GÉANT Network eAcademy and SoBigData Academy join forces to strengthen their learning initiatives

We are pleased to announce a new collaboration between the GÉANT Network eAcademy and the SoBigData Academy, a recently launched learning initiative by the SoBigData Research Infrastructure, providing educational resources on social mining and big data. By bringing together the two initiatives, GÉANT and SoBigData aim to share expertise, optimise use of their free and open learning materials, and avoid duplication of efforts.

As part of the collaboration, the GÉANT Network eAcademy and the SoBigData Academy are now complementing their respective platforms with relevant learning units of mutual interest. In particular, nine learning units from the GÉANT Network Automation eAcademy have been integrated in the SoBigData Academy, covering a general introduction on data modelling, data formats & protocols, a focus on specific formats like XML, YAML, and JSON, and units on big data storage, Docker, Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, and GitHub. Conversely, the Intelligence Management track of the GÉANT Network Automation eAcademy is now referring to SoBigData training in relation to units on databases, data analysis, legal and ethical aspects of data science, information retrieval, data mining & machine learning, data theory and society, complex network analysis, and use of Spark for data analysis.

GÉANT Network Automation eAcademy Map – March 2025

GÉANT Network Automation eAcademy map, now including the link to SoBigData resources.

The root of the relationship between SoBigData and the GÉANT Network eAcademy can be traced back to TNC24 in Rennes. In June 2024, SoBigData’s presentation at the TNC24 BoF session on “Integrated Support of Large Scale Research Instruments” was noticed by the GÉANT Network eAcademy team, which identified possible synergies and got in touch to suggest the collaboration. You can read more about SoBigData’s experience at TNC24 in their blog: https://www.sobigdata.eu/blog/new-experiences-tnc24