COSiE: THE Community for Open Science in Education
Welcome to COSiE
COSiE (Community for open science in education) is an interdisciplinary community founded by staff from Utrecht University and UMC Utrecht. We focus on developing, sharing, and reusing Open Educational Resources (OER) for Open Science (OS) education across bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD programmes, with materials that are transferable across disciplines.
COSiE is one of the outcomes of the project “Transferable pedagogies for an Open Science mindset and skillset”, funded by the Utrecht Education Incentive Fund (USO).
What COSiE offers
We support educators in integrating Open Science into their teaching by offering:
📚 Open Educational resources
A curated collection of open OS educational resources
🧠Pedagogical support
Guidance on integrating Open Science into your course
🤝 Community & collaboration
Exchange ideas, learn from others, and co-create
Ready to bring Open Science into your teaching? Get COSiE!
- Join the community Connect with fellow educators on Teams
- Browse, reuse, or share Explore OS educational resources on edusources or contribute your own
- Bring your Open Science in Education idea to life submit your plan and get support (plus a chance at a voucher for 10 hrs of support by our student assistents!)
- Grab a coffee and tune in Listen to the Open Education Café podcast
COSiE updates ☕
COSiE serves Open Education at the Education Festival 🍽️
On 5 March 2026, Utrecht University hosted its annual Education Festival—an ideal moment for COSiE to put Open Education on the map.
During lunch, part of the Aula in the Academiegebouw transformed into an Open Education restaurant. Visitors explored a menu of 18 Open Education practices and shared their experiences:
What have you already tried? What would you like to explore next?
The menu sparked lively conversations and helped participants reflect on their own teaching. Guests also shared feedback on the quality model for Open Educational Resources (OER), highlighting both opportunities and challenges in openly sharing materials.
In the afternoon, workshops by Jeroen Bosman, Hanne Oberman and Marc van Mil invited participants to take the next step. In small groups, they explored how to apply the “menu” in their own courses—resulting in concrete and inspiring ideas.
The day concluded with a session by Annelies Pieterman and Steven Raaijmakers, focusing on improving the reuse and sharing of educational materials. Students, lecturers, researchers and policy staff contributed their perspectives on what makes OER truly usable.