Event website (June 02 – 06 | 2025, online and Timișoara, Romania): https://elearning.upt.ro/ro/noutati/phd-summer-school-2025/
The PhD Summer School on Open Practices in Higher Education 2025 marks the inaugural edition of this intensive 5-day program designed for early-stage researchers (Master’s and PhD students) and researchers eager to explore the landscape of Open Education (OE), Open Access (OA), Open Science (OS), and Open Innovation (OI).
Organized by Politehnica University of Timișoara as part of the E³UDRES² – Ent-r-e-novators project and with the active participation of all members from the E³UDRES² European Universities Alliance, this Summer School offers you a unique opportunity to enhance your understanding and skills in Open Policies. Through interactive workshops, expert-led sessions, and hands-on activities, you will learn how to develop and apply open policies that enhance accessibility, collaboration, and innovation in academia. Hosted in Timișoara, Romania, at the UPT Conference Center, this modular program combines lectures and hands-on activities, equipping you with the knowledge and practical skills to develop and implement effective open policies within your respective fields.
Program
The summer school program covers the core principles and practical applications of Open policies across various domains. Participants will explore key concepts, analyze real-world case studies, and engage in hands-on activities to develop their open policy frameworks and everyday practices. PhD students will have the possibility to present their research and gain insights into how open access and open science can help and support them.
The program will consist of 3 hours of sessions in the morning, each featuring a presentation by a speaker followed by 3 hours of afternoon interactive, hands-on activities. The curriculum is structured around the following key topics
- Open Education;
- Open Education resources pedagogies and practices;
- OERs production;
- Open Science;
- Ethical Aspects in Open Science;
- Open publishing
- Open Data;
- Open Innovation;
- Open Innovation practices;
- Open Innovation Tools;
- FAIR – Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable data;