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🌐 GÉANT completes major migration of its pan-European IP backbone network
Delivered with partners Nokia and Nomios, the upgrade modernises GÉANT’s IP layer, enabling higher capacity, improved resilience & enhanced security for the European R&E community.
Key highlights:
🔹IP/MPLS backbone with support for 800G connectivity, including to the edges of Europe
🔹 Fully automated migration using the GÉANT Automation Platform (GAP)
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What is the GÉANT Emerging NREN Programme (ENP) really like?
During #TNC25, we spoke with 2025 participants and asked them to share their stories in their own words.
The video below captures what the programme is really about.
Hear from the ENP Programme Manager Luis Martin Flores, and participants Joy Otuya (KENET), Rajan Parajuli (NREN), Caroline Namuddu (RENU), and Isaac Ainamaa…

Last year at GÉANT #SecurityDays 2025, 160 participants from 28 countries came together in Prague to share challenges, learn from each other, and talk openly about what security really looks like across the #Research &

It’s time to celebrate the people behind our community 🏆
Nominations for the 2026 GÉANT Community Award are open, and we need your help to recognise individuals across our global #Research & #Education networking community whose work made a real impact.
Know someone like this? Then be s…

Here's your first look at the GÉANT Security Days 2026 programme!
What to expect:
🔹 Interactive sessions, including Capture the Flag challenges
🔹 Case studies and operational insights from the global NREN and higher education community
🔹 Deep dives into large-scale crisis exercises
And that’s just the start!
📌 Explore the preliminary programme and secure your spot:

🇯🇴 Last week, GÉANT was in Jordan connecting with partners through #EUMEDplus project, including ASREN, SESAME Synchrotron-light, JUNet and the EU in Jordan.
A visit to SESAME highlighted how critical high-capacity R&E connectivity is for international scientific collaboration and data-intensive research.
Discussions also focused on strengthening national and cross-border connect…

What is the Future Talent Programme (FTP) really like?
🎥 Hear directly from FTP 2025 participants, NREN mentors and programme organizers: Jiri Matousek (CESNET), Nelson Dias (FCCN), Davina Luyten (Belnet), Sarah Hughes (GÉANT), Aurora Vasconcelos, Oliver Gurka, Abdalla Alfaramawi, Richard Hyroš, and Mike De Decker.
There’s still one more week left to apply for the 2026 edition!
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This week, GÉANT hosted a delegation from the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia, MYREN, Universiti Sains Malaysia, and TIME dotCom at our Amsterdam office.
Discussions focused on our respective organisations, service offerings, capacity planning & the evolving landscape of EU–Asia submarine cable infrastructure.
We also looked ahead to how we can deepen cooperation through both EU–Asi@Connect & the GÉANT Community Programme.
👏 Thank you to our guests for t…

What new skills can you learn in the GÉANT Network eAcademy?
As #Research & #Education networks evolve, so do the skills needed to design, operate and secure them.
From automation and AI to quantum technologies and Time & Frequency, the landscape is moving fast.
And you can …

What if our networks could do more than just carry data?
In December, the Fibre Sensing Task of the GÉANT (GN5-2) Project, together with SURF @… turned 57 km of live optical fibre into a sensor.
The result? Detecting everything from trams to a plane landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
🎥 Watch Chris Atherton walk us through the experiment.

This week, our CEO Lise Fuhr was in New York at the UN General Assembly for the WSIS20 meeting, joining discussions on building a digital ecosystem that is people-centered, inclusive, & development-focused.
She took part in several side events covering different perspectives, and addressed the General Assembly on behalf of the IGF Leadership Panel.
One message was clear: inclusive and strong digital governance doesn’t happen behind closed doors. It works best when it’s built …

GÉANT Compendium 2025 data is now available 📊
Every year, the GÉANT Compendium captures how Europe’s #NRENs operate, evolve and support their communities, from networks & services to organisation, funding and people.
What’s new in the 2025 data:
🔹 Expanded organisational insights, including funding models and expenditure
🔹 New benchmarking questions on NREN staff, including…

As we reflect on another great year, we want to take a moment to say thank you to all our members, partners, suppliers, and staff for making it possible.
And we want to wish each one of you a restful, joyous, and fun-filled holiday season, and a great start to 2026!
- Season's greetings on behalf of the Board and staff of GÉANT.

🆔 Why join the GÉANT project’s Wallet subtask mailing list?
Digital identity wallets are becoming a reality across Europe, and the decisions made now will shape how students, researchers and institutions collaborate in the future.
Join the conversation, contribute R&E use cases, explore interoperability, and help ensure that the values of openness, trust, and collaboration remain at the heart of digital identity.
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You still have time to submit a proposal for GÉANT Security Days 2026 🔒
Now in its third year, #SecurityDays brings together the #Research & #Education community to share real-world experiences…

🛡️ 25 years of security in #Research & #Education
For over two decades, GÉANT & the European NREN community have helped shape the R&E #security landscape, combining technical expertise with…

Want to learn presentation skills, network with international peers, and take to the #TNC26 stage?
That’s exactly what the Future Talent Programme (FTP) 2026 is designed for.
FTP26 gives students & early-career professionals the space, skills, and confidence to shape their ideas and share them with the GÉANT community.
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🌐 Microsoft premieres new Academic Research Skilling Hub to the GÉANT community
European Research & Education institutions consuming Microsoft #cloud services via GÉANT’s #OCRE2024 Framework now have a new resource: Microsoft's Academic Research Skilling Hub.
Specifically designed for r…

🆔 DC4EU final report proposes pluralistic trust model to realise EUDI Wallet vision
A key message in the report: no single trust model fits Europe’s diversity. Instead, DC4EU proposes a pluralistic approach, weaving together three complementary trust infrastructures.
⏳ With less than a year left to achieve Europe’s 2026 digital identity mandate, the report calls for coordinated action to move from feasibility to real-world deployment at European scale.
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