Interviews with Mandated Organisations

Instruct-ERIC’s role in shaping EOSC: Advancing Open Science across Europe

In this interview, Harald Schwalbe, Director of Instruct-ERIC, reflects on the organisation’s role as the ERIC Forum’s Mandated Organisation in... Read more

Scaling Open Science: How ILL and EIROforum contribute to EOSC’s development

In this interview, Mark Johnson, Head of Partnerships and Communication at the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), shares insights into ILL’s role... Read more

Building capacity for Open Science in Albania: Insights from Arjan Xhelaj of RASH

The Albanian Academic Network (RASH) has been promoting Open Science through national efforts and EU-supported projects, navigating a complex and... Read more

Developing EOSC in Norway: A Conversation with Rasmus Kvaal Wardemann 

In this interview, Rasmus Kvaal Wardemann, Senior Adviser for Research Data and Infrastructure at the Research Council of Norway, reflects on the... Read more

Driving Open Science forward: Insights from Helena Burg of the Luxembourg National Research Fund 

EOSC Focus spoke with Helena Burg from the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR), who shared valuable insights into Luxemburg’s unique... Read more

Estonia’s digital strength in the public sector accelerates Open Science 

In this insightful interview with Ave Ploomipuu from the University of Tartu, we explore how the EOSC-A Mandated Organisation for... Read more

Building a sustainable Open Science infrastructure: Portugal’s approach

João Mendes Moreira of FCT highlights the commitment of Portuguese institutions to advancing Open Science practices.

Open Science and the advancement of Latvia’s research capabilities on a global scale

In this insightful interview with Jānis Grēviņš from the Higher Education and Science Information Technology Shared Service Centre (VPC), we... Read more

Open Science in Ukraine: Resilience and progress amid war

In this interview, we turn our attention to the Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics (BITP) of the National Academy of... Read more

Slovenia set to unlock the benefits of Open Science through the EOSC Federation

Slovenia is one of the smallest countries in Europe, and yet it is on a par with, if not ahead... Read more

Driving Open Science in Greece: Insights from Kostas Koumantaros of GRNET

In this interview, Kostas Koumantaros from GRNET highlights the active engagement of the Greek Open Science community.

Bottom-up meets top-down: Hungary’s formula for building Open Science communities

In this engaging interview, Ildikó Kádárné Kelemen and János Mohácsi from Hungary’s Governmental Agency for IT Development (KIFÜ) share insights... Read more