On July 3rd, 2025 the AfricArXiv Open Science Webinar series welcomed attendees to a session on the African Platform for Open Scholarship (APOS). This webinar series is organized by UbuntuNet Alliance and Access2perspectives with support from the African Open Science Platform. This webinar series aims to showcase initiatives that advance open knowledge sharing across the …
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The Research and Education Network (REN) Community from across the world converged in Brighton, United Kingdom, at the Brighton Dome from 9 – 13 June 2025 to interact and share their experiences during the TERENA Networking Conference (TNC). The TNC is the largest and most prestigious research and education networking conference. The TNC25, themed “Brighter Together,” …
UbuntuNet Alliance is excited to announce its participation as an exhibitor at the upcoming Association of African Universities (AAU) General Conference, taking place from 21st to 25th July 2025. The Alliance will be showcasing its key services, initiatives, and strategic direction to the higher education and research community from across the continent. Organized by the …
UbuntuNet Alliance is pleased to announce the 4th annual Open Science Training, to be held on October 29, 2025, in Harare, Zimbabwe, on the eve of the UbuntuNet‑Connect 2025 Conference. Now in its fourth year, this one‑day workshop brings together university librarians from Eastern and Southern Africa for hands‑on sessions in Open Access, FAIR data, …
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Registration for UbuntuNet-Connect 2025 is now open! The annual research and education networking conference will be held from 30–31 October 2025 at the prestigious Rainbow Towers in the capital city of Zimbabwe, Harare. The theme for this year is both timely and ambitious: Resilient and sustainable research and education networks for the future. This theme …
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We are thrilled to announce the successful connection of the Zimbabwe Research & Education Network (ZIMREN) to the high-speed UbuntuNet Alliance backbone, a significant achievement made possible through the unwavering support of the European Union under the AfricaConnect project. ZIMREN, now operating at a capacity of 10GBPS, marks a milestone that is testament to the …
UbuntuNet Alliance for Research and Education Networking is looking for 45 passionate young women developers, organized in teams of three) from Eastern and Southern Africa to participate in our 3rd Annual Women’s Hackathon co-funded by the European Union. The hackathon seeks to address the gap in innovations supporting climate change adaptation and mitigation, and the …
UbuntuNet Alliance invites organizations to become partners and exhibitors for UbuntuNet-Connect 2025, the 18th edition of its flagship annual conference, set to take place in Harare, Zimbabwe from 30–31 October 2025. This high-profile gathering is the leading platform for stakeholders in research and education networking across Eastern and Southern Africa and beyond, attracting over 200 …
On 9th May 2025, the UbuntuNet Alliance successfully held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lusaka, Zambia, hosted by the Zambia Research and Education Network (ZAMREN). This year’s AGM was especially significant as it marked a transition in leadership within the Alliance’s Board of Directors and was held at the newly commissioned ZAMREN House , …
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UbuntuNet Alliance is pleased to announce the signing of a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Asia Pacific Advanced Network (APAN), effective February 2025. This pioneering agreement, set to run for an initial period of two years, marks the beginning of a promising new chapter in inter-regional collaboration between Research and Education Networks (RENs) …
