Join us live at Trieste in June
While online conferences do have their advantages, there is no doubt the TNC22 in Trieste, Italy, will become especially memorable being one of the first major physical research and education networking conferences post-COVID. In line with tradition, you can meet the Nordic NRENs at the Nordic booth which you will find centrally located in the […]
Valter Nordh named CEO of NORDUnet
“During my first four months with NORDUnet, I have been impressed by the agility of the organisation and the commitment of the staff. I highly value Nordic collaboration and I am excited to have the opportunity to lead NORDUnet in the coming years. The future will pose many challenges for R&E networking, and I see […]
Erik-Jan Bos to leave NORDUnet
After 10 years, Erik-Jan Bos has decided to pursue new challenges outside of NORDUnet and will be leaving the company by 1 June 2022. Erik-Jan came to NORDUnet in 2011, after 23 years at SURF. Since then, Erik-Jan has been instrumental in realising NORDUnet and Nordic NREN ambitions on the global scene. It has been […]
Stronger ties to Asia for Nordic research and education
Renewal of Memorandum of Understanding expands network collaboration between Europe and Asia-Pacific regions. 7 March 2022, Bangladesh. After three years of successful collaboration on the Asia-Pacific-Europe Ring (AER), the underlying Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is today extended and expanded in a virtual signing ceremony at the APAN53 conference held in Bangladesh. The initial AER MoU, […]
Change of guards at key advisory forum
Per Nihlén, Sunet, takes over as Chairman of the NORDUnet Customer Advisory Group (CAG). To ensure swift coordination between the five Nordic NRENs and NORDUnet, the Customer Advisory Group was established almost two years ago. As the Chairman position rotates between the NRENs, Per Nihlén of Sunet is taking over from Teemu Kiviniemi, CSC. “When […]
GÉANT partnership for European R&E e-Infrastructure signed
A new partnership agreement for core European R&E e-Infrastructure has been signed. The partnership is the framework for the collaboration of the GÉANT collaboration of the national research and education networks (NRENs) across Europe for the coming seven years. The “GÉANT Framework Partnership” agreement has been negotiated between the EU Commission and a group of NRENs and […]