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_id: '60898'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: AbstractNeuroscience education is challenged
by rapidly evolving technology and the development of interdisciplinary approaches
for brain research. The Human Brain Project (HBP) Education Programme aimed to
address the need for interdisciplinary expertise in brain research by equipping
a new generation of researchers with skills across neuroscience, medicine, and
information technology. Over its ten year duration, the programme engaged over
1,300 experts and attracted more than 5,500 participants from various scientific
disciplines in its blended learning curriculum, specialised schools and workshops,
and events fostering dialogue among early-career researchers. Key principles of
the programme’s approach included fostering interdisciplinarity, adaptability
to the evolving research landscape and infrastructure, and a collaborative environment
with a focus on empowering early-career researchers. Following the programme’s
conclusion, we provide here an analysis and in-depth view across a diverse range
of educational formats and events. Our results show that the Education Programme
achieved success in its wide geographic reach, the diversity of participants,
and the establishment of transversal collaborations. Building on these experiences
and achievements, we describe how leveraging digital tools and platforms provides
accessible and highly specialised training, which can enhance existing education
programmes for the next generation of brain researchers working in decentralised
European collaborative spaces. Finally, we present the lessons learnt so that
similar initiatives may improve upon our experience and incorporate our suggestions
into their own programme.
author:
- first_name: Alice
full_name: Geminiani, Alice
last_name: Geminiani
- first_name: Judith
full_name: Kathrein, Judith
last_name: Kathrein
- first_name: Alper
full_name: Yegenoglu, Alper
id: '117951'
last_name: Yegenoglu
orcid: 0000-0001-8869-215X
- first_name: Franziska
full_name: Vogel, Franziska
last_name: Vogel
- first_name: Marcelo
full_name: Armendariz, Marcelo
last_name: Armendariz
- first_name: Ziv
full_name: Ben-Zion, Ziv
last_name: Ben-Zion
- first_name: Petrut Antoniu
full_name: Bogdan, Petrut Antoniu
last_name: Bogdan
- first_name: Joana
full_name: Covelo, Joana
last_name: Covelo
- first_name: Marissa
full_name: Diaz Pier, Marissa
last_name: Diaz Pier
- first_name: Karin
full_name: Grasenick, Karin
last_name: Grasenick
- first_name: Vitali
full_name: Karasenko, Vitali
last_name: Karasenko
- first_name: Wouter
full_name: Klijn, Wouter
last_name: Klijn
- first_name: Tina
full_name: Kokan, Tina
last_name: Kokan
- first_name: Carmen Alina
full_name: Lupascu, Carmen Alina
last_name: Lupascu
- first_name: Anna
full_name: Lührs, Anna
last_name: Lührs
- first_name: Tara
full_name: Mahfoud, Tara
last_name: Mahfoud
- first_name: Taylan
full_name: Özden, Taylan
last_name: Özden
- first_name: Jens Egholm
full_name: Pedersen, Jens Egholm
last_name: Pedersen
- first_name: Luca
full_name: Peres, Luca
last_name: Peres
- first_name: Ingrid
full_name: Reiten, Ingrid
last_name: Reiten
- first_name: Nikola
full_name: Simidjievski, Nikola
last_name: Simidjievski
- first_name: Inga
full_name: Ulnicane, Inga
last_name: Ulnicane
- first_name: Michiel
full_name: van der Vlag, Michiel
last_name: van der Vlag
- first_name: Lyuba
full_name: Zehl, Lyuba
last_name: Zehl
- first_name: Alois
full_name: Saria, Alois
last_name: Saria
- first_name: Sandra
full_name: Diaz-Pier, Sandra
last_name: Diaz-Pier
- first_name: Johannes
full_name: Passecker, Johannes
last_name: Passecker
citation:
ama: 'Geminiani A, Kathrein J, Yegenoglu A, et al. Interdisciplinary and Collaborative
Training in Neuroscience: Insights from the Human Brain Project Education Programme.
Neuroinformatics. 2024;22(4):657-678. doi:10.1007/s12021-024-09682-6'
apa: 'Geminiani, A., Kathrein, J., Yegenoglu, A., Vogel, F., Armendariz, M., Ben-Zion,
Z., Bogdan, P. A., Covelo, J., Diaz Pier, M., Grasenick, K., Karasenko, V., Klijn,
W., Kokan, T., Lupascu, C. A., Lührs, A., Mahfoud, T., Özden, T., Pedersen, J.
E., Peres, L., … Passecker, J. (2024). Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Training
in Neuroscience: Insights from the Human Brain Project Education Programme. Neuroinformatics,
22(4), 657–678. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12021-024-09682-6'
bibtex: '@article{Geminiani_Kathrein_Yegenoglu_Vogel_Armendariz_Ben-Zion_Bogdan_Covelo_Diaz
Pier_Grasenick_et al._2024, title={Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Training
in Neuroscience: Insights from the Human Brain Project Education Programme}, volume={22},
DOI={10.1007/s12021-024-09682-6},
number={4}, journal={Neuroinformatics}, publisher={Springer Science and Business
Media LLC}, author={Geminiani, Alice and Kathrein, Judith and Yegenoglu, Alper
and Vogel, Franziska and Armendariz, Marcelo and Ben-Zion, Ziv and Bogdan, Petrut
Antoniu and Covelo, Joana and Diaz Pier, Marissa and Grasenick, Karin and et al.},
year={2024}, pages={657–678} }'
chicago: 'Geminiani, Alice, Judith Kathrein, Alper Yegenoglu, Franziska Vogel, Marcelo
Armendariz, Ziv Ben-Zion, Petrut Antoniu Bogdan, et al. “Interdisciplinary and
Collaborative Training in Neuroscience: Insights from the Human Brain Project
Education Programme.” Neuroinformatics 22, no. 4 (2024): 657–78. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12021-024-09682-6.'
ieee: 'A. Geminiani et al., “Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Training
in Neuroscience: Insights from the Human Brain Project Education Programme,” Neuroinformatics,
vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 657–678, 2024, doi: 10.1007/s12021-024-09682-6.'
mla: 'Geminiani, Alice, et al. “Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Training in
Neuroscience: Insights from the Human Brain Project Education Programme.” Neuroinformatics,
vol. 22, no. 4, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2024, pp. 657–78, doi:10.1007/s12021-024-09682-6.'
short: A. Geminiani, J. Kathrein, A. Yegenoglu, F. Vogel, M. Armendariz, Z. Ben-Zion,
P.A. Bogdan, J. Covelo, M. Diaz Pier, K. Grasenick, V. Karasenko, W. Klijn, T.
Kokan, C.A. Lupascu, A. Lührs, T. Mahfoud, T. Özden, J.E. Pedersen, L. Peres,
I. Reiten, N. Simidjievski, I. Ulnicane, M. van der Vlag, L. Zehl, A. Saria, S.
Diaz-Pier, J. Passecker, Neuroinformatics 22 (2024) 657–678.
date_created: 2025-08-06T15:02:05Z
date_updated: 2025-08-08T11:39:46Z
doi: 10.1007/s12021-024-09682-6
intvolume: ' 22'
issue: '4'
language:
- iso: eng
page: 657-678
publication: Neuroinformatics
publication_identifier:
issn:
- 1559-0089
publication_status: published
publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
status: public
title: 'Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Training in Neuroscience: Insights from
the Human Brain Project Education Programme'
type: journal_article
user_id: '117951'
volume: 22
year: '2024'
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