Events

Prof. Dr Klaus Tochtermann, Director of the ZBW and Honorary President of the EOSC Association, at the 2026 EOSC Symposium in Florence. The focus was on the launch of a Europe-wide networked research data infrastructure and its long-term preservation.
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“Together, we’ve done it,” said Prof. Dr Klaus Tochtermann, Director of the ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics and Honorary President of the EOSC Association, at the EOSC Symposium held in Florence on 14 October 2026. More than 500 participants from 35 countries gathered there to discuss the future of the European research data infrastructure. 
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Prof. Dr Klaus Tochtermann, Director of the ZBW and President of the EOSC Association, signed a memorandum of understanding in Florence on 15 October 2026 with four EU-funded research projects totalling around 33.5 million euros. The aim is to jointly advance the development of a networked, interoperable and sustainable European research data infrastructure. 
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Prof. Dr Klaus Tochtermann, ZBW, welcomed over 200 pupils from across Europe to the ZBW in Kiel.
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Pupils from across Europe took an active part in the discussion on Open Science for the next generation..
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EUCYS visits Kiel – a highlight within the context of Science Comes To Town.
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Science Comes To Town brings together local organizations and international guests to discuss science in Kiel.
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Scientific Bingo by ZBW.
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The first Open Science Bingo at the ZBW..
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The Open Science Bingo was great fun for the pupils.
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Three rounds of Open Science Bingo and no sign of fatigue. Open science taught through play.
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All EUCYS guests gathered at the ZBW.
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Julian Rose (RWI) in the morning plenary session with discussion on robustness and reproducibility of empirical results
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Researchers from European institutes in eight countries discuss Open Science practices
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Keynote speech by Johanna Rickne (Stockholm University) on replication and political implications in social science research
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Lively discussions following the presentations
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Essi Kujansuu (University of Turku) in the plenary session with discussion on robustness and reproducibility of empirical results
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Professional exchange after the presentations
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Julian Rose (RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research)
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Programme Organisers (left to right): Macartan Humphreys (WZB), Levent Neyse (DIW and WZB), Johanna Rickne, Jörg Ankel-Peters (RWI), Marianne Saam (ZBW) 
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Opening, Professor Klaus Tochtermann (ZBW - Leibniz- Information Centre for Economics)
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Keynote "FAIR and verifiable: The role of FAIR Digital Objects in trusted AI", Erik Schultes (Leiden University)
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Discussion
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Tim Errington (Center of Open Science)
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Discussion
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Networking during the poster session
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Discussion
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Aysa Ekanger (UiT The Arctic University of Norway)
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Panel discussion "The role of Open Science in safeguarding the research enterprise"
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International exchange of experiences at INCONECSS 2025 in Berlin
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Keynote speech by Dr. Leo Lo on the role of AI literacy in libraries
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Participants discuss how information literacy can be expanded to include the conscious use of artificial intelligence
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The international conference provided a forum for discussions on new library services in the age of AI
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Experts from 34 countries discuss institutional strategies for the use of AI in libraries
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Examples of applications from library practice worldwide: AI-supported metadata enrichment, recommendation systems and advisory tools were presented in lectures
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