Open edX Meetup: Translations & University Deployment Success Stories

10 Apr 2025 to 10 Apr 2025, 10:00 am to 11:30 am | Registration Link

📅 Date & Time: April 10th at 10 AM (EDT)
📍 Location: Virtual – Register here: https://APR2025meetup.eventbrite.com

Join us for an exciting Open edX meetup featuring two insightful presentations! Whether you’re interested in multilingual support or real-world deployment case studies, this session will provide valuable updates, lessons learned, and opportunities to get involved in the Open edX community.

📢 Presentation 1: Deploying the Open edX LMS at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

From Challenges to Innovation

The Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) successfully deployed the Open edX platform, proving the power of open-source online learning tools in higher education. Despite organizational hurdles, this implementation sparked innovation in IT processes, including:

🔹 Adoption of CI/CD pipelines
🔹 Migration to Kubernetes
🔹 Increased community collaboration

This session highlights how the Open edX platform drives technological advancement in public universities while supporting a modern online learning ecosystem.


🌍 Presentation 2: Where’s My Translation? Make the Open edX Platform Speak My Language!

A deep dive into the current and future state of Open edX translations, following OEP-58. Discover key improvements, challenges, and how you can contribute to making the Open edX LMS more accessible worldwide.

Key Updates:

Expanded Support: Redwood, Sumac, and Mobile Apps
Planned Features:

  • Override support
  • Custom non-standard translations (NeLC use case)
  • Git hash-based ATLAS_VERSION (Thanks, Tim McCormack!)
  • Email notifications for translation errors
  • A new debugging guide
    Transifex Enhancements: 1.5 years of feedback—finally implemented! 🎉
    GitHub Integration: Faster & more efficient than ever

🎤 Thank You to Our Contributors:
Shadi Naif, Amr Nashawati, Samir Sabri, Rawan Matar, Brian Smith, Sarina Canelake, Eden Huthmacher, Tim McCormack, Omar Al-Ithawi, Régis Behmo, Volodymyr Chekyrta


📢 Get Involved!

🌎 Join the Open edX Translations Repository
💡 Help translate Open edX into more languages
🐛 Report bugs & request features

🎟️ Register now and be part of the conversation!

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