Fig 1. Pie charts describing the general results obtained from the survey.

Panel (a): Academic disciplines of the teachers who responded to the survey. BIO: life science/medicine disciplines; INF: computer science disciplines; ENG: engineering disciplines; Others: other scientific disciplines. Panel (b): Academic disciplines attributed to the bioinformatics courses. Label meaning is the same as in panel (a). Panel (c): Scientific area to which the study path in which the bioinformatics course is delivered belongs. Panel (d): Degree level in which the bioinformatics course is delivered. Panel (e): Type of the course (either mandatory or optional). Panel (f): ECTS attributed to the bioinformatics courses reported in the survey.