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05 December | 2018TNC19 Early bird registration now openWe are delighted to announce that the early bird registration for TNC19 is now officially open. TNC19 will be held in Tallinn, Estonia’s capital, between 16 and 20 June 2019 and hosted by EEnet of HItsa, the Estonian National Research and Education Network.
04 December | 2018GÉANT at ICT 2018 with Europe’s ICT leadersICT 2018 takes place this weekin Vienna from 4-6 December 2018, and GÉANT has been invited to exhibit in the EC Village, showcasing the positive impact of GÉANT and our NREN partners on the research and innovation community.
27 November | 2018Re-elected members for GÉANT Board of DirectorsAt the General Assembly (GA) meeting held Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 November in Amsterdam, members voted to renew the terms of three members of the GÉANT Board of Directors.
26 November | 2018Tunisia re-joins international R&E community through AfricaConnect2ASREN and CKK sign contract to provide Tunisia with international R&E connectivity.
23 November | 2018Cathrin Stӧver appointed Vice Chair of EOSC Executive BoardGÉANT is delighted to report that Cathrin Stӧver has been appointed Vice Chair of the EOSC Executive Board, announced today at the launch of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) during an event hosted by the Austrian Presidency of the European Union at the University of Vienna.
23 November | 2018EOSC-hub Press Release: EOSC Launched Today 23/11/2018The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) is officially launched today, 23 November 2018, during an event hosted by the Austrian Presidency of the European Union.
06 November | 2018GÉANT at SC18 with the world’s High Performance Computing communityGÉANT is finalising preparations for its presence at SC18, billed as the world’s largest marketplace for HPC and networking professionals, attracting over 12,000 attendees annually. Held this year in Dallas, TX, the event runs from November 11-16 and GÉANT and many of our partners will be attending.
10 October | 2018TNC19 - Call for proposals openWe are delighted to announce that TNC19 will be held on 16-20 June 2019 in Tallinn, Estonia’s capital city, organised by GÉANT and hosted by the Estonian NREN EEnet of HITSA.
09 October | 2018Welcome to CONNECT 30The latest issue of CONNECT – the magazine from the GÉANT Community – is out now! Launched at DI4R2018 (the third edition of the Digital Infrastructures for Research (DI4R) conference held this year in Lisbon, Portuga
02 October | 2018DI4R2018: Challenges for research communities around open scienceDI4R2018 kicks off next week (Tuesday 9 October to Thursday 11 October) in Lisbon, marking the third edition of the annual Digital Infrastructures for Research (DI4R) conference.
11 September | 2018Gyongyi Horváth blog: The focus is on you again!yongyi Horváth is well known in the GÉANT community after many years of organising TNC. Now back from extended parental leave, we asked Gyongyi to explain her new role at GÉANT and what inspired it.
02 August | 2018GÉANT and RedCLARA announce signature of BELLA contract for 25-year direct transatlantic connectivityGÉANT and RedCLARA today announced the signing of an Indefeasible Right of Use (IRU) contract with EllaLink, for spectrum on a direct submarine cable connecting Europe and Latin America.
17 July | 2018The GÉANT Association – a truly international organisationIt’s often said that, when walking through GÉANT’s offices you will more likely hear Italian being spoken than English! But just how international is GÉANT?
09 July | 2018EOSC-hub and GÉANT expand collaboration with joint working agreement On 3 July 2018 EOSC-hub nd the GÉANT project have signed an agreement to expand their existing collaboration and ensure that synergies across the projects are optimised leading to a more seamless delivery of benefits to Europe’s researchers.
04 July | 2018SomaliREN connected to the UbuntuNet network under AfricaConnect2UbuntuNet Alliance is pleased to announce that it has successfully connected SomaliREN, the Somalian NREN, to the UbuntuNet network.
04 July | 2018Register: Eastern Partnership E-infrastructures Conference – 17-18 October, ChisinauRegistration is open for the 3rd Eastern Partnership E-infrastructure Conference and policy makers, research managers and experts on networking, cultural heritage, and high-performance computing for research and education are invited to participate.
04 July | 2018Cybersecurity workshop brings together EaP and European peersKey issues for cybersecurity teams in Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries were identified in a workshop organised by the EaPConnect project in Berlin on 27-28 June 2018, hosted by DFN.
04 July | 2018High-level agreement promises stronger cooperation between Azerbaijani and European science and education institutionsA high-level agreement was signed on 22 June 2018, strengthening cooperation of Azerbaijani and European science and education institutions.
03 July | 2018Bob Day MBE steps down from the GÉANT General AssemblyBob Day MBE, Chief Technology Officer at Jisc, has stepped down from the GÉANT General Assembly – GÉANT’s highest governing body.
26 June | 2018Another AfricaConnect2 milestone achieved: Morocco re-connected ASREN and CNRST sign agreement to connect MARWAN to international R&E network fabric
15 June | 2018GÉANT publishes 2017 Annual ReportWe are proud to announce the publication ofthe GÉANT Association 2017annual report, highlighting the diverse activities and many achievements of our membership organisation.
13 June | 2018TNC18 pushes the bar ever higherTNC18’s packed schedule of sessions ended today, Wednesday 13 June, with a closing plenary featuring Andrew Woods, an experienced engineer and technical manager in 3D imaging and visualisation
13 June | 2018MARnet hosts Republic of North Macedonia’s first GÉANT Information DayMacedonia’s first GÉANT Information Day was held in Skopje on Wednesday 6 June 2018, organised by MARnet in collaboration with the Faculty of Computer Science & Engineering (FCSE).
12 June | 2018GÉANT and Korea-based TEIN*CC sign cooperation agreement at TNC18Erik Huizer (CEO GÉANT) and Hye-Joo Yoon (President TEIN*CC) signing the partnership agreement at TNC18
11 June | 2018SINTEF’s Dr. Marie Moe opens TNC18 with heart-hacking keynoteA fascinating opening keynote by Research Scientist Dr. Marie Moe of SINTEF, Scandinavia’s largest independent research organisation, kicked off this year’s TNC.
11 June | 2018Welcome to CONNECT 29: TNC18 Special IssueThe latest issue of CONNECT is out now! This issue is our biggest yet, with 80 pages packed full of insight, updates and community highlights.
11 June | 2018GÉANT Emerging NREN Programme - Enriching the communityThis year TNC witnesses the launch of the Emerging NREN Programme, a new initiative by GÉANT.
11 June | 2018TNC18 Welcomes a New Generation of IT StudentsWhat better event than TNC to introduce future innovators to our community?
11 June | 20182018 GÉANT Community Award: A unanimous decisionOne winner and one category triumphed at the 2018 GÉANT Community Award.
11 June | 2018The Vietsch Foundation's Award: Medal of HonourTNC18 will be the stage for the award of the respected Medal of Honour by the Vietsch Foundation.
05 June | 2018Five leading universities establish a Lebanese NREN (TechCARE)Lebanon is now joining the global NREN community: on 28 May, five major Lebanese universities signed the Technology Cooperation Agreement for Research and Education (TechCARE).
19 April | 2018Across the North Atlantic for Research and EducationMoU secures additional bandwidth and resilience for research & education.
11 April | 2018GÉANT confirms Erik Huizer as CEOGÉANT is delighted to confirm Erik Huizer in his role as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) following his appointment in July 2017 on an interim basis.
03 April | 2018New legal structure for GÉANTWe are pleased to announce that on 31 March 2018 GÉANT’s legal structure changed to reflect one legal entity, GÉANT Association based in Amsterdam, with a UK branch in Cambridge.
22 March | 2018Launch of West and Central African Research and Education Network opens opportunities for new and exciting Africa-Europe collaborationsOn the first day of the annual WACREN conference attendees had the honour of receiving Togo’s Prime Minister Komi Sélom Klassou’s blessing on the official launch of the WACREN network.
20 March | 2018Value of R&E connectivity and collaboration highlighted in high-level Moldova visitThe importance to Moldovan research and education of international collaboration and of research and education networks – in particular RENAM and GÉANT – was highlighted in recent high-level meetings in Chisinau.
20 March | 2018One AAI platform to support Life Science researchersGÉANT, EGI and EUDAT joined forces to deliver an AARC Blueprint-compliant authentication and authorisation infrastructure to support all the 13 life science initiatives that cluster in the CORBEL project.
20 March | 2018Collaboration opportunities and new faces at marcomms community groupAgreements to explore collaborations with other community groups was a key outcome of the meeting held by the GÉANT special interest group on marketing communications (SIG-Marcomms) in Finland on 13-15 March, hosted by CSC.
13 March | 2018CONNECT – The Trust and Identity Issue – is now onlineThe latest issue of CONNECT (#28) is now online, welcoming you again to nearly 60 pages of articles covering this diverse GÉANT community.
20 February | 2018AARC pilots AAI solutions for research: Cherenkov Telescope ArrayThe Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) will be the major global observatory for very high-energy gamma-ray astronomy over the next decade and beyond.
19 February | 2018Nominate a colleague for the 2018 GÉANT Community Award!Nominations are now open for the 2018 GÉANT Community Award. The winner will be selected by a panel of judges from within the GÉANT community and will be announced at TNC18, which will take place in Trondheim, Norway on 10-14 June 2018.
12 February | 2018The TNC18 Preliminary Programme is now live!We are delighted to announce the unveiling of the preliminary programme for TNC18 – Intelligent network, cool edges?
02 February | 2018Enlighten Your Research calls for 2018 Eastern Partnership participationThe 2018 Call for Participation is open for Eastern Partnership research collaborations to submit Enlighten Your Research proposals. The deadline is midnight CET on Friday 7 April 2017. After the success of the EYR@EaP2017 programme, where projects were awarded in open data, cultural digital libraries, and education, we are pleased to announce the 3rd Enlighten Your Research (EYR) programme for the Eastern Partnership Connect project (EaPConnect).
31 January | 2018TNC18 programme: a sneak previewWe are delighted to share the TNC18 initial programme schedule ahead of next month’s announcement, at which time we will reveal the impressive selection of keynote speakers and the engaging topics that their talks will cover.
19 January | 2018West and Central Africa connects to the global R&E network to unleash its potentialThe EU-funded AfricaConnect2 project has just announced that, following the tender call to connect West and Central (W&C) Africa back in June 2016, GÉANT has awarded a 15-year contract to MainOne for connectivity services.
16 January | 2018Enlighten Your Research India-Europe: Boosting International Research Cooperation with NKN & GÉANTNow accepting submissions for the first Enlighten Your Research India2Europe program - Deadline is Wednesday, 31 January 2018.
12 January | 2018Bram Peeters joins GÉANT Executive TeamWe are delighted to announce Bram Peeters has joined the GÉANT Executive team as Chief Network Operations Officer. Bram will be responsible for all network operations and will lead on the GÉANT (GN4-2) Project’s Network Infrastructure and Services Operations Activity (SA1).
01 January | 0001European Science Cloud LaunchedThe European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) is officially launched today, 23 November 2018, during an event hosted by the Austrian Presidency of the European Union. The inauguration marks the conclusion of a long process of consultation and reflection with stakeholders led by the European Commission. The event demonstrates the importance of EOSC for the advancement of research in Europe and introduces the new EOSC Portal.

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