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 »
AfricaConnect, the Pan-African Internet connectivity project for research and education networking is set to be premiered to over ten thousand virtual participants after being selected as one of the projects to be showcased at the Paris Peace Forum. The Paris Peace Forum is held every year on 11-13 November in Paris with the aim to …
AfricaConnect project to be showcased to 23 heads of state at the Paris Peace Forum Read More »
Students and staff of RENU member institutions can now access their institutions’ websites and e-learning portals without loading a data bundle on selected mobile service provider networks. The development is a latest innovation from the National Research and Education Network of Uganda which recently unveiled the metro eduroam initiative aimed at expanding the reach of …
As a follow up from the EU Liaison and PMO Strategic Workshop (15 October) in which many NRENs expressed the need to understand better how to access EU funding nationally, the GÉANT EU Liaison team has organised an Infoshare on 18 November 2020, highlighting the actions needed to be carried out by NRENs and the …
Infoshare: How NRENs can benefit from EU funds – 18 Nov 2020 Read More »
