Program Summary
The main goal
of the training program was to facilitate the establishment of local
networks led by well-trained open
and reproducible research champions in universities and research institutes. Applications were opened at the end of January 2024 with a one-month window which attracted over 100 applications from researchers in 21 African countries. The eligibility criteria was an affiliation with a research or higher education institution in Africa. No prior experience in open science advocacy was required.
71 researchers were admitted after an extensive review and the training begain in April. There was a total of 50 sessions led by global experts from our partners and several individual collaborators. The program concluded in October with 28 researchers from 15 countries in 4 African regions becoming Local Network Leads (LNLs) at their various institutions.
Training Partners
