EOSC CZ Networking

Meetings organised within EOSC CZ bring together researchers, data stewards, and institutional representatives from across the Czech Republic. They create space for sharing experiences, building new collaborations, and promoting good practices in research data management.

Benefits of the meetings

Introduction to the EOSC CZ initiative

As part of the networking meetings, participants are introduced to the EOSC CZ initiative and its implementation within the Czech research environment. They gain insight into the activities and outputs of EOSC CZ projects that the academic community can already use or will be able to use in the future. These include, for example:

repositories being developed for storing and sharing research data, services and tools built on top of these repositories,
services and tools built on top of these repositories,
training activities and educational programmes focused on research data management and Open Science principles.

Building collaboration and sharing experience

EOSC CZ Networking creates space for discussion among representatives of universities, researchers, data stewards, Open Science coordinators, and library and grant office staff.
Participants can compare approaches to research data management and the implementation of Open Science principles across institutions.
Sharing these experiences contributes to the development of Open Science and helps disseminate best practices across the Czech research environment.

Upcoming meetings

June 2026 Networking

EOSC CZ Networking in Ústí nad Labem

The next EOSC CZ Networking meeting will take place in mid-June in Ústí nad Labem. The event will focus on sharing information about the services and support that the EOSC CZ initiative offers to the research community, while also providing space for discussion with local stakeholders.

If you are interested in a presentation of the EOSC CZ initiative at your institution, please contact us:

info@eosc.cz

Past meetings

Participants’ experiences

“The meeting was very effective, as it directly addressed the current needs of data stewards in the field of Open Science and research data management. We gained valuable insights into using EOSC CZ tools and infrastructure, which will help streamline our work.”

ManaManali Das, data steward, University of South Bohemia

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“These meetings are very important. They help share experience, build collaborations, and spread examples of good practice.”

Prof. Jan Platoš, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava

“I was very pleased with both the scope and content of the programme – from general information on Open Science to specific projects of the initiative.”

Prof. Ivo Pavlík, Mendel University in Brno

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Articles and interviews

4 May

Infrastructure Is Not Enough. Open Science Requires a Cultural Change

How can artificial intelligence help scientists make better use of precious synchrotron beamtime? And why are metadata, databases, and FAIR principles becoming increasingly important in modern materials research? In this interview with Ridha Eddhib, a researcher from the New Technologies – Research Center at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, we discuss machine learning, photoemission spectroscopy, 2D materials, and the growing importance of research data management in physics.

1 May

EOSC CZ Networking Events Continue: Prague and Pilsen Connect the Research Data Community

EOSC CZ Networking events continued this spring with two more meetings, highlighting the gradual growth of the research data management community in the Czech Republic. The March event at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague and the April follow-up at the University of West Bohemia combined a strong focus on practical work with data, sharing experience, and building concrete collaborations across institutions.

21 Jan

EOSC CZ Networking Connected Research Communities Across the Czech Republic

Building and connecting expert communities is one of the core activities of the EOSC CZ initiative. Alongside the development of infrastructure and services, strong emphasis is placed on the people who use these tools in practice and help move them forward. For this reason, a series of thematic networking events was organised throughout the past year, bringing together researchers, data stewards, institutional leadership and professionals engaged in Open Science and research data management.

22 Oct 2025

For Open Science to Work, It Must Become a Natural Part of Everyday Research

In early October, another EOSC CZ Networking meeting took place in Ostrava, where we spoke with Professor Jan Platoš, the new Vice-Rector for Science, Research and Doctoral Studies at VSB – Technical University of Ostrava. In the interview, he explains why proper data management is key to quality research and how the university supports the development of data stewards and open science.