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SURF AI coming soon for education and research

From January 2027, SURF members from vocational education (mbo), higher professional education (hbo) and university education (wo) will have access to a safe and responsible AI infrastructure for…

News 24 September 2026

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Cybersecurity Act: current status, timetable and implications for higher education

The Cybersecurity Act (Cbw) comes into force on 15 August 2026, but not yet for higher education. Why is that? In this article, you can read why it is taking longer for higher education institutions…

News 14 July 2026
AFAS and SURF are taking the next step together following the DPIA

SURF has carried out a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) on AFAS’s Profit, an all-round HRM and payroll system. A DPIA is a tool for identifying privacy risks to data subjects, such as users.

News 02 July 2026
Public organisations join forces for Dutch speech recognition

Through the HOSAN project, SURF is collaborating with the government, research institutions, the media and civil society partners to develop high-quality, sovereign speech recognition for the Dutch…

News 25 June 2026
Anita Polderdijk-Rijntjes receives SURF Security & Privacy Award 2026

This year’s award goes to Anita Polderdijk-Rijntjes in recognition of her exceptional contribution to SCIPR, the security and privacy community in education and research. It honours her lasting…

News 25 June 2026
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Highlights of the SURF Members’ Council meeting on 17 June 2026

The SURF Members’ Council meeting discussed, amongst other things, the annual report, the core service package, the AI hub, the reappointment of the WTR and the multi-year strategy. The past year at…

News 23 June 2026
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Try out the latest processor technology for HPC and AI workload experiments

SURF’s open experimental platform is expanding to include the latest processor technology via installation of a Monaka test server. The first implementation of this technology in Europe is to improve…

News 18 June 2026
Get a discount! Tickets for the SURF Onderwijsdagen 2026

From today, you can buy your ticket at an early-bird discount for the SURF Onderwijsdagen on 10 and 11 November in The Hague. Secure your place at an inspiring daytime programme and an exclusive…

News 16 June 2026
Swift national 'Future of Compute' vision needed to better exploit opportunities

Despite the Netherlands' strong starting position in the compute domain, opportunities currently often remain unexploited. This is due to the fragmentation of programmes that often operate…

News 28 May 2026