Press Release: The Research and Education Network of Uganda (RENU) to host UbuntuNet-Connect 2016

Press Release / By / January 25, 2018

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.97″ background_layout=”light”] PRESS RELEASE  The Research and Education Network of Uganda (RENU) to host UbuntuNet-Connect 2016 Lilongwe, 30th March, 2016: UbuntuNet Alliance for Research and Education Networking is pleased to announce that UbuntuNet-Connect 2016, the ninth  edition of its series of  annual conferences focusing on research and education networking activities taking  place …

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Press Release: UbuntuNet Alliance, Sida sign USD580, 000 grant for regional and international connectivity for universities in Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda

Press Release / By / January 25, 2018

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.97″ background_layout=”light”] PRESS RELEASE UbuntuNet Alliance, Sida sign USD580, 000 grant for regional and international connectivity for universities in Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda Lilongwe, 1 February 2016: UbuntuNet Alliance is pleased to announce that it has received a grant of SEK4.95 million (about USD580, 000) from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency …

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UbuntuNet Alliance Annual General Meeting of Members week to offer FedApps, NREN Managers training workshops

Capacity Building, Council of Members / By / September 21, 2016

UbuntuNet Alliance 10th Annual General Meeting of Members (AGMM) week  which will be held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in April, 2016 will, among other events, include a Federated Applications training workshop for system engineers as well as a capacity building seminar for NREN Managers and Senior University Leaders from the UbuntuNet Alliance membership region. …

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GÉANT partners up with Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) to support the digital economy in the Mediterranean

GEANT / By / September 21, 2016

European Research and Education Network, GÉANT has  been given official recognition by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) of its role in R&E networking and invited to use its expertise to help UfM implement its digital economy agenda in the Southern Mediterranean. GÉANT’s role was confirmed in Barcelona last December at the first meeting of …

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Internet Society grants WACREN $120, 000 for NREN activity support

WACREN / By / September 21, 2016

Hot on the heels of signing the AfricaConnect2 contract agreement (through GÉANT) with the European Commission for the rolling out of a research and education network for west and central Africa, the West and Central African Research and Education Network, (WACREN) has more reasons to smile after the Internet Society (ISOC) announced a $120, 000 …

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The Case for NRENs Portal: A one–stop resource and tool bank for NRENs and stakeholders

Members / By / September 21, 2016

It is not uncommon for end-users from higher education and research communities in some parts of the world to confess ignorance over the existence and or role of a National Research and Education Network in their country. It is also hardly surprising to learn that some governments and development partners are sitting on  pots of …

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WACREN Chief, Dr. Boubakar Barry visits UbuntuNet Alliance secretariat

WACREN / By / September 21, 2016

The head of the West and Central Africa Research and Education Network, (WACREN), Dr. Boubakar Barry in January 2016 paid a visit to UbuntuNet Alliance Secretariat in Lilongwe, Malawi where he familiarised with how UbuntuNet Alliance managed the rolling out of the AfricaConnect project with coordination from European Research and Education Network GÉANT, then DANTE. …

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Sida supports regional and international connectivity for universities in Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda

Connectivity / By / September 21, 2016

UbuntuNet Alliance has received a grant of SEK4.95 million (about USD580,000) from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) to support increased regional and international connectivity targeting universities and research institutions in Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. Sida has a long history of building research capacity and improving regional and international research collaboration in Africa. In …

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RENU powers Ugandan and Norwegian Universities collaboration

RENU / By / September 21, 2016

The lack of in- house capacity in the Department of Mass Communication at the Ugandan Christian University, UCU, has not held the department from offering PhD and Master in Journalism and Media Studies programmes to students at the higher learning institution. With the aid of Internet connectivity from the Research and Education Network for Uganda …

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“Competition from private Internet Service Providers should not worry African NRENs”

Members / By / September 21, 2016

African National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) and their member institutions have been advised to continue getting their internet capacity from dedicated research and education networks offered by their regional research and education networks as being on such networks offers more than just affordable connectivity. UbuntuNet Alliance CEO Dr. Pascal Hoba sounded the advice against …

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