
Yarmouk University in Irbid
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Information Technology International in Amman
Lebanon:
The Lebanese University in Beirut
Notre Dame University in Zouk Mosbeh
Information Management Ltd. in Sin El Fil

9. OSSCOM – The Partnership
European Partners:
Germany:
Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences in Sankt Augustin
tarent AG in Bonn
UK:
Brunel University in Uxbridge/London
Spain:
University of Castilla-La Mancha in Albacete

10. OSSCOM – Activities and Outcomes
Building Links between Higher Education Institutions and the Private Sector:
Liaison Offices at HEIs
University-Enterprise Partnership Model
Capstone Projects
Build Links
Education
Main Goal
Entrepreneurship
Infra-structure

11. OSSCOM – Activities and Outcomes
Developing Technical and Educational Resources:
Staff exchange / Capacity Building
Revision of Curricula
Online-Inventory of Learning Resources
Executive Professional Diploma Program
Education
Build links
Main Goal
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
Server
Infra-structure

12. OSSCOM – Activities and Outcomes
Establishing OSS Technology Centers:
Blueprint
Procure and Install Hardware
Training and Technology Workshops
Build links
Education
Main Goal
Infra-Structure
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship

13. OSSCOM – Activities and Outcomes
Promotion of Entrepreneurship at HEIs:
Technology Parks
Model of Incubator and Business Accelerator
Workshops and Training
Sample Start-up / Spin-off
Build links
Education
Main Goal
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences:
Business Campus in Sankt Augustin

14. OPEN – Activities April 2016 @ Rabat August 2016 @ Sankt Augustin
Kickoff Meeting
August Sankt Augustin
Project Meeting
visit of FrOSCon H-BRS
Workshop on KVM Hypervisor and OpenStack
Workshop on Android Programming
December Marrakesh
April Rabat
AECHE UMV
Consortium during kickoff Meeting in April `16
Planned Activities:
Sankt Augustin
Project Meeting
Workshop tba
Visit of FrOSCon H-BRS
Rabat
Final Project Meeting

15. Thank you for your attention!
Acknowledgements
Thank you for your attention!
Invitation to FrosCon in Sankt Augustin, Germany, August 19-20th, 2017
The OSSCOM project is kindly funded by the EC,
the OPEN project is kindly funded by the
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Rainer Herpers Graduate Institute and Institute of Visual Computing
Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences
53757 Sankt Augustin, Germany rainer.