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RENU wraps up 2015 with 4th network engineer training workshop

Capacity Building, RENU, Training / By / September 21, 2016

The Research and Education Network of Uganda (RENU) wrapped up the year 2015 with a fourth network engineering training workshop of the year that saw 24 network engineering personnel from the NREN’s member institutions benefiting. The training, which was held at the Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi Campus under the theme: “Campus Network Security.” took place …

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“In the field” Blog gathering momentum

Uncategorized / By / September 21, 2016

One of the notable breakthroughs of the global research and education networking public relations (Global PR) community for the year 2015 is the going live of the “In the Field ” Blog, a platform where regional and national research and education networks are showcasing successful case studies of scientific collaborations taking place in their communities with the …

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UbuntuNet Alliance welcomes Special Projects Coordinator Chris Rohrer

Team / By / September 21, 2016

UbuntuNet Alliance is pleased to welcome into its family Chris Rohrer, the Special Projects Coordinator who will be based at the secretariat in Lilongwe, Malawi. Rohrer joined the Alliance at the beginning of December 2015 from SWITCH, the Swiss National Research and Education network where he has been working as a Software Engineer for eight …

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AfricaConnect2 rolls into life

AfricaConnect / By / September 21, 2016

Following the signing of the AfricaConnect2, Cluster 1 Contract between UbuntuNet Alliance and the European Union in November 2015, the West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) and the Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN) have also signed Cluster 2 and 3 contracts of the project signaling the official kick-off of the …

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Calling for applications for the Sci-GaIA Winter Online School

Training / By / September 21, 2016

If you are a network engineer or a systems administrator or an IT expert from the African research and education community and are interested in Science Gateways, then you stand a great chance of developing and enhancing your skills of integrating scientific applications in the field by enrolling  for the upcoming Sci-GaIA Winter School Online set to …

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Introducing Mconf web conferencing to African NRENs

Network / By / September 21, 2016

Among the authors that presented their papers at UbuntuNet-Connect 2015 was South African Research Network (SANReN) Network Engineer Kasandra Isaac. Her presentation, titled ‘Implementing Mconf web conferencing at the South African National Research and Education Network’ aimed at introducing African NRENs to Mconf web conferencing, an open source NREN web conferencing tool funded by the …

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INASP’s Peter Burnett set for January 2016 retirement

INASP, Partners / By / September 21, 2016

After 8 years of dedicated service for the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP), Peter Burnett has decided to finally call time on his career come January 2016. Burnett worked as Head of Library Development for INASP for 5 years and has for the past 3 years been working for the network …

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Training the Trainer: Network engineer trainer Patrick Okui explains relevance of UbuntuNet Alliance, NSRC training workshops

Capacity Building, Seminar, Training / By / September 21, 2016

If by any chance you happened to be in the city of Maputo, Mozambique, VIP Grand Hotel to be specific, during week beginning 15th November, 2015 and you run into Patrick Okui from Uganda, you would be forgiven for thinking he is just another young man passing hours by attending another function at the hotel. …

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SomaliREN, UbuntuNet Alliance sign AfricaConnect 2 Advance Payment Agreement

AfricaConnect, SomaliREN / By / September 21, 2016

One of the most abiding moments of UbuntuNet-Connect 2015 week in Maputo, Mozambique, was the sight of Somali Research and Education Network (SomaliREN) CEO Dahir Hassan Abdi sitting in a conference room next to UbuntuNet Alliance CEO Dr. Pascal Hoba. It was on Wednesday, November 18th 2015, 16:00hrs local time. The two were signing SomaliREN’s …

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Signed, sealed and posted: UbuntuNet Alliance signs AfricaConnect2, Cluster 1 contract

AfricaConnect / By / September 21, 2016

It was a case of killing two birds with one stone; On Wednesday, November 18th on the eve of UbuntuNet-Connect 2015, UbuntuNet Alliance officially signed the €10 Million AfricaConnect2 Cluster 1 grant agreement with the European Commission at the European Union Delegation in Mozambique. With the venue of UbuntuNet-Connect 2015, VIP Grand Maputo Hotel, only …

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