Navigating the Arctic waters: The search for the Polar class cable-laying vessel
On 12 April 2023, Magnus Friberg (Sunet) and Ieva Muraškienė (NORDUnet) held a follow- up meeting with the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat in Helsingborg, Sweden. The meeting focused on the Northern EU Gateways project WP5T2 Arctic Route study activity, and on aligning with the Polar Research Secretariat in terms of research engagement to gain a […]
Springtime for Sunet
The brand “Sunetdagarna” was well-known pre-COVID in the Nordic research and education community as a buffet of seminars organized by Swedish NREN Sunet each spring. Following a few years online, the event is back in its original physical format. In line with tradition the main target group is employees of the institutions connected to Sunet […]
High-speed connectivity for Iceland’s R&E
A new subsea circuit to Ireland and upgrade of existing connections safeguard digital sovereignty of Icelandic research and education collaborations. Significantly more detailed weather forecasts for Iceland will be one of the first everyday products of a new fiber connection established by Iceland’s national research and education network RHnet, NORDUnet, and partners. Through the lease […]
Jan Meijer elected for the GÉANT Programme Planning Committee
At the March 2023 General Assembly of the GÉANT Association, the European research and education network collaboration, elected new members to the GÉANT Programme Planning Committee (GPPC). The committee guides the preparation of project proposals on behalf of the association and its members. The GPPC takes responsibility for the major evolution and service delivery projects under the […]
NORDUnet receives “Facilitator for Emerging NRENs 2021” award at APAN55
On 15 March 2023, in Kathmandu, Nepal, the session “NRENs’ activities during the pandemic and attained resilience” at the APAN55 meeting saw Mohammad Tawrit, CEO of Bangladesh Research and Education Network (BdREN), on behalf of the Steering Committee of the Asi@Connect Project, present Valter Nordh, CEO of NORDUnet, with the Facilitator for Emerging NRENs 2021 […]
Expansion of Asian-European collaboration (AER)
14 March 2023, Katmandu, Nepal. The Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) joins NORDUnet and nine other partners in the Asia-Pacific-Europe Ring.The inclusion of KISTI in the network collaboration was confirmed today in a signing ceremony during the opening plenary of the APAN 55 conference. The Asia-Pacific-Europe Ring (AER) is a collaboration between […]
Erik Kikkenborg joins WACREN panel on Scalable platforms for Digital Education
Digital education has seen a steady increase over the past couple of years and the technologies that facilitate it intensified during the pandemic, resulting in an unprecedented boom in usage. NORDUnet Chief Collaboration Officer Erik Kikkenborg has been a driver in meeting the growing demands in the Nordics, however, has also joined collaborations to help […]
Erik Kikkenborg appointed Chief Collaboration Officer
Erik Kikkenborg has been appointed Chief Collaboration Officer at NORDUnet, where he will be responsible for collaborative service and platform innovation. Erik, previously heading the Media and Streaming services group, will in his new role work closely with our Nordic partners to drive service innovation. Likewise, he will safeguard Nordic involvement in global collaborations, especially […]
Lars Fischer appointed Chief Relations Officer
Lars Fischer has been appointed Chief Relations Officer at NORDUnet, where he will be responsible for relations with key stakeholders. In his new role, Lars will drive the strategic direction together with the Nordic NRENs and help create strategic projects. Lars will propel European and global partnerships and be responsible for engagement with European research […]
Licia Florio joins NORDUnet
Licia Florio joins NORDUnet as Strategy and Policy Officer with our Strategic Engagement Division. Licia will focus on support for European research infrastructures and research communities and our engagement in European partnerships. Her primary work will be with the Nordic NRENs to further develop the NORDUnet project portfolio and European engagement, and with European stakeholders […]
