Events: Open Science & Economics
Conferences, seminars, webinars, online panels and more: Here you will find relevant events from the fields of Open Science and business studies and economics. Are you an event organizer yourself and would like to have your event added to the calendar? Don’t hesitate, please contact us.
You can find more dates for events relating to business studies and economics in the calendar of the ZBW search portal EconBiz.
Reinforcement Learning for Business, Economics, and Social Sciences
How do machines learn to make the right choices? How can individuals, firms, organizations, and researchers use automated decision-making? This course provides an introduction and intuition for designing algorithms that allow machines to learn based on reinforcements. Reinforcement learning provides decision rules based on learning from partial, implicit, and delayed feedback. The course includes 4 live Online Meetings, in which you will discuss the week’s contents with the instructor and fellow participants.
Open Research for Business Researchers
Learn about open research practices in Business Studies with research from our two speakers, Dr Faisal Majeed (Ulster University – Open Research and Innovation in SMEs) and Dr Guido Scherp (ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics – Expedition Open Science Land).
2nd Annual Open Horizons Symposium: Practical Pathways in Open Education
The Open Horizons Symposium is a two-day event with panels, discussions and talks by leaders in open education in Canada. The event is hosted at the University of Manitoba and online, and is open to faculty, instructors, students and open education advocates in Manitoba and beyond.
The symposium offers a dynamic environment to explore and advance conversations on open education, affordability, accessibility, and digital innovation – key areas shaping the future of learning. This two‑day event brings together diverse voices from across Manitoba and beyond to share emerging practices, strengthen cross‑institutional partnerships, and inspire collective action to expand educational opportunities for all Manitobans.
Open Science Festival Limburg
The Open Science Community Maastricht and the Open Science Community Parkstad warmly invite researchers, educators, students, and anyone curious about Open Science to sign up for the Open Science Festival Limburg 2026. Over two inspiring days, we’ll explore the theme of interdisciplinarity. Participants can look forward to workshops, keynote presentations, interactive sessions, and opportunities to connect with colleagues from both within and beyond the Open Science Community. Whether you’re looking to gain new insights, share your experiences, or simply connect with others who are passionate about Open Science, there will be plenty of opportunities to engage and exchange ideas.
12th Horizon Europe Open Science requirements in practice
Have any doubts or questions about your obligations as a Horizon Europe (HE) grant holder in terms of Open Access to publications and Research Data Management? We will present the HE requirements, followed by some time for your questions to our experts. You will also get a preview of the main tools and services OpenAIRE provides to help project coordinators and research support staff on the requirements' compliance.
Kostenlose Bilder und Co. zur legalen Nachnutzung finden und verwenden
Wir geben eine Einführung in Creative Commons (CC) Lizenzen und gehen kurz auf Rahmenbedingungen bei der Nutzung kostenloser Bilder, Videos etc. ein. Außerdem stellen wir Ihnen Quellen für kostenfreie Multimediainhalte vor und geben Hinweise zum Suchen und Verwenden legal nachnutzbarer Bilder und Co.
CESSDA 50th Anniversary Conference: Future-ReadySocial Science:Data, Policy, and Impact
We are celebrating CESSDA's impact over 50 years on open science and open data in the European Research Area and beyond. The Goal is to strengthen synergies and foster meaningful dialogue about data across disciplines, institutions, and borders. The Topics are FAIR and trustworthy data ecosystems, evidence-based policy, future-ready research infrastructures, skills for open science, and much more!
Economic Perspective on Artificial Intelligence (EPEAI) International Research Conference
The conference focuses on theoretical or empirical contributions for these topics: New and experimental Developments in AI - (AI-driven) Entrepreneurship and AI-driven Business Models and Strategies - AI in Business Administration and Processes, e.g., Finance, Accounting, Controlling, Human Resources, Marketing, Production, Supply Chain Management, Quality and Sustainability Management - GenAI, explainable AI and Decision-making; Risk and Opportunities of AI-Agents - Ethics, Regulation and Policy of AI- Digital Transformation of Skills and Jobs - Infrastructure, Energy and Finance supply and AI Competitiveness - Micro- and Macroeconomic framework: Competition, Productivity and Markets.
Clean Code and Refactoring
In the scientific environment with ever-changing requirements, it is important to produce source code that can be read, understood and modified by ourselves or others. This workshop will teach you how to apply clean code principles and refactoring techniques to produce high quality, maintainable code.
KI und OER: Unterstützung bei der Erstellung von Multimediamaterial
Wie kann man künstliche Intelligenz sinnvoll und nachhaltig zum Erstellen von Multimediamaterial einsetzen?
Data4Society: 10. Konferenz für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsdaten (10|KSWD)
Die 10|KSWD wird einen interdisziplinären und offenen Dialog zur Weiterentwicklung der Forschungsdateninfrastruktur fördern und gemeinsame Perspektiven für eine verantwortungsbewusste Nutzung sensibler Daten eröffnen. Neben nationalen Herausforderungen werden auch Fragen des europäischen und internationalen Datenaustauschs in den Blick genommen. Im Mittelpunkt stehen Fragen rund um die Infrastruktur zur Forschung mit Daten und deren Bedeutung für Wissenschaft, Politik und Gesellschaft. Fundierte, aktuelle und verlässliche Daten sind die Voraussetzung, um gesellschaftliche und wirtschaftliche Entwicklungen zu verstehen und zu gestalten.
OLEKonsort Community-Workshop
Im Workshop gibt es Inputs zur Frage der konsortialen Finanzierung von Diamond Open Access. Außerdem berichten Zeitschriftenherausgebende, die ihre Zeitschrift in Diamond Open Access überführt haben. Neben den Inputs gibt es viel Raum für Austausch zu Fragen der Finanzierung von Diamond OA und zu den Erfahrungen von Zeitschriften mit der Umstellung.
Der Forschungszugang nach Digital Services Act (DSA)
Die Veranstaltung bietet eine Einführung in diese neue und für viele Forschende noch unbekannte Thematik. Wir wollen die Regelungen des DSA insbesondere im Zusammenhang mit den Maßgaben von Open Research, Forschungsdaten bzw. Open Data diskutieren.
Informationsversorgung für die Wirtschaftsforschung: Zwischen Daten, Offenheit und KI
Diese Tagung berücksichtigt ein umfassendes und vielfältiges Themenspektrum: KI im Bibliotheksalltag - nI in der wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Forschung und Lehre - Open Economics - Kooperative Lizenzierung - Forschungsdaten - Postersession zu verschiedenen Themen.
Mediendesign – didaktisch, einfach und intuitiv
Im Workshop widmen wir uns dem Design von OER-Materialien auf ganz praktische Weise. Lehrkonzeption und Mediendesign mit gängigen Bordmitteln: Wie erstelle ich Materialien, worauf sollte ich didaktisch achten, wie publiziere ich meine OER sicher und sichtbar.
KI und Metadaten
Mit Hilfe von künstlicher Intelligenz OER-Materialien verschlagworten.
Forschungsdatenmanagement und Open Science in den quantitativen Sozialwissenschaften
Forschungsdatenmanagement (FDM) fördert die Transparenz im Forschungsprozess und ermöglicht die Replizierbarkeit von (Forschungs-)Daten. In der Sozialforschung spielen dabei häufig personenbezogene Daten eine zentrale Rolle. Ihre Erhebung, Verarbeitung und Veröffentlichung werfen besondere Herausforderungen auf, insbesondere im rechtskonformen Umgang mit sensiblen Informationen. Diese rechtlichen Anforderungen an den Datenschutz erschweren oft den gesamten Forschungsprozess. Darüber hinaus fordern Institutionen, wissenschaftliche Zeitschriften, Forschungsförderer und nicht zuletzt die gute wissenschaftliche Praxis eine sorgfältige Organisation, transparente Dokumentation und das Teilen von Forschungsdaten. In unserem Workshop gehen wir auf diese Aspekte ein und zeigen, wie man ihnen mit systematischem Forschungsdatenmanagement begegnen kann.
Quantitative Empirical Accounting Research and Open Science Methods
This course focuses on quantitative empirical accounting research, covering theoretical, methodological and technical aspects of this research program. It also introduces students to the concepts of Open Science. In terms of applications, it concentrates on financial and other related disclosure issues but also touches on some managerial and auditing topics. After this course, participants should have a clear understanding about the theoretical foundations of quantitative empirical accounting research, know the methodological approaches to and common pitfalls of empirical research designs, have become familiar with a collaborative open science workflow using R/Python/Stata and Github, know how to execute empirical archival studies, including the usability and inter-operability of different data sources and, based on their own research proposal, have received constructive feedback on how to design and execute a viable study in the area of quantitative empirical accounting research.
First part, online: 01.09.24, 04.09.26, 08.09.26, 11.09.26
Second part, in person (Berlin): September 16 - 18, 2026
OER in teaching design: basics and practical applications
During the workshop, you will first learn about the most important (legal) principles for the use and creation of open educational materials. The core of the workshop is the practical design of open teaching/learning scenarios. Using real use cases, you will discuss the opportunities and challenges of open teaching and learn how you can integrate OER into the phases of lesson planning, implementation and follow-up in a meaningful way. You will also get to know the functions and features of our portal www.twillo.de a little better.
Replication Games: Advancing Reproducibility with Open and Restricted Access Data
This event is part of the Coffee Lectures on Open Science Education.
Abstract: Reproducibility is often taught as a set of principles: share data, document code, pre-specify analyses, and make results transparent. Replication Games turn these principles into practice. In these hackathon-style events, researchers work in small teams to reproduce and stress-test published studies, learning not only whether results can be recreated, but also how empirical claims depend on documentation, coding choices, and analytical judgment. At the Institute for Replication, these events have become a scalable model for combining training, community-building, and cumulative science: teams develop practical skills while contributing structured evidence on the reproducibility and robustness of the literature. In this talk, I will discuss Replication Games as both pedagogy and research infrastructure. I will also reflect on our recent CBS Replication Games in the Netherlands, where researchers attempted reproductions using restricted-access Dutch administrative microdata in a secure environment. That experience highlights a central frontier for reproducible science: how to make independent verification possible when the most policy-relevant data cannot be openly shared.
Speaker: Lenka Fiala, Insitute for Replication (University of Ottawa)
Lenka Fiala research scientist at the Institute for Replication (University of Ottawa). She is also affiliated with Tilburg University. Her research focuses on the replicability and robustness of findings in social and behavioral sciences, often through large-scale collaborative projects and re-analyses of existing evidence. She also combine experimental approaches with administrative data to understand human capital development.