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Boosting connectivity to support international partnerships for Moroccan scientists

Technology MARWAN (Morocco)

This development facilitates increased traffic to various global research and education networks and is part of the EU-funded AfricaConnect3 initiative.

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Chile hosts world’s highest altitude R&E network node over 5,000 metres

Astronomy RedCLARA (Latin America) REUNA (Chile)

The Alma Observatory and REUNA have joined forces to establish a network node on the Chajnantor Plain, in the north of Chile, to improve connectivity for the telescopes located there.

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Ukraine under occupation: the critical role of digital technologies in sustaining education

Education EaPConnect (Europe's Eastern Partnership countries) URAN (Ukraine)

URAN is playing a crucial role in ensuring that the academic and research pursuits at KNTU could continue during the war and occupation.

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Welcome to the world of research & education networks

National and regional research & education networks, traverse our planet, providing ultra high-speed connectivity and tailor-made services that underpin scientific discovery, foster global collaborations and unlock access to education. This blog features fascinating stories from around the world about people and projects empowered by these networks to make a difference.

Why research & education networks?

A campus network for Antarctic research

Biodiversity Climate Science Meteorology Sikt (Norway)
It was far from just another day at the office for network engineer Henning Løvmo who spent three weeks in early 2024, installing a campus network at the Norwegian Polar Institute’s Troll research station at Antarctica.

Copernicus Regional Center in Chile: real-time data management to overcome global challenges

Earth Observation RedCLARA (Latin America) REUNA (Chile)
This initiative will enable more intensive and widespread use of the European earth observation program's data.

An innovative approach to creating digital libraries and repositories in Armenia

Arts & Culture ASNET-AM-IIAP NAS RA (Armenia)
In the last 20 years, libraries in Armenia have been prioritising the need to preserve the content in an organised manner, and subsequently, to present and display the digitised materials accordingly.

How supercomputing is speeding up fire engineering

Other Technology CSC (Finland)
Fire simulations are highly complex. Using the supercomputer LUMI, operated by the Finnish research and education network CSC, Ramboll Finland managed to speed up the process significantly.

Patagonia Project connects southern tip of continent with R&E Networks

Other Technology RedCLARA (Latin America) REUNA (Chile)
This initiative aims to transform the Southern Macrozone region of Chile into a hub for global development and research.

Portugal: preserving the value of Wikipedia

Digital Humanities Knowledge Exchange FCT | FCCN (Portugal)
Arquivo.pt collected all the pages referenced in Portuguese Wikipedia articles, resulting in a new collection containing 12 million files with their links preserved.
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