Igor Lesko

Biography

Igor Lesko is the Interim Co-Executive Director for Open Education Global.

Igor Lesko, originally from Slovakia, has been living in South Africa since 2003. Following his undergraduate studies in European Studies, Igor spent one year at Bard College (NY; USA) in an international exchange programme, made possible through the Open Society Foundations (OSF). He earned 2 M.A. degrees, one in Social Development (2005) plus another in Development Management (2007) from the University of the Western Cape (South Africa) & Ruhr University (Germany), respectively. Igor is also a PhD candidate at Open Universiteit Nederland, under the Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN). His area of research focuses on the Impact of International Organizations, policy networks and entrepreneurs on Governmental OER policies.

Igor has been working in the Open Education field for 15 years, with 14+ years at Open Education Global. He has worked on numerous education projects (national and international) as a researcher, evaluator and coordinator. His main interests include Open Educational Resources (OER), Open Education and Open Policies, with a growing interest in applying skills in the field of development.