Looking back and moving forward: highlights from the data.europa academy in 2025 and beyond
A new year brings new learning opportunities for Europe’s open data community
The new year has just begun, making it a good moment to reflect on the data.europa academy’s achievements in 2025. Over the past year, we hosted 18 webinars covering a wide range of topics. We kicked off with a session on the European Data Strategy and continued with themes such as Open judicial data, AI, and transparency in the digital age. One of the highlights was the three-day data visualisation workshop with Alberto Cairo, who showed over 2600 participants how to build meaning from data, communicate insights clearly, and give the right context through effective visual storytelling.
The data.europa academy would not be where it currently is without the support of our users. In 2025, we had over 14,000 registrations for our webinars and had an average feedback rate of 4.7 out of 5 across all our webinars. With our wide selection of topics, we were able to gain audiences across all sectors, from academia to private sector and public institutions. We are grateful for your enthusiasm and dedication in this past year and are looking forward to what’s next.
Looking ahead to the 2026 academy year, much remains familiar: we will continue to organise two webinars per month, exploring new and enriching themes. But this year also brings something entirely new. Early in 2026, we will introduce a new academy interface, a major update we have been developing to offer learners a more engaging and more accessible learning experience.
Keep an eye on our social media channels, where we will share updates about the launch of our new and improved academy. You can also visit the European Data Portal to explore the Academy and soon discover the features as they go live.
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