Open Access in Egypt is created to promote, discuss and share the knowledge among the members in Egypt and from any country with interest in Open Access. It links academics and librarians interested in furthering OA in their institutions.

In honor of the sixth annual global Open Access Week, from October 22-28 organized by Mandy Taha. A series of lectures and seminars, and a forum are going to be launched with the aim of raising awareness of open access for  Egyptian students, faculty, and librarians. It also aim to provide scholars with the widest possible access to their research