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13–16 Oct

International Data Week 2025

9:00 AM – 5:30 PM Conference Abroad ENG

International Data Week 2025 (IDW 2025) will take place on 13–16 October 2025 in Brisbane, Australia. This prestigious event, combining SciDataCon and the Research Data Alliance Plenary, will bring together researchers, data experts, policymakers, and industry leaders. The main theme, “Data for Positive Change,” will highlight the role of data in advancing research, empowering communities, and driving societal transformation.

13–16 Oct

FAIR Research Data Management (RDM) Bootcamp for Data Stewards

9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Abroad Training ENG

A 4-day hybrid training designed to support early-career data stewards and RDM professionals in mastering FAIR data workflows, repository practices, legal-ethical challenges, and professional collaboration. Participants will work through live sessions, hands-on exercises, and OpenPlato eLearning content.

29–31 Oct

Nordic Workshop on Bibliometrics and Research Policy 2025

12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Conference Abroad ENG

Over the course of three days you will have the opportunity to engage with experts from a variety of fields, including bibliometrics, research policy and library & information science. The aim of the workshop is to integrate bibliometric research with research policy, showcase the latest bibliometric research from the Nordic region and beyond, and strengthen connections between bibliometric research groups and their PhD students.

3–5 Nov

EOSC Symposium 2025

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Conference Abroad ENG

Please mark your calendars for the EOSC Symposium 2025, the largest and most in-demand event on the EOSC calendar. Organised by the EOSC Association for the second consecutive year, the Symposium will take place 03-05 November in Brussels.

10–12 Nov

Open Science Week 2025

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Conference CZ

Three days full of inspiration, sharing of experiences and practical examples focused on open science, research data management, open access, citizen science and legal aspects of open science. You can look forward to expert talks, lively discussions and networking that will bring together scientists, PhD students, librarians, project support, data stewards and all other friends of open science.

News

11 Feb

Eight Czech Representatives Contributed to Expert Discussions at EOSC Winter School 2025

From January 20 to 23, 2025, the second EOSC Association Winter School took place in Seville, focusing on the emerging federation of EOSC nodes. The event brought together over 150 participants who discussed topics such as interoperability, funding, and sustainability of the federation, while also taking advantage of networking opportunities and knowledge exchange.

10 Feb

EOSC CZ Training Centre: How we educate scientists for the era of Open Science – An interview with Pavlína Tassanyi

In an interview with Pavlina Tassanyi, Head of the EOSC CZ Training Centre, you will learn why the Centre was established, how it supports scientists and institutions and what challenges it is currently addressing. She will also give you an overview of the training offered and its benefits for effective research data management.

21 Jan

 In 2025, scientists will connect to the National Data Infrastructure for the first time, say Jiří Marek and Martin Dvořák from the EOSC CZ initiative 

The Czech Republic is close to storing its first data in the National Data Infrastructure. According to Jiří Marek, head of the EOSC CZ Secretariat, 2024 was a successful year in this regard. Data analyst Martin Dvořák agrees, supporting these statements with specific figures.

23 Dec 2024

PF 2025

Greetings from EOSC CZ!

18 Dec 2024

The Scientist Decides Who Gains Access to Their Data, Says EOSC CZ Chief Manager Matej Antol

Czech science has a huge opportunity to move forward by improving research data management. In this interview, Matej Antol explains how the national repository platform will change the work of scientists and take our science to a new level.

18 Dec 2024

Workshop Data Management for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at IT4Innovations

On 10 December, a specialized workshop titled “Data management for artificial intelligence and machine learning from the perspective of the computing environment and user requirements” was held at IT4Innovations in Ostrava. This event attracted experts from academia focused on big data management, advanced computational technologies, and their applications in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML).

16 Dec 2024

New EOSC Association leadership: new members and the continued mandate of Sara Garavelli

The EOSC General Assembly elected three new board members and confirmed Sara Garavelli for her second three-year term.

13 Dec 2024

Fourth EOSC CZ networking hosted by Tomas Bata University in Zlín

On November 28, Tomas Bata University in Zlín hosted an EOSC CZ networking event focused on advancing open science and implementing FAIR principles. The event took place in the unique university library designed by renowned architect Eva Jiřičná, highlighting the importance of innovation and collaboration in science.

12 Dec 2024

Shaping the EOSC Federation: Building Nodes for Open Science

On November 18–19, 2024, the ESFRI-EOSC Task Force hosted a workshop at the University of Milan titled "Prototyping the EOSC Federation: Nodes and Linkages," focusing on shaping the EOSC Federation as a digital ecosystem. The workshop attracted representatives of research infrastructures listed on the ESFRI Roadmap, exploring their potential role as thematic nodes in the federation.