Our mission
Our mission is to prepare Earth System Science (ESS) researchers and enthusiasts to conduct open and sustainable research leveraging NFDI4Earth services. We create and publish openly licensed, modular educational content, curricula, and services for both trainers and learners, available in online and in-person formats. Additionally, we collaborate with researchers who are eager to share their knowledge with the community by cataloging educational materials or funding innovative educational ideas. Learn more about our product by exploring OneStop4All!
NFDI4Earth’s educational portal provides researchers, learners, and educators with access to openly licensed courses, teaching materials, and curricula specifically tailored for FAIR data practices and spatiotemporal data analysis. By incorporating community-driven educational resources and utilizing open-source tools like Open edX and JupyterHub, the platform is designed to be user-friendly and aims to create a lasting impact. It helps users enhance their skills in handling spatial data and promotes open science practices in an interactive environment.
The NFDI4Earth EduHub is an open network of partner institutions that provides permanent training in FAIR data management and spatiotemporal data science. The first active Hubs include the University of Hamburg, and the Technical University of Munich. These hubs organize hands-on workshops and recurring courses, such as Hamburg’s “How to Create Publishable netCDF Data”. Our Hubs have begun integrating EduHub modules directly into their formal curricula, marking an early success in embedding sustainable, FAIR-focused data science training into university teaching.
NFDI4Earth has successfully supported 11 innovative projects dedicated to advancing open science by creating open educational resources in ESS. These initiatives have produced a wide range of high-quality outputs, including courses, interactive learning units, educational videos, and comprehensive lessons that cover cutting-edge topics such as artificial intelligence and open practices in spatial data analysis. While three of our funded projects are still in development, the results from the others are available on our portal, providing the public with access to a wealth of open educational resources.
