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25 June | 2021TNC21 closes after an amazing weekThe TNC21 online event came to a close today, after a week that saw the global R&E community come together from 105 countries and many different time zones to join our virtual platform.
22 June | 20212021 GÉANT Community Award – A constant force for goodThis year’s GÉANT Community Award panel unanimously chose the successful nominee in the category ‘impactful contributors to the GÉANT project or wider community activities over a sustained period of time’: Maria Isabel GandÍa from CSUC.
22 June | 2021Vietsch Foundation awards the 2021 Medal of Honour to Laurel HaakLaurel L. Haak, Founding Executive Director of ORCID, is the recipient of the 2021 Medal of Honour of the Vietsch Foundation.
22 June | 2021The TNC21 issue of CONNECT Magazine is out now!The TNC21 (June) issue of CONNECT magazine is here, featuring great articles from across the GÉANT community.
21 June | 2021GÉANT Association publishes Annual Report 2020The GÉANT Annual Report 2020 is published today, highlighting the activities and achievements of the GÉANT Association.
21 June | 2021Compendium Report 2020 Published OnlineThe GÉANT Compendium of National Research and Education Networks in Europe Report 2020 has been published.
21 June | 2021TNC21 opens its virtual doors to the global R&E communityChair of the GÉANT Board Andreas Dudler, GÉANT CEO Erik Huizer, and GÉANT CCO Cathrin Stöver kicked off TNC21 in a whole new way today, as TNC21 welcomed the global R&E community to its virtual platform!
14 June | 2021TNC21 - one week to goOn Monday 21 June 09:00 CEST, TNC21 will GO LIVE with its virtual platform and welcome all participants to the 36th edition of TNC.
09 June | 2021TNC21 is nearly hereTNC21 is around the corner and we have so much to share with you!
07 April | 2021TNC21: Keynote Speakers AnnouncedMore information about the keynote speakers and their presentations will be shared via all of GÉANT’s communication channels in the coming weeks.
30 March | 2021GÉANT’s CONNECT magazine issue 36 is out now!The new issue of CONNECT magazine is out now and packed with great articles from across the GÉANT community, on a wide range of topics.
23 February | 2021GÉANT Innovation Programme - Call for Proposals now openFollowing an online launch infoshare, the GÉANT Innovation Programme officially opened for applications on 23 February 2021.
11 February | 2021AC3 kicks off #womeninSTEM campaignInterview with TERNET CEO, Dr. Magreth Mushi.
01 February | 2021TNC21 – Fully Online!GÉANT announces today that we have taken the decision to go fully online for TNC21
24 November | 2020New Chair and New and Re-Elected Members for GÉANT Board of DirectorsAt this week’s virtual GÉANT General Assembly (GA) meeting our members voted for four open GÉANT Board positions and for the position of Chair of the Board.
03 November | 2020Issue 35 of CONNECT magazine is out now!CONNECT 35 is now out, with many great articles and interviews from the GÉANT community.
14 August | 2020Olaf Verschoor is GÉANT’s new Head of ProcurementWe are pleased to announce that Olaf Verschoor has been appointed as GÉANT’s Head of Procurement. Olaf will report to GÉANT’s CFO, David Wrathmall, and will take over from Paul Rouse who recently joined the GÉANT Executive Team as Chief Community Support Officer.
23 July | 2020The GÉANT Community pays tribute to Howard DaviesIt is with a heavy heart that we let you know that Howard Davies, joint General Manager of DANTE between 1993 and 2001, passed away last week.
22 July | 2020CERN, SKAO, GÉANT and PRACE to collaborate on high-performance computingThe next generation of high-performance computers holds significant promise for both particle physics and astronomy but key challenges remain to be addressed.
06 July | 2020GÉANT and SRISA join forces with new Memorandum of CooperationGÉANT and SRISA have signed (virtually) a Memorandum of Cooperation agreeing to work together for mutual benefit in the field of information and communications technology.
02 July | 2020EaPConnect enters 2nd phaseThe Eastern Partnership Connect project, EaPConnect, enters a second phase from 1 July 2020.
12 June | 2020GÉANT’s CONNECT magazine issue 34 is out now!The new June 2020 issue of CONNECT magazine is out now and packed with great articles on a wide range of topics.
11 June | 20202020 GÉANT Community Award – Multiple celebrationsOn June 11, GÉANT hosted the 2020 Community Award in an online event open to its global community.
11 June | 2020The 2020 Vietsch Foundation Medal of HonourThe Trustees of the Vietsch Foundation have unanimously selected two outstanding individuals whose dedication and commitment have contributed enormously to the community.
08 April | 2020Paul Rouse joins GÉANT Executive TeamWe are delighted to announce Paul Rouse has joined the GÉANT Executive team as Chief Community Relations Officer.
26 March | 2020Claudio Allocchio elected as the new GÉANT Community Committee Chair GÉANT is pleased to announce Claudio Allocchio’s election as the new GÉANT Community Committee (GCC) Chair
25 March | 2020Up2U remote learning platform expands access to all schools and universities across EuropeTrusted platform enables continued learning during COVID-19 pandemic
06 March | 2020TNC19 wins prestigious awards in EstoniaWe are very thrilled to inform you that TNC19, GÉANT flagship conference that took place in Tallinn in June last year, recently received multiple awards by the Estonian Convention Bureau (ECB) at its yearly gala ceremony.
12 January | 2020The GÉANT Community pays tribute to Professor Peter KirsteinThe research and education networking community lost a key figure yesterday when British computer scientist Professor Peter Kirstein sadly passed away.
08 January | 2020CAREN CC to carry on the work of the CAREN projectIn Central Asia, the CAREN Coordination Centre established in 2017 and located in Bishkek, coordinates the provision of advanced services for academia in the region.

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