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Empowering the Next Generation of Data Stewards!

Hands-on training for ethical, FAIR-aligned, and Open Science-ready research data management

Skills That Matter Across the Research Data Lifecycle

From metadata to ethical sharing: train with real tools, real cases, and real responsibilities.

Interactive. Practical. Stewardship-Focused.

Designed for hands-on learners, this Bootcamp combines expert guidance with peer-driven collaboration.

What You'll Explore: The Pillars of Ethical and FAIR Data Stewardship

Stewardship in Action

FAIR-by-Design Practice

Ethics, Openness & Trust

Guide for participants and Candidates.

Before joining the Bootcamp, we invite you to carefully read the Q&A sections below. These answers will help you understand how the programme is structured, what is expected of you, and how to make the most of your learning experience. You’ll find important details about eligibility, participation rules, certification criteria, daily assignments, mentoring support, and the practical tools and content you’ll be working with. This information is essential to help you prepare, engage fully, and successfully complete the Bootcamp.

We’re excited to welcome you on this learning journey!

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Why Join Us

Get Hands-On With OpenAIRE Services

Explore powerful, trusted tools supporting Open Science workflows.
Learn to work with OpenAIRE’s suite of services: Explore, Connect, Graph, and Zenodo, through practical exercises aligned with the data lifecycle. Understand how these tools help you ensure FAIRness, repository interoperability, and funder compliance.

Learn Through Interactive & Real-World e-Learning

No theory-only lectures, just active learning grounded in real tasks.
Engage with curated study cases, sandbox environments (e.g., Dataverse), anonymization tools (e.g., AMNESIA), and metadata curation templates. All content is scaffolded on OpenPlato for blended learning before, during, and after the bootcamp.

Train With Expert Stewards & Mentors

Guidance from those shaping the future of data stewardship in Europe.
Work alongside leading trainers from DANS, OpenAIRE, UMinho, SISSA, Latvia Uni and other EOSC-aligned institutions. Each session is designed and delivered by professionals with hands-on experience supporting researchers and developing stewardship infrastructures.

Build Skills That Institutions and Funders Value

Be ready for real responsibilities in RDM, Open Access, and ethics.
Develop the practical skills that institutions and funders increasingly require: metadata curation, repository selection, licensing, rights retention, and managing sensitive data. Leave with templates, checklists, and a growing support network.

Explore Agenda & Topics_Day 1

13 Oct. 2025

Day 1_Planning for Stewardship: FAIR Principles and Essentials in Practice

Day 1 dives straight into where stewardship truly begins : the planning phase of the research lifecycle. From the first idea to the first dataset, participants will discover how thoughtful planning turns FAIR principles into daily practice. Through interactive workshops and persona-based exercises, we’ll step into the shoes of data stewards, researchers, and RPO managers to map real-world workflows and decision points. Together, we’ll explore what it takes to plan for trusted repositories, ensure compliance and openness using OpenAIRE PROVIDE and MONITOR, and design smart Data Management Plans with ARGOS. By the end of the day, participants will see how early stewardship choices shape every stage of the research journey building a foundation for quality, trust, and reuse.

Session
01

Welcome & Instructions_Icebreaker Game "Where does my Stewardship starts?"

Speaker: Theodora Kavvadia, Training Coordinator
OpenAIRE

Time: 09.00-9.30 CEST am

Session
02

The Research Lifecycle_Understand how stewardship spans the entire lifecycle

Speaker: Paolo Manghi, CTO
OpenAIRE

Time: 09.30-10.15 CEST am

Coffee Break

Session
03

Roles & Responsibilities in Data Stewardship: Identify Persona Profiles & Workflows around Stewardship

A co - creating workshop on how researchers, stewards and RPOs collaborate in practice

Speaker: Martina Zugaj, Librarian at the Center for Scientific Information & Ivana Koncic, Head of the Department for Maintenance & Development of CroRIS, RUDER BOSKOVIC INSTITUT

Time:10.45 - 12.00 CEST am

Session
04

Planning for Trusted Repositories : Identify trusted repository features during planning phase

A demo exercise using OpenAIRE PROVIDE to check repository compliance & MONITOR to track quality & Openness

Speaker: Harry Dimitropoulos & Leonidas Pispiringas, Service Managers
OpenAIRE

Time:12.00 -13.00 CEST am

Lunch Break

Session
05

Data Management Planning as the first Stewardship Step: Learn How DMP's guide collection, storage

A demo exercise on structuring a mini DMP using ARGOS Service

Speaker: Elli Papadopoulou, Service Manager
OpenAIRE

Time:14.00 - 15.15 CEST pm

Coffee Break

Session
06

Working Group_Daily Assignment

Reflection : My Stewardship Checkpoint

Time:15.45 -17.00 CEST pm

Explore Agenda & Topics_Day 2

14 Oct. 2025

Day 2_Ethics in Action: Building Trust During Data Collection and Stewardship

Day 2 moves into the data collection and processing phase, where ethical decision-making, trust, and stewardship come to life. Participants explore how data is gathered, shared, and protected, and how choices made at this stage define the integrity of the entire research process. The day begins with DANS experts leading a practical session on boosting FAIR RDM teaching using PATTERN’s open training materials, followed by a closed workshop on designing ethical workflows and policies for trusted repositories. Midday, a case-based debate from OpenAIRE unpacks how licensing and consent shape reuse, inviting participants to wrestle with real ethical trade-offs. The afternoon brings ethics to life through a scenario-based group exercise, guided by experienced repository managers, where participants respond to dilemmas such as anonymization challenges, data breaches, and balancing openness with responsibility. The day concludes with a reflective stewardship ecosystem mapping, connecting each decision point back to the core principle of trust. By the end of Day 2, participants will have gained the practical mindset and ethical confidence to act as trustworthy stewards in the data collection and processing phase of research.

Session
01

Boost your FAIR RDM teaching using PATTERN's training material (open session)

Trainers: Michelle van den Berk & Deborah Thorpe, FAIR RDM Experts
DANS

Time:9.30 -10.30 CEST am

Coffee Break

Session
02

Designing Ethical Data Stewardship Policies & Workflows for Trusted Repositories (closed workshop)

Trainer: Kristaps Oskalns, Data Steward at Higher Education and Science IT Shared Service Centre & Mikus Melderis, Data Steward at Higher Education and Science IT Shared Service Centre , Latvia

Time: 11.00-12.15 CEST pm

Session
03

Licensing and Ethics in Publication : Understand how licenses and consent shape reuse

A cased based debate discussion
Speaker: Angeliki Tzouganatou , Research Project Manager & Open Infrastructure Specialist

OpenAIRE

Time:12.15-13.00 CEST

Lunch Break

Session
04

Ethics in Action: Scenario Based Group Exercise (closed workshop)

Trainer: Obrad Vuckovac, Head of Library Services & Repository Manager

VINCA Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade

Time: 14.00 - 15.15 CEST pm

Coffee Break

Session
05

Working Group_Daily Assignment

Reflection: Connection Mapping_Your Stewardship Ecosystem

Time:15.30 -16.30 CEST pm

Explore Agenda & Topics_ Day 3

15 Oct. 2025

Day 3_From Metadata to FAIR-by- Design: Cleaning, Enriching & Preparing Data for Sharing

Day 3 blends a full spectrum of hands-on activities with expert-led instruction focused on metadata curation, enrichment, and practical FAIR implementation. The day begins with a train-the-trainer session from DANS, guiding participants in reusing PATTERN's FAIR RDM teaching materials, including project-based use cases and OpenPlato eLearning modules. Midday, participants split into two rotating workshops led by UMinho and ICM UW partnerns, where they will curate flawed metadata records using a Dataverse sandbox, apply checklists, add persistent identifiers, and improve alignment between metadata and documentation. A data cleaning session follows, where participants use tools like OpenRefine to standardize and reconcile datasets for interoperability. The afternoon concludes with a deeper dive into pre-deposit FAIR workflows, covering persistent identifiers, licensing, metadata registries, and repository selection, with a guided hands-on publishing exercise using Zenodo or Dataverse. Participants walk away with both conceptual understanding and practical experience in stewarding data from messy to meaningful.

Session
01

A deeper dive into putting FAIR RDM into practice : Understand how to make your Data FAIR though metadata, PIDs and Trusted Repositories (closed workshop)

Trainers: Rene Van Horik & Michelle van den Berk, FAIR RDM Senior Experts
DANS

Time: 9.30-11.00 CEST am

Coffee Break

Session
02

From Researcher Metadata to Stewards Metadata: Enchancing Quality Across the Workflow (closed workshop)

Trainers: Paula Moura, Senior Academic Librarian, UMinho University & Agnieszka Cybulska-Phelan, RDM Specialist, University of Warsaw

Time:11.30-12.45 CEST am

Short Break

Session
03

Hands on Exercise: Data Cleaning & Preparation with OpenRefine (closed workshop)

Trainer: Daniel Garijo, Distinguished Researcher, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid

Time:13.00 - 13.45 CEST pm

Launch Break

Following the Data: From Repository to Graph_How open infrastructures interconnect published data

Demo and walkthrough of data propagation

Speaker: Giulia Malaguarnera
Time:15.00 - 16.00 CEST pm

Working Group_Daily Assignment

Community & Team Building
Time:16.00 - 17.00 CEST pm

Explore Agenda & Topics_Day 4

16 Oct. 2025

Day 4_Community Engagement, Mentorship & Wrap up

Day 4 brings participants together for an interactive and reflective finale, designed to consolidate skills and foster community-building. The day opens with an energizing gamified hands-on activity, “Where LEGO Meets FAIR,” where participants explore data classification using playful analogies tailored to early-career data stewards provided by Area Science Park partners. This is followed by Speed Data Coffee Tables, a set of informal, rotating roundtables on key RDM challenges. In the afternoon, participants enter breakout rooms grouped by their daily assignment topics for a structured “speed dating” session: short, one-on-one mentoring exchanges with trainers, followed by peer-review discussions. These focused rooms allow for personalized feedback, exchange of ideas, and reflection on individual learning paths. The day wraps up with closing remarks and a certificate ceremony, celebrating the completion of a hands-on, community-powered learning journey.

Session
01

Hands on Gamified Exercise: Where Lego Meets FAIR (closed workshop)

Trainers: De Luca Mariarita & Bazzocchi Federica, FAIR RDM Senior Experts
Area Science Park

Time: 10.00-11.30 CEST am

Session
02

Speed Data Coffee Tables: Mentorship and Portofolio Peer Review (closed break out rooms)

Mentors

Time:11.45-13.00 CEST pm

Session
03

Open Discussions: Wrap up & Certificate of Completion

Training Coordinator: Theodora Kavvadia, OpenAIRE

Time:13.00 - 14.00 CEST pm

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Discover how OpenPlato supports your learning journey in data stewardship through a flexible and user-friendly Moodle environment. Each bootcamp session is accompanied by dedicated resources, including curated training materials, discussion forums, and interactive assignments. Participants can share insights, ask questions in public threads, and connect directly with mentors via private messaging.

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Create Account, log in and create your personalized dashboard
Navigate, explore and find course-specific spaces
Access and download learning materials, tracking your progress
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Wanna dive deeper and get certified?

Register here to join our closed and advanced-level workshops on FAIR Research Data Management & Data Stewardship.
Closed workshops are marked with a star.

Spaces are limited – priority is given to early-career data stewards with relevant experience that register first.

You will receive all necessary info's for Certificate of Completion upon selection.

Wanna dive deeper and get certified?

This Bootcamp offers a Certificate of Completion along with a digital badge for participants who successfully complete the star-marked closed workshops.

Spaces are limited – priority is given to early-career data stewards with relevant experience that register first.

You will receive all necessary info's for Certificate of Completion upon selection.

Get Hands-On With OpenAIRE Services

Learn Through Interactive & Real-World e-Learning

Train With Expert Stewards & Mentors

Build Skills That Institutions and Funders Value

13 Oct. 2025

Day 1_Planning for Stewardship: FAIR Principles and Essentials in Practice

Welcome & Instructions_Icebreaker Game "Where does my Stewardship starts?"

The Research Lifecycle_Understand how stewardship spans the entire lifecycle

Coffee Break

Roles & Responsibilities in Data Stewardship: Identify Persona Profiles & Workflows around Stewardship

Planning for Trusted Repositories : Identify trusted repository features during planning phase

Lunch Break

Data Management Planning as the first Stewardship Step: Learn How DMP's guide collection, storage

Coffee Break

Working Group_Daily Assignment

Reflection : My Stewardship Checkpoint

14 Oct. 2025

Day 2_Ethics in Action: Building Trust During Data Collection and Stewardship

Boost your FAIR RDM teaching using PATTERN's training material (open session)

Coffee Break

Designing Ethical Data Stewardship Policies & Workflows for Trusted Repositories (closed workshop)

Licensing and Ethics in Publication : Understand how licenses and consent shape reuse

Lunch Break

Ethics in Action: Scenario Based Group Exercise (closed workshop)

Coffee Break

Working Group_Daily Assignment

15 Oct. 2025

Day 3_From Metadata to FAIR-by- Design: Cleaning, Enriching & Preparing Data for Sharing

A deeper dive into putting FAIR RDM into practice : Understand how to make your Data FAIR though metadata, PIDs and Trusted Repositories (closed workshop)

Coffee Break

From Researcher Metadata to Stewards Metadata: Enchancing Quality Across the Workflow (closed workshop)

Short Break

Hands on Exercise: Data Cleaning & Preparation with OpenRefine (closed workshop)

Launch Break

Following the Data: From Repository to Graph_How open infrastructures interconnect published data

Following the Data: From Repository to Graph_How open infrastructures interconnect published data

Working Group_Daily Assignment

Working Group_Daily Assignment

16 Oct. 2025

Day 4_Community Engagement, Mentorship & Wrap up

Hands on Gamified Exercise: Where Lego Meets FAIR (closed workshop)

Speed Data Coffee Tables: Mentorship and Portofolio Peer Review (closed break out rooms)

Open Discussions: Wrap up & Certificate of Completion

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