Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Program "Open Data to tackle intertwined environmental and social challenges"

Objectives and Description:

The main objective of the doctoral summer school is to bring students and professors working with data together. Students will give their doctoral thesis progress presentations as well as work in teams on new open data solutions, while professors will give valuable feedback and work as mentors.

Added value:

A boost in the development of a doctoral thesis.

Competencies gained

Presentation skills improved, experience working in an international team, experience in brain-storming innovative products and services

Methods and outcomes:

Students will participate in lectures, workshops and a hackathon not only to learn on data usage as a driving force of digital transformation but to innovate themselves.

Field of Education:

Information and Communication Technologies; Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction

Level of study:

Doctoral

Physical start date:

14^th of July 2025

Physical end date:

18^th of July 2025

Preliminary program day 1

Doctoral student progress presentations and a key-note speech on data usage in a research grant project

Preliminary program day 2

Doctoral student progress presentations and a key-note speech on data usage in a research grant project

Preliminary program day 3

Introduction to the Open Innovation Hub, key-note speeches on Open Data given by Guillaume Deffuant (INRAE), Anna Carbone (Italy) and Latvian Open Data Cloud, design thinking seminar

Preliminary program day 4

Open Data Hackathon

Preliminary program day 5

Conversion of the Hackathon ideas into 2-pagers for idea pitching

Virtual Component Timing:

Before

Virtual Component Description:

A seminar on academical presentation

City of Venue:

Valmiera, Vidzeme University of Applied Sciecnes

Number of ECTS Credits contracted:

3