PhD Summer School 2025 – Open Practices in Higher Education - Politehnica University Timişoara eLearning Center

PhD Summer School 2025 – Open Practices in Higher Education

June 02 – 06 | 2025

Timisoara | Romania

Organized by Politehnica University of Timisoara as part of the E3UGLY2 Ent-re-innovators project

E3UGLY2 European Universities Alliance

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About

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-re-innovators 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.

Agenda ↗

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 opportunity 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 o'clock in the afternoon interactive, hands-on activities. The curriculum is structured around the following key topics

Open Education;
Open Education resources pedagogies and practices;
OER 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;

Speakers

This year's Summer School features a lineup of specialists and thought leaders sharing insights and experiences on Open policies. These speakers offer extensive knowledge from academia, research, and policy, providing participants with a unique opportunity to learn from the best in the field.

Line-up:

Diana Andone – Politehnica University Timisoara | Romania

The use of AI in Open Education, OER production, AI use in research and Science

Silvia Couvaneiro – Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal | Portugal

Open Education pedagogies and practices

Sara Gilissen – UC Leuven-Limburg University of Applied Sciences | Belgium

Open Innovation

Tassillo Pellegrini – St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences | Austria

Open Data

Klaudia Polgar – Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences | Hungary

Open data & FAIR

Agnese Davidson – Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences (ViA)| Latvia

Ethical Aspects in Open Science

Silviu Vert –

Politehnica University Timisoara | Romania

Open Science, Open Innovation Tools

Vlad Mihaescu – Politehnica University Timisoara | Romania

MOOCs

Radu Vasiu – Politehnica University Timisoara | Romania

Open Publishing

Participation

Each E3UGLY2 partner institution is encouraged to send Master's students, PhD students, researchers, and academic staff, free of charge.

The Summer School is open to participants from partner institutions and sister projects, with a fee.

Costs

forum E3UGLY2 partner institutions, the costs are free and includes: tuition, access to materials and presentations, coffee breaks, and lunches. It doesn't include costs for travel and accommodation.

Fees for outside partners and sister projects are 160 EUR/person and includes tuition, access to materials and presentations, coffee breaks, and lunches. It doesn't include costs for travel and accommodation.

Funding is available through Erasmus+ mobility & staff training from your institution.

Accommodation

We can arrange accommodation until May 10, 202.

Politehnica House no. 1

Singles - 31.14 Euros

Double - 46.21 Euros

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Politehnica House no. 2

Singles - 46.21 Euros

Double - 458.26 Euros

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Please write your accommodation requests to UPT hotels here contact@elearning.upt.ro

Registration

Every participant needs to register until May 1, 2025.

Application form: If you would like to participate in summer school, we invite you to apply by filling out this Open Practices participant application form. The application form contains: personal and practical questions (5 minutes to answer), and questions about your PhD work (15 minutes to answer).

Review: We will review your submission and make a decision within one day after you submit this application.

Date: The data are securely stored by the UPT (E³UDRES² member).

Venue

UPT Conference Center

It is located on Vasile Pârvan Boulevard No. 2 B, right next to the UPT Central Library.

The Summer School for doctoral students will be organized in two of UPT's spaces: K1 amphitheater and room C401.

The K1 Amphitheater has:

89 audience seats;
4 seats in the presidium;
16:9 video projection system (projector + projection screen);
Sound system (4 microphones for the presidium, 2 mobile microphones, 2 lavalieres);

Room C401 is located on the 4th floor of the building, where the Digital & Digital Education Department is also located.

Timisoara

We are excited to have you here this summer and we hope you have a wonderful time exploring our beautiful city. Timișoara, also known as the "Little Vienna" due to its architecture, is a culturally rich city with a long history, with lots of public squares and lush green retreats.

There are many things to see and do in Timișoara, so here are some suggestions to enjoy during your stay:

Visit the Union Square – This is the central square of Timișoara and a great place to start your exploration of the city. The Union Square (Domplatz) had unusually large dimensions, compared to the size of the fortress, which served to highlight the baroque aspect of this space.
Brück Palace (also in Union Square) – On the southern side of the Union Square, in the immediate vicinity of the Baroque Palace, stands one of the most recognizable buildings of Timisoara – the Salamon Brück Palace. Built according to the plans of the Timisoara architect László Székely, in the Secession style, the palace was completed in the summer of 1911.
The National Theater and Opera House (Victory Square) – The building was built between 1872 and 1875 in the intra muros area of the fortress, according to the plans of the architects Ferdinand Fellner Jr. and Hermann Helmer, in an eclectic historical style.
Maria Theresia Bastion –The Theresia Bastion, also known as the "Bastion of the Fortress", is the largest surviving part of Timișoara's former bastioned fortress. It also houses the National Museum of Banat.
Explore the Roses Park – Rozelor Park, formerly called the Rose Park, Rosarium, Ștefan Plavăț Culture, and Leisure Park is one of the parks in Timișoara, arranged in the Cetate extra muros neighborhood.
The "Holy Three Hierarchs" Metropolitan Cathedral – The Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral impresses both by its size and by the artistic value of the monument, it combines the elements of Byzantine architecture with those of old Romanian architecture.
Bega Canal – And last but not least, if you are in Timișoara you must visit and take a vaporetto boat trip on the Bega Canal. The canal runs through the entire city, connecting neighborhoods and historic areas.