The AfricaConnect project and its partners get a mention in the paper “In Praise of the Great Open Conversation of Science” – a summary of...
AfricaConnect3 News 2021
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Original article by David Pringle on Science Business Experts debate what Europe should do to close the growing global data divide. […] Counting the cost...
Words: Yasmeen Al-Kouz, ASREN Over the last years, the connectivity needs of academic and research institutions in Morocco have increased significantly, and so...
On 7th January 2016, RENU was officially recognized as the 75th National Roaming Operator (NRO) for eduroam in the world. Since then, RENU members have...
On 31st August 2021, Professor Hellicy Ng’ambi, the Vice-Chancellor of Mulungushi University, one of the main public universities in Zambia, officially retired...
After six years of contributing to AfricaConnect and Africa’s digital transformation, our International Cooperation Officer at DG INTPA, Stéphanie...
WACREN is soliciting from qualified firms or professional auditors, proposals to carry out a systems audit for the organization’s governance, operations and...
WACREN is busily searching for an experienced pro to be the Project and Procurement Officer (PPO). The successful candidate would lead project implementation...
Words: Effah Amponsah, WACREN WACREN and the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) have signed a memorandum of...
Interview by Silvia Fiore, GÉANT Lensa, can you share with us how you first became involved in your STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)...
On May 11th 2021, we celebrated the 10th anniversary of AfricaConnect. In this article, we give the floor to those who were involved in the kick-start of the...
Interview by Silvia Fiore, GÉANT For the 10th anniversary of the AfricaConnect project, we interview Cathrin Stöver, Chief Communications Officer at GÉANT and...
Words: Silvia Fiore, GÉANT On May 11th 2021, 10 years after the start of the first phase of AfricaConnect, we celebrate the achievements and get ready for the...
Words: Effah Amponsah, WACREN WACREN announces that after close to 10 years of service to the regional research and education network, our Board Chair –...
April 12, 2021 – Today, LA Referencia, RedCLARA and the three African regional research and education networks – ASREN, WACREN and UbuntuNet...
Accra, Ghana – Stakeholders of research and education in Africa will gather to deliberate on “Digital Transformation for Development” at WACREN 2021, the...
Words: Effah Amponsah The AC3 #womeninSTEM campaign now puts the spotlight on the West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN), to find out...
Interview by Yasmeen Al-Kouz AC3 continues with its #womeninSTEM campaign with Farida Fassi, a Professor of Physics at Mohammed V University in Rabat. Farida...
Words: Hastings Ndebvu, UbuntuNet Alliance The Botswana Research and Education Network (BotsREN) has become a registered member Research and Education Network...
Interview by Hastings Ndebvu As we continue with the #womeninSTEM campaign, we talk to Hellen Nakawungu, Systems Engineer at the Research and Education Network...
For the launch of the campaign #PartnersInGood, the European Commission’s Directorate’s General for International Partnerships has published an interview...
Interview by Yasmeen Al-Kouz As a part of our #womeninSTEM campaign, AC3 met Dina Barakat, Vice Director of the Egyptian Universities Network (EUN), a member...
Interview by Effah Amponsah ICT4Girls Programme is fast becoming a household name when it comes to women in STEM empowerment programmes in Nigeria –...
Interview by Hastings Ndebvu As we celebrate the International Day of Women & Girls in Science today February 11th, we are dedicating this space to the...
Words: Hastings Ndebvu, UbuntuNet Alliance When Dr. Michael Marin, a vascular surgeon and Chief of Surgery for the Mount Sinai Health System in New York, USA...
