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.
Education
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.
The week that brought Sri Lanka e-learning
Networks collaborate to deploy online learning technology to the research and education community during the pandemic
A silver lining to COVID-19 in South Africa
For the national research and education network of South Africa, WhatsApp groups are the go-to tool for communicating with institutions during the pandemic.
Fighting fake academic diplomas
Building on blockchain technology, the new service SWITCHverify allows universities in Switzerland to guard themselves against fake academic diplomas.
Empowering women in Western Africa
More than 2,000 young women in Western Africa have received a jump-start for pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering and math through regional network WACREN.
Meeting the demand for virtual education in Ecuador
Usage of the advanced distributed learning platform for facilitating virtual education increased exponentially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Connecting remote locations in Ireland
HEAnet is expanding its “eduroam Everywhere” project. Eduroam is a global secure mobility service developed for the academic and research community.