Project description DEENESFRITPL A regional hub for sociology research on digitalisation and Big Data The methods of computational social science (CSS) and quantitative social science (QSS) have rapidly developed to analyse the impacts of digitalisation on social, political and cultural life. The Koç University (KU) in Istanbul has formed the consortium Social ComQuant with the leading institutions GESIS from Germany and ISI from Italy. The EU-funded Social ComQuant project will train early-stage researchers at KU in CSS and QSS, increase the scientific excellence of faculty members at KU and other Turkish institutions, establish a teaching infrastructure for academic curricula in these methods and improve joint research collaborations between the members of the consortium. The project aims to transform KU into a regional hub in Turkey and the Middle East for sociology research on digitalisation and Big Data. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective Digitalization of society characterizes the twenty-first century in many aspects of social, political and cultural life. Computational Social Science (CSS) and Quantitative Social Science (QSS) methods have rapidly developed to analyse these digital human traces, and have become the indispensable core of current high impact scientific research in Social Sciences. However, the widening country Turkey severely lacks scientific expertise and capacity in these methods. Therefore, the Koç University (KU) in Istanbul has teamed up with GESIS- Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences from Germany and ISI Foundation- Istituto Interscambio Scientifico (ISI) from Italy to form the project consortium Social ComQuant. The leading institutions GESIS and ISI will share their expertise in CSS and QSS and facilitate to build scientific excellence at KU in these fields. The project will (i) train early stage researchers at KU in CSS and QSS; (ii) increase scientific excellence of faculty members at KU and other Turkish institutions in CSS and QSS; (iii) build a teaching infrastructure for academic curricula in CSS and QSS at KU; and (iv) strengthen joint research collaboration between the consortium members. These objectives will be reached through staff exchanges, summer schools, workshops, expert visits and a virtual training platform that will establish a significant human capacity at KU by facilitating faculty members, graduate and undergraduate students to gain utmost experience in CSS and QSS. This will transform the widening institute KU to a regional hub in Turkey and the wider Middle East region for sociology research on digitalization and big data. Social ComQuant will fulfil the objectives of the Twinning Actions by introducing the promising institute Koç University into the closed group of excellent EU institutes in Social Sciences, increasing the participation of Turkey in European projects and establishing Turkey as an equal partner of the European Research Area. Programme(s) H2020-EU.4.b. - Twinning of research institutions Main Programme Topic(s) WIDESPREAD-05-2020 - Twinning Call for proposal H2020-WIDESPREAD-2018-2020 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-WIDESPREAD-2020-5 Funding Scheme CSA - Coordination and support action Coordinator KOC UNIVERSITY Net EU contribution € 447 552,50 Address Rumeli feneri yolu sariyer 34450 Istanbul Türkiye See on map Region İstanbul İstanbul İstanbul Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Participants (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all GESIS-LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUR SOZIALWISSENSCHAFTEN EV Germany Net EU contribution € 286 200,00 Address B6, 4-5 68159 Mannheim See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Mannheim, Stadtkreis Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 ISTITUTO PER L'INTERSCAMBIO SCIENTIFICO Italy Net EU contribution € 165 087,50 Address Via chisola 5 10126 Torino See on map Region Nord-Ovest Piemonte Torino Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00
