IS_MIRRI21 project announces a new course
EuroMiRC Advanced Studies Course first edition

Applicants can submit their proposals from February 6th to February 15th, 2023

The European Advanced Studies Course on Microbial Resource Centres (EuroMiRC) aims to create a new generation of highly qualified professionals that will work in microbial Culture Collections (CC) or in the more advanced concept of Microbial Resource Centres (mBRCs).

General objectives of EuroMiRC
EuroMiRC intends to impact beyond the borders of CC/mBRCs by covering competencies required at different phases of the CC/mBRCs lifecycle. The EuroMiRC curricula program is designed to:

• integrate scienticompetenciesnces and management skills to access, preserve and supply microbial genetic resources and other related services;
• disseminate skills on management of Microbial Resources Centres under quality control standards and in compliance with the legal frameworks;
• appraise the valorization chain of the microbial diversity long-term preservation.

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• explain the role of CC/mBRCs resources as an asset for the advancement of life sciences and biotechnology;
• describe the most frequent long-term microbial preservation methods;
• formulate strategies to implement a long-term microbial preservation plan;
• design operation strategies taking into consideration the long-term impact of quality control and risk assessment at CC/mBRC;
• implement strategies on CC/mBRC to fitness for the intended purpose under different legal, standards and regulatory requirements;
• recognize the different options to apply information technologies and data management tools to CC/mBRC.

Who should apply?
The EuroMiRC vision is to develop a new generation of CC/mBRCs professionals who recognize the necessity of undergoing advanced training to acquire state-of-the-art technical and managerial skills tailored to provide and perform better CC/mBRCs services to the user communities.
EuroMiRC is primarily aimed at:

• Doctoral students (3rd cycle);
• Post-doctoral researchers;
• and any professionals that want to acquire high-level international and management-oriented competencies in Microbial Resources Centres.

Course fees for the first edition can be waived under the IS_MIRRI21 project.

How will EuroMiRC function?
The course is hosted by the University of Minho (Braga, Portugal) and will take place in blended learning (b-learning) format between March 1st and July 14th, 2023.
To access detailed information on the course program and the application process, visit the page on IS MIRRI website: https://ismirri21.mirri.org/project-platforms/euromirc_edition_1/#jet-tabs-control-1132.