Morocco boosts scientific connectivity
A new circuit improves the possibilities for Moroccan researchers to participate in international collaborations such as the high-energy physics experiment ATLAS and the undersea neutrino telescope ANTARES.
Europe
Pandemic has changed the role of teachers
The move to e-learning triggered by COVID-19 lockdowns has created new opportunities but also meant additional stress for tertiary education teachers in the United Kingdom.
Austria gearing up for the quantum age
A collaborative project is building network infrastructure capable of transmitting quantum information.
Digital twins help prepare for climate change
A new European initiative, Destination Earth, will use models of Earth sub-systems to assist authorities in preparing for extreme weather events related to climate change.
Digital classes help Thailand cope with COVID
Efforts to advance distance learning in Thailand got off to a jump start, as the COVID-19 pandemic hit by spring 2020 thanks to a collaboration to deploy Zoom.
Epilepsy and ADHD brain research in Georgia
Irma Khachidze has been preparing the ground for novel computational methods to study such brain disorders in Georgia, supported by GRENA within the EU-funded EaPConnect project and its ‘Enlighten Your Research’ programme.
Remote education relieves second wave of COVID in Nepal
Member institutions and other public academic institutes including government schools used Zoom to operate online classes.
Distance learning revolution in Bangladesh
The national research and education network of Bangladesh has assisted its member institutions in setting up online education and conferencing services in response to the global pandemic.
Quantum computing predicts Finnish housing prices
A project involving Finland’s research and education network is working on a new tool for complex calculations.