We are pleased to invite you to a national community workshop dedicated to Switzerland’s future participation in the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) - the emerging federated infrastructure that is transforming how research data and services are shared, accessed, and reused across Europe.
Title: Connecting Switzerland to the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC): A SENProCommunity Workshop
Date: 2 December 2025
Time: 13:00–15:00 CET
Format: Online (virtual workshop)
Registration: Click here to register
As EOSC evolves into a Europe-wide Federation of Nodes, and Switzerland has a unique opportunity to position itself as an active contributor. The Swiss EOSC Node Prototype (SENPro) is the first coordinated step toward ensuring that Swiss infrastructures, services, and research communities can connect seamlessly to this growing ecosystem.
Why Your Participation Matters? As researchers and future users of EOSC-aligned services, your insights are essential. During this workshop, you will:
- Gain a clear understanding of EOSC’s vision, its long-term strategy for Europe, and how SENPro supports Switzerland’s integration.
- Share your expectations, needs, and priorities for how a Swiss EOSC Node should function — across disciplines, institutions, and infrastructure types.
- Ensure your field is represented in shaping the future of Swiss contributions to European Open Science.
Why EOSC Is Important for Switzerland? EOSC aims to build a sustainable, interoperable, and FAIR-driven ecosystem across Europe. By participating:
- Switzerland can reduce fragmentation in its research infrastructures.
- Swiss researchers gain greater visibility, interoperability, and access to European services and data resources.
- Our national contribution helps shape a stronger, connected, and competitive European research landscape.
SENPro offers a concrete pathway for Switzerland to join this movement, your input will help determine what our national EOSC node should look like and how it should serve the community. For more information on EOSC you can watch the following videos.
- About Galaxy which is a major EOSC service provider — an open, web-based platform that makes complex data analysis accessible to researchers across life sciences, medicine, chemistry, and beyond:
- About Polish EOSC Node, a national node of EOSC which is already implemented and largely used:
https://gxy.io/eosc-node-poland-demo
SENPro Partners: ETH Zürich (CSCS, Library, Scientific IT Services, RII) • FORS • SIB • SNSF • Switch • University of Basel (DaSCH, DARIAH) • University of Lausanne UNIL (CHUV) • University of Zurich (Library, CLARIN). SENPro is funded by swissuniversities’ Open Science Programme II.