BioDATA - Biodiversity Data for Internationalisation in Higher Education

BioDATA is an international project on developing skills in biodiversity data management and data publishing. Between 2018 and 2021, undergraduate and postgraduate students from Armenia, Belarus, Tajikistan, and Ukraine, have an opportunity to take part in the intensive courses to become certified p...

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Published in:	Research Ideas and Outcomes Vol. 5; pp. 1 - 9
Main Authors:	Prylutskyi, Oleh, Abrahamyan, Armine, Voronova, Nina, Aloyan, Tatevik, Borodin, Oleg, Darmostuk, Valerii, Gasparyan, Naira, Ivanova, Natalya, Johaadien, Rukaya, Khachatryan, Hrant, Krasovskii, Stanisav, Krishin, Gleb, Kulikova, Alena, Kurbonbekova, Shifo, Makeyeva, Elena, Savchenko, Anton, Mamadalieva, Mukhabbatkhon, Melikyan, Andreas, Mirzorakhimov, Akobir, Movsisyan, Astghik, Mubalieva, Shoista, Novikov, Andriy, Russell, Laura, Shashkov, Maxim, Sheriko, Anna, Schigel, Dmitry, Sysoliatin, Eugeny, Tykarski, Piotr, Verstraete, Brecht, Yatsiuk, Iryna, Zykova, Mariia, Endresen, Dag, De Boer, Hugo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sofia Pensoft Publishers 24-05-2019
Subjects:	Armenia Belarus Biodiversity Computer programs Darwin Core data management Education Higher education International cooperation Publishing Software Statistical analysis
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Summary:	BioDATA is an international project on developing skills in biodiversity data management and data publishing. Between 2018 and 2021, undergraduate and postgraduate students from Armenia, Belarus, Tajikistan, and Ukraine, have an opportunity to take part in the intensive courses to become certified professionals in biodiversity data management. They will gain practical skills and obtain appropriate knowledge on: international data standards (Darwin Core); data cleaning software, data publishing software such as the Integrated Publishing Toolkit (IPT), and preparation of data papers. Working with databases, creating datasets, managing data for statistical analyses and publishing research papers are essential for the everyday tasks of a modern biologist. At the same time, these skills are rarely taught in higher education. Most of the contemporary professionals in biodiversity have to gain these skills independently, through colleagues, or through supervision. In addition, all the participants familiarize themselves with one of the important international research data infrastructures such as the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). The project is coordinated by the University of Oslo (Norway) and supported by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). The project is funded by the Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education (DIKU).
Bibliography:	DIKU/CPEA-LT-2017/10049
ISSN:	2367-7163 2367-7163
DOI:	10.3897/rio.5.e36276