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How data can improve the quality of higher education
Big data are found in all segments of society. Even the Dutch higher education sector is increasingly recognising the potential for the vast volumes of data that it has at its disposal.
What opportunities does learning analytics offer? And what challenges are the early adopters facing? Are there any runners out there who still do not track their performance with an app?
Educating the future global musician
The Global Audition Training Programme aims to expand the skill set of student musicians, no matter where in the world they live, and prepare them for today’s multifaceted professional landscape.
Sharing knowledge to strengthen emerging networks
Knowledge Exchange
Technology
AUB (Lebanon)
BdREN (Bangladesh)
DrukREN (Bhutan)
EthERnet (Ethiopia)
KRENA (Kyrgyzstan)
MYREN (Malaysia)
NORDUNet (European Nordic)
Nren (Nepal)
PREGINET (Philippines)
WACREN (West + Central Africa)
ZAMREN (Zambia)
Helina Emeru is chief technology officer of Ethiopian research and education network EthERnet. In October 2016, she joined 9 colleagues from around the world at the NORDUnet conference as part of a new Knowledge Exchange Fellowship program.
Working towards a greener China with Wuhan University
REANNZ, Unitec, NIWA and Wuhan University are working collaboratively to address the concerning issue of air pollution, via an innovative three-year project that incorporates high-end environmental science, and cutting-edge Internet technology.
Improving IT services for uni students in Samoa
40 switches and a server were recently taken into service at the National University of Samoa, expanding and strengthening the university’s ICT network considerably. The equipment has been funded and supported by the Network Startup Resource Centre.
Keeping the medical data in Japan’s university hospitals safe in case of disaster
The Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011 caused significant damage to local hospitals in the disaster area, destroying medical information systems in the hospitals and losing patients’ important medical records. The losses prompted Japan's university hospitals to jointly construct a new backup system that keeps their medical backup data in remotely located areas.
Making sure that the voices of genocide survivors are heard and not forgotten
Shortly after filming Schindler’s List, Steven Spielberg established the Shoah Foundation to document the experiences of Holocaust survivors and witnesses of other genocides via video testimony. High-speed R&E networks combined with high-capacity data storage contribute to ensuring digital preservation of these historic memories.
Working together instead of in isolation to train engineers in Africa
Education
Technology
KENET (Kenya)
RENU (Uganda)
TERNET (Tanzania)
UbuntuNet (East & Southern Africa)
Collaborating across borders to train the trainers opens the door to new opportunities for developing the skills of network engineers in Africa. This engineering workforce provides services that underpin research and education outcomes for the nation.
The digital recycling centre is slowly going global
Instead of managing a vast amount of user names and passwords we want one digital identity, a “passport” reusing login information and giving us secure and easy access to all the services and resources we require to study, do research, and collaborate with colleagues across borders.
Indian researchers fighting drug-resistant epilepsy
Computational neuroscience is gathering momentum in India, empowered by the Indian National Knowledge Network, connecting researchers and databases across the country. One of the promising initiatives is the Centre for Excellence in Epilepsy, investigating the complex changes associated with the development of drug-resistant epilepsy.
Creating an atlas of the black-eyed bean genome
“Without Science DMZ, our laboratories would be isolated islands,” says Ana Benko-Iseppon, a Brazilian researcher working on the global project to develop more environmentally adapted cultivated forms of the black-eyed bean.
Underground lava lake spotted by supercomputer
A lake of lava lies directly below a small South Korean island. The simulations that led to this discovery were performed on supercomputer Piz Daint at the Swiss National Supercomputing Center and the now decommissioned Huygens, the national supercomputing center of SURF in the Netherlands.