Provisional members and Observers of the EOSC Association
The mandate of the current EOSC governance comes to an end on 31 December 2020.
As explained by EOSC EB Co-chair Cathrin Stöver, the EB, GB and the EC have agreed that there will only be four initial members in the EOSC Association, whose main mission would be to quickly accept Members and Observers as soon as it starts it operations.
The Deed of Association of the EOSC Association was signed on 29 July 2020. On 11 September the EOSC Association received the Royal Decree, meaning that legally, the Association is now established. The first General Assembly is taking place on 17 December 2020. Please find the EOSC Association Statutes at this link
Applications received before 15 October were considered for preliminary admission in time for the first General Assembly on 17 December. Applications filed thereafter will be considered for the next round of admissions which will be in 2021.
Please find a full PDF list of all members, provisional members, and provisional observers.
Please apply via this webform
FUNDACIÓN PARA LA INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA DEL HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ
Country: Spain
IdiPAZ institute concentrates the clinical, translational and experimental research of the La Paz University Hospital, the flagship and best-valued among public-owned hospitals in Madrid. The institute harbours 55 research groups distributed in six main research areas, aimed to ensure the synergies among the research groups and with the hospital wards.
Website: http://www.idipaz.es/DefaultEN.aspx
Fundacion Publica Gallega Centro Tecnológico de Supercomputación de Galicia
Country: Spain
CESGA is the centre of computing, high performance communications systems, and advanced services of the Galician Scientific Community, the University academic system, and the National Scientific Research Council (CSIC). Its mission is to contribute to the advancement of Science and Technical Knowledge, by means of research and application of high performance computing and communications, as well as other IT resources, in collaboration with other institutions, for the profit of society.
Website: http://www.cesga.es
Gdańsk University of Technology
Country: Poland
Gdańsk University of Technology (GUT) is one of the best universities in Poland with 9 faculties, 37 fields of study, 12 disciplines, 1300 teachers and over 15k students from 70 countries. It has the right to use the prestigious logo HR Excellence in Research. GUT is the second-best research university in Poland in the competition of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education ‘Initiative of Excellence - Research University’. It is strongly involved in the development of infrastructure, tools, and services for Open Science.
Website: https://pg.edu.pl/en
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Stiftung Öffentlichen Rechts
Country: Germany
The University of Göttingen is an internationally renowned research university. Founded in 1737 in the Age of Enlightenment, the University is committed to the values of social responsibility of science, democracy, tolerance and justice. It offers a comprehensive range of subjects across 13 faculties: in the natural sciences, humanities, social sciences and medicine. With over 30,000 students and offering up to 212 degree programmes, the University is one of the largest in Germany.
Website: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/
Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Göttingen
Country: Germany
GWDG is the scientific compute and competence centre of the University of Göttingen and the Max Planck Society. In our role we support different scientific communities. GWDG provides data and compute services on a trans-regional, national and European level to a large user base. GWDG is also a research centre by itself, advancing research infrastructures. GWDG is member of the Goettingen eResearch Alliance, jointly with the State and University Library Goettingen.
Website: http://www.gwdg.de
Ghent University
Country: Belgium
Ghent University is a top 100 university and one of the major universities in Belgium. Our 11 faculties offer more than 200 courses and conduct in-depth research within a wide range of scientific domains. Ghent University Global Campus is also the first European university in Songdo, South Korea. Ghent University is a pluralistic university open to all, regardless of ideological, political, cultural or social background. Our credo is ‘Dare to Think’.
Website: https://www.ugent.be
GO FAIR Foundation
Country: Netherlands
/*-->*/ GO FAIR FOUNDATION (GFF) is an organisation that promotes the Internet of FAIR data and services and participates in FAIR related projects. It is GFF's aim to be recognised as a neutral, trusted party with the ability to endorse and/or certify FAIR related tools and services. GFF is based in Leiden, the Netherlands and currently participates in a number of EOSC projects, like EOSC Secretariat and EOSC Nordic.
Website: https://gofairfoundation.org
Governmental Agency for IT Development (Kormányzati Informatikai Fejlesztési Ügynökség)
Country: Hungary
The Governmental Agency for IT Development (KIFU) is a public institute that provides network, computing (cloud, HPC) and other e-infrastructure services to research, educational and cultural organizations, and enables them to establish collaboration and cooperation with each other and with related organizations abroad.
Website: https://kifu.gov.hu
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Country: Italy
The Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI) is an international PhD school and a center for research and higher education in the areas of Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, and Social Sciences.
Website: http://www.gssi.it
Grand Equipement National de Calcul Intensif
Country: France
GENCI, a large-scale Research Infrastructure and national operator, in charge of providing High-Performance Computing (HPC) and data processing facilities, has the mission, at national and European level, to develop and promote the use of HPC associated with Artificial Intelligence for the benefit of French academic and industrial open research communities. This includes also SMEs having access to a dedicated program called SIMSEO.
Website: https://www.genci.fr/fr
Graz University of Technology
Country: Austria
Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) was founded in 1811. Seven faculties offer 18 bachelors and 33 masters study programmes (of which 16 are in English) across all technology and natural science disciplines. Doctoral training is organised in 14 English-speaking doctoral schools. The university has more than 13,000 students, and a staff of 3,629. TU Graz takes a proactive approach to digital transformation in all parts of the university’s operations.
Website: https://www.tugraz.at/home/
Hasselt University
Country: Belgium
Hasselt University is an independent university which is regionally anchored and has a pronounced international orientation. The university stands for excellence in education, top research in spearhead fields (electronic materials, ICT, life sciences, clean tech, biostatistics, traffic safety and mobility, open innovation and small businesses) and active engagement in innovation and entrepreneurship. The overall objective is combining academic excellence with economic and social relevance.
Website: http://www.uhasselt.be/en
HEAnet CLG
Country: Ireland
HEAnet is Ireland’s National Education and Research Network, providing Internet connectivity and associated ICT shared services across all levels of the Irish education and research system.
Website: http://heanet.ie
Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer
Country: France
Ifremer, French National Institute for Ocean Science, is a French public scientific and technological institution that works for exploring, understanding and predicting the ocean. Its missions are : 1) conduct research in oceanography, geosciences and biology, living resources and economy 2) support public policy in marine domains s and contribute scientific culture and expertise to decision-makers and citizens, 2) work with industrial and economic players on innovations.
Website: http://www.ifremer.fr
Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale / National Institute for Health and Medical Research
Country: France
The French National Institute for Health and Medical Research (Inserm) is a French biomedical and public health research institution. Inserm is the leading European academic biomedical research institution, and with nearly 12,000 publications a year; is second in the world only to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). According to the 2016 ranking by Thomson-Reuters, Inserm is also the world’s 9th most innovative public research organization.
Website: https://www.inserm.fr
