This paper introduces the analyses of Open Education experiences and strategies in the six universities part of the Ent-r-e-novators E3UDRES2 European Universities Alliance. It is part of a study performed in 2023, for 6 months, and includes a SWOT analysis to assess the strengths, weaknesses and overall adequacy of open education tools, resources and training against the needs of the E3UDRES2 alliance, which is comprised entirely of technical universities. Based on these findings, the partnership shows diversity in its commitment to Open Education (OE), with some universities actively participating in Open Education initiatives. The Open Education policies, activities, training and resources are not integrated in the universities (with one exception) and we indicate a mixed level of awareness and utilization of tools/resources/practices for OE. While some universities have a higher level of awareness and use of OE, others show uncertainty or limited knowledge; there is however a preference for using open-source software, and the adoption of OERs (open educational resources) varies in terms of barriers and satisfaction among faculty and staff. In summary, the responses from the universities align with the general landscape of Open Education policies and practices in Europe and worldwide.

The shortage of digital skills in Europe ignited the development of the DigiCulture project, as to develop 13 different course modules all dedicated for training in digital competence for young adults in creative industries. The courses are planned, developend to be hostes in UniCampus, online learning environment started in 2014, as a MOOC-like Massive Open Online Courses. The DigiCulture project develops free, online short courses dedicated to adults with low digital skills. As there are big differences between the countries that are partners in DigiCulture, we propose an integrated approach for course development, but with national personalization as language, study cases. The implementation, course scenario are presented in this paper.

Developing new methods of learning about culture and heritage, dedicated to the new millennial generation can be a challenge. The project "Jecza Museum - the Sculpture collection" created a complex virtual identity of technology, art and culture education, by digitizing images of 100 sculpture works, adapting principles of open data and art archiving metadata, combing it with digital storytelling of artworks and virtual museum tours. This paper presents this development, the digital learning paths created and their evaluation. It identifies methods of creating art approachable for the young generation and validates the far-reaching impact of open digital storytelling.

Learning image processing techniques and image database indexing by students is undeniably equally challenging and rewarding. The teaching model suggested by the present paper advances a genuinely workable and interactive framework providing a commonly-shared environment for students and tutors. Within this highly interactive environment, students can explore examples of tutor-proposed algorithms run on a large number of images from different areas, while developing their own methods for image processing on their own initiative or by observing the tutor's requirements. Conversely, the tutor can assess students' work within the same environment. The suggested framework combines multiple programming technologies which include PHP, MySQL, Java, and HTML.