5th Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning

The Pan-Commonwealth Forum (PCF) on Open Learning has grown to become one of the world's leading conferences on learning and global development. The Forum seeks to address open and distance learning through widening educational access, bridging the digital divide and by advancing the social and economic development of communities and nations at large.

July 13-17, 2008 the University of London will host the 5th Pan-Commonwealth Forum, making it Europe's first hosting of the widely acclaimed event.





PCF5 in London will explore how open and distance learning can help achieve international development goals and education for all. The conference theme is "Access to Learning for Development" with a focus on children and young people, health, livelihoods, social justice, conflict and governance.

Previous Forums:
First Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning, Brunei, 1999
Second Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning, Durban, 2002
Third Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning, New Zealand, 2004
Fourth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning, Jamaica, 2006.