The West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) will have its 6th Annual Conference from 15-19 March 2021 as a virtual event hosted by the Benin Research and Education Network (RBER) / ADN. The theme of the conference is: “Digital Transformation for Development” and authors will present their works on the theme or related subjects on: …
The European Research and Education Network, GÉANT, is pleased to announce that registration for TNC21 is now open. The flagship conference will take place on 21-25 June 2021 and will be fully online and free of charge to all participants. Registration Over the course of 5 days the conference programme will feature live and on-demand …
TheAfricaConnect3 kicks off the #womeninSTEM campaign with Dr. Magreth Mushi, Chief Executive Officer of the Tanzania Education and Research Network (TERNET), a member of the UbuntuNet Alliance. She is one of the two women NREN CEOs of the 16 members of the Alliance. A holder of a PhD in Network Security from North Carolina State University in …
AC3 kicks off #womeninSTEM campaign: Interview with TERNET CEO, Dr. Magreth Mushi Read More »
This is a fixed term role. If the role is offered at the GÉANT office in the Netherlands, it will be offered as a 1-year definite contract subject to renewal. The duration of the employment is limited to the duration of the AfricaConnect3 project which ends November 2023. Reporting to the Head of International Relations …
GÉANT is Hiring: Advocacy and Donor Engagement Manager – Africa Read More »
Hosted by the Government of South Africa through the Department of Science and Innovation and Supported by the European Commission (EC) and African Union Commission (AUC), IST-Africa 2021 (May) is the sixteenth in an annual series of Ministerial Level Technology Research and Innovation Conferences. Due to the unprecedented circumstances during the COVID-19 pandemic and based …
IST-Africa 2021 Call for Papers Deadline extended to 18 December Read More »
African National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) have appealed to the African Union Commission (AUC) to help in lobbying African governments to recognize the NRENs as enablers of technology and providers of Internet connectivity and other research and education tools for education and research institutions in their countries. UbuntuNet Alliance Vice Chairperson, Dr. Julianne …
A team of 25 speakers comprising researchers, NREN engineers and staff and university staff and students from across the global Research and Education Community will present papers on various topics related to positioning research and education during the UbuntuNet-Connect 2020 conference. UbuntuNet-Connect 2020, the 11th edition of the annual networking conference of UbuntuNet Alliance, will …
The Association of African Universities (AAU), has appointed Professor Stephen Simukanga as Chairperson of UbuntuNet Alliance for a second term following the resolution by the UbuntuNet Alliance Board of Trustees to renew the term of office. Article 8.1 of the constitution of UbuntuNet Alliance mandates the AAU to oversee the appointment of the Chairperson of …
Prof. Stephen Simukanga re-appointed as Chairperson of UbuntuNet Alliance Read More »
In line with the Covid-19 safety regulations, UbuntuNet Alliance will hold its 14th Annual General Meeting virtually on 16th November 2020. The meeting was scheduled to be held in Kigali, Rwanda and hosted by the Rwanda Education and Research Network (RwEdNet) in April this year but was postponed due to Covid-19. UbuntuNet Alliance is now …
UbuntuNet Alliance 14th Annual General Meeting to be held online on November 16 Read More »
