We invite staff from university (academic and non-academic), researchers and students to participate in the LETSGROW training “Education to Open Science”, which will take place on 17–18 November, 9:00–15:30 CET, at Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas (Lithuania). The training will be conducted by Associate Professor Saulė Milčiuvienė, PhD, from Vytautas Magnus University.
The training will begin with an introduction to the traditional foundations of Open Science, including its historical development, key UNESCO documents, and the main European Union policies, objectives and strategic directions. Particular attention will then be given to the challenges arising from digitalisation, especially the management of research data and digital rights, European data spaces, and the European Open Science Cloud. The training will also address emerging Open Science issues related to artificial intelligence, including transparency requirements and copyright protection.
Saulė Milčiuvienė, PhD, is a Professor and Principal Researcher at Vytautas Magnus University with strong expertise in Open Science, research data management, FAIR data, citizen science, and the legal governance of research data. She holds a postgraduate qualification as a Data Steward and has led Open Science activities within international and national research projects, including Science4All under Transform4Europe. Her work covers institutional Open Science strategies, research data opening and management, citizen-generated data, and European Open Science Cloud integration. She combines legal expertise with practical experience in developing guidelines, strategies, training, and policy recommendations for responsible and open research.
Location: Vytautas Magnus University (VMU), Faculty of Catholic Theology, Gimnazijos str. 7, LT-44260, Kaunas, Lithuania. An invitation with the on-site location will be sent to all registered participants 3 days before the event. The programme schedule will follow Central European Time (CET). You can convert it to your local time here.
REGISTRATION is now open.
Registration deadline: October 27 for participants from foreign universities. The number of participants is limited up to 30 – the selected persons will be informed by email.
Project Funding Opportunities:
Travel and accommodation expenses for training participants may be covered for LETSGROW consortium partners. Please contact your university’s project coordinator for more information. For any additional (logistic) questions, feel free to contact VMU training coordinator Gintarė Juraleviečienė, gintare.juraleviciene@vdu.lt.
