Technology
Connecting 40.000 university students
Meet Emmanuel Togo, the mastermind behind delivering wireless connectivity to 40.000 students at the University of Ghana. Creating easy wireless connectivity for everybody on campus improves the quality of education, speeds up communication and makes it easier to access digital resources both on and off campus.
Educating the future global musician
The Global Audition Training Programme aims to expand the skill set of student musicians, no matter where in the world they live, and prepare them for today’s multifaceted professional landscape.
Sharing knowledge to strengthen emerging networks
Knowledge Exchange
Technology
AUB (Lebanon)
BdREN (Bangladesh)
DrukREN (Bhutan)
EthERnet (Ethiopia)
KRENA (Kyrgyzstan)
MYREN (Malaysia)
NORDUNet (European Nordic)
Nren (Nepal)
PREGINET (Philippines)
WACREN (West + Central Africa)
ZAMREN (Zambia)
Helina Emeru is chief technology officer of Ethiopian research and education network EthERnet. In October 2016, she joined 9 colleagues from around the world at the NORDUnet conference as part of a new Knowledge Exchange Fellowship program.
Improving IT services for uni students in Samoa
40 switches and a server were recently taken into service at the National University of Samoa, expanding and strengthening the university’s ICT network considerably. The equipment has been funded and supported by the Network Startup Resource Centre.
Working together instead of in isolation to train engineers in Africa
Education
Technology
KENET (Kenya)
RENU (Uganda)
TERNET (Tanzania)
UbuntuNet (East & Southern Africa)
Collaborating across borders to train the trainers opens the door to new opportunities for developing the skills of network engineers in Africa. This engineering workforce provides services that underpin research and education outcomes for the nation.
eduroam unstoppable
Education
Other
Technology
AARNet (Australia)
GÉANT (Europe)
NORDUNet (European Nordic)
RESTENA (Luxembourg)
RNP (Brazil)
TEIN (Asia Pacific)
eduroam (education roaming) is the secure, worldwide roaming access developed for the international research and education community. eduroam is now available in 76 countries worldwide and is expanding beyond campuses to public, commercial and city Wi-Fi initiatives.