Open Science at UKIM

The Open Science Centre at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje is an institutional unit dedicated to advancing and implementing the principles of open science: transparency, collaboration, accessibility, and reproducibility in scientific research and artistic work.

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The University Senate of Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje adopted the Open Science Policy at its 19th session held on March 31, 2022. This policy is part of the University's strategy and activities aimed at promoting the principles and practices of open science.
The Open Science Policy serves as a means to advance scientific progress and disseminate knowledge for the benefit of society. It achieves this by embracing practices of open, accessible, interoperable, reproducible, and responsible research. This aligns with the strategic goals outlined in the University's official documents.
The policy represents a step toward removing barriers to sharing all types of research outcomes, improving international visibility, and positioning the University as a qualified partner in research projects and activities at both regional and pan-European levels.

 

Protocol on Open Access to Research Infrastructure in the Western
Balkans

International Open Access Week Open Access Week It is a global, community-driven event, an opportunity for the academic and research community to recognise the benefits of open access for research.
The theme of this year's International Open Access Week, It will be "How to Access Open Knowledge: Building Structural Equality". This year's theme is deliberately aligned with the adopted UNESCO recommendations for Open Science, where Open Access is a key component. Date of holding: 25-31 October, 2021.
„"Open science should encompass the diversity of knowledge, practices, workflows, languages, research results and research topics, which support the needs and epistemic pluralism of the scientific community as a whole, different research communities and scientists, as well as the wider public, stakeholders from outside the traditional scientific community, including citizens and local communities, societal actors from different countries and regions, as appropriate" (UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science, p.7)
Ukim supports open access in various ways. Almost all journals supported by Ukim are open access to the wider public. Find the journals available from Ukim members. here.
Professor Dr Vladimir Trajkovic from Finks He is the ambassador for Open Science at UKIM. He is the one who initiated UKIM to sign it. The Berlin Declaration on Open Access. He is the representative of UКИМ in OpenAIRE – AMKE and a Macedonian representative in Research Infrastructure for Open Access in the Western Balkans.

The training, in the form of a webinar, will be delivered via the training platform developed within the NI4OS project.
Date of holding: 15th October 2021 (Start: 10:00 / End: 13:00)
More information, as well as the opportunity to Registration, on the following link.

Ukim is a member of CoARA The Coalition is a member of two working groups: Towards Open Infrastructures for Responsible Research and Evaluation and Reforming the Evaluation of Academic Careers.

UKIM’s alignment with European standards and principles for the European Higher Education and Research Area has led to: