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Call for Proposals now open

Shape your SURF Onderwijsdagen 2026

The Call for Proposals for the SURF Onderwijsdagen 2026 is now open! On 10 and 11 November 2026, hundreds of colleagues will gather at Amare in The Hague to share knowledge, inspire one another and…

News 09 April 2026

mensen tijdens een sessie in gesprek op de SURF Onderwijsdagen

Tech Trends report 2026

These are the 50 technology trends for the education and research of the future

What are the most important digital trends and innovations for education and research? You can read about it in the new Tech Trends report. Our biannual trend report helps you make the right…

News 08 October 2025
DigiTaal: cyber dictionary for education & research

The world of cybersecurity is teeming with technical terms and abbreviations. In education and research, there are several more on top of that. This Dutch cyber dictionary is intended for everyone in…

News 24 September 2025
Privacy risks Osiris addressed in collaboration with SURF

SURF has commissioned a data protection impact assessment (DPIA) on Osiris. The preliminary advice is that institutions can continue to use this student information system as long as they take a…

News 15 September 2025
Tender for quantum computer in the Netherlands opened

The tender for the European quantum computer that SURF will host and manage has been opened. The system will be located at the Amsterdam Science Park, linked to the national supercomputer Snellius…

News 12 September 2025
Privacy risks Microsoft 365 Copilot to orange

SURF advises education and research institutions to exercise caution when deploying Microsoft 365 Copilot. That is the conclusion of a new DPIA (Data Protection Impact Assessment) on Microsoft 365…

News 12 September 2025
Explore Next-Generation AI, Storage, and HPC Solutions with SURF’s Expanded Exploration Platform

The Experimental Technologies Platform at SURF will be expanded, offering new opportunities to test state-of-the-art storage and computing solutions. Our goal is to give Dutch researchers, developers…

News 02 September 2025
DPIA EduGenAI

Working on safe and responsible AI in education

Together with Npuls, we are working on EduGenAI: a platform that enables the safe and responsible use of generative AI in higher education. We commissioned a data protection impact assessment (DPIA)…

News 01 September 2025
Contribute your ideas to the Dutch Open Science Infrastructure

The Netherlands is working on a nationwide infrastructure for open science, to make it easier and more attractive for researchers and institutions to share their knowledge. The strategic plan…

News 26 August 2025