eNGAGE Newsletter

The 8th WACREN Conference held in Accra was a resounding success, bringing together stakeholders from across the research and education ecosystem to discuss and unveil new solutions for the challenges faced in the digital education landscape. In this edition, we...

The world has been battling with the negative impacts of climate change and extreme weather, including droughts, floods, and rising sea levels. As a result, global and regional bodies in charge of meteorology, weather, and climate matters have been studying...

The WACREN 2023 Conference sparked new ideas, unearthed new solutions, and galvanised emerging communities in the research and education ecosystem. The technical workshop, keynotes, presentations, and panel discussions on various related subjects culminated in a clarion call for stakeholders in...

The Ghanaian Academic and Research Network (GARNET) will hold its 4th Annual General Meeting of stakeholders on June 23, 2023, at the University of Health and Allied Sciences in Ho. The AGM would be on the theme: ‘Overcoming the challenges...

Evelyn Awusi Fosu, a female engineer at the Ghanaian Academic Research Network (GARNET), is anticipating a great learning and networking experience at the TNC23. She is the selected candidate to participate in the Emerging NRENs Programme (ENP) at this year’s...

ISOC has announced funding of up to $8000 for the Sustainable Technical Communities Programme. The Sustainable Technical Communities funding program is designed to help technical communities thrive. Technical communities include, among others, Network Operator Groups (NOGs), National Research and Education...

Users of the WACREN Zoom service will start experiencing better services with the WACREN deployment of Zoom servers across the region. Dr Boubakar Barry, the CEO of WACREN, announced this last month at the 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of...

Ghana’s chief city - Accra, will be the venue for the next WACREN Conference. This was announced by Dr Boubakar Barry, the CEO of WACREN, at the third AGM for GARNET (a Ghanaian NREN), in Tamale, the northern part of...

National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) within the WACREN community will showcase how they are supporting the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) at a workshop in Gaborone, Botswana. The workshop, organised by the AfricaConnect3 project,...

After a successful launch in Burkina Faso, WACREN and its partners will turn their attention to Benin’s capital - Cotonou, in October 2022 for the Africa Digital Campus (ADC) project. The launch co-organised with the national agency for digital development...

  The Ghanaian Academic and Research Network (GARNET) has held its third Annual General Meeting at the University of Development Studies in Tamale. The AGM was attended by a host of key stakeholders in the GARNET community. They included representation...

  Sierra Leone has borne the brunt of the devastating effects of a protracted civil war from 1991-2001, the Ebola virus outbreak in 2014, and the recent COVID-19 pandemic crisis. This has impacted Sierra Leone’s higher education system, which has...