Innovative education demands professional expertise and knowledge of educational technology, information technology and communication technology. The research into education and educational technology mainly takes place within the Faculty Educational Sciences. The Open Universiteit Graduate School (OUGS) aims to facilitate PhD research by supporting PhDs, their supervisors and their promotores.
All the research that takes place at the Open Universiteit is subject to the Dutch regulations and behavioral codes as to ethics and scientific integrity. Internal commissions supervises the adherence to these codes.