SudREN: Innovation and Qualitative Projects

At SudREN, we work on shaping the digital future of higher education in Sudan through strategic projects that support sustainability and research excellence.

Our Ongoing Achievements

Strategic Projects

Cloud Infrastructure

SudREN Cloud Project

A strategic initiative to establish an integrated national service platform based on open-source software to restore digital services lost due to the conflict.

  • Supporting Partnerships: Federation of Arab Scientific Research Councils, UbuntuNet Alliance, and the Embassy of Sudan in Cairo.
  • Technology Used: The platform is built entirely using open-source technologies to ensure flexibility and technical sustainability.
  • Restored Services: Recovery of the Ministry's website, institutional services, and various academic platforms.
  • Impact Scope: Providing advanced technical services to more than 30 educational and research institutions.
Map of Beneficiary Institutions Map of Sudanese Institutions Connected to the Cloud
Launch Date: December 3, 2023 LIVE PROJECT
Together towards efficient and sustainable digital higher education

"Mustadam" (Sustainable) Project: Digital Infrastructure Reconstruction

Project Purpose: Reconstructing the digital infrastructure of universities affected by the war, ensuring the continuity of the educational and research process, and enhancing the ability of universities to provide modern academic and administrative services.

Service Restoration

Activating core academic systems to ensure the return of educational life to affected institutions.

Digital Resilience

Building flexible technical systems capable of expansion and development to face any future challenges.

Sustainability Concept

Establishing technical sustainability as a fundamental element in the future digital transformation of Sudanese universities.

Online Admission Systems
Certificate Issuance
E-learning Platforms
Technical Staff Training
Resilient and distributed infrastructure to ensure digital sovereignty

Sectoral Data Centers Project

Geographical distribution of technical resources to reduce data centralization risks and protect national educational digital capital, ensuring 100% service continuity for all higher education institutions.

Target Sector Affiliated States Beneficiary Institution Statistics
Khartoum Sectors Khartoum State 10 Public Universities, 21 Private Universities, 78 Private Colleges, 1 Public Institute, plus research centers and teaching hospitals.
Eastern Sector Gedarif, Kassala, Red Sea 3 Public Universities, 2 Private Universities, 5 Private Colleges, research centers, and teaching hospitals.
Northern Sector River Nile, Northern 4 Public Universities, 1 Private University, 2 Private Colleges, research centers, and teaching hospitals.
Darfur Sector North, South, Central, West, East 5 Public Universities, 7 Private Colleges, research centers, and teaching hospitals.
Central Sector Gezira, Sennar, White Nile, Blue Nile 8 Public Universities, 2 Private Universities, 16 Private Colleges, research centers, and teaching hospitals.
Kordofan Sector North, West, South, East 5 Public Universities, 6 Private Colleges, research centers, and teaching hospitals.
Soba Hospital Data Center National Scope A specialized center for connecting and securing data for all teaching hospitals across Sudan.
In Launch Phase
Enhancing network connectivity for higher education services

SudREN SIM Project

A national initiative to bridge academic communication beyond university walls, ensuring students and researchers can access scientific resources anytime, anywhere at subsidized prices.

Students
Faculty, Researchers, and Technical Staff
Administrators, Employees, and All Affiliates
High-speed bundles
Open academic resources
Implemented via UbuntuNet Alliance

AfricaConnect Project

An international initiative aimed at connecting Sudanese research networks to global networks (such as GÉANT) to provide a high-speed digital environment for education and innovation.

International Connectivity

Establishing high-speed networks connecting African institutions to the world and European networks.

Cost Reduction

Lowering the cost of educational internet and reducing reliance on traditional commercial providers.

Funded by UbuntuNet Alliance

Unlocking Potential: Elevating Open Institutional Repositories in Africa for Global Impact,

A continental initiative involving 16 National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) aimed at enhancing Open Science infrastructure and linking African scientific output and research data to global platforms to maximize impact and visibility.

DSpace Cloud (DSaaS)

Providing DSpace software as a national cloud service to enable universities to create their digital repositories easily.

Capacity Building

Training librarians and researchers in open data management and bridging the research data accessibility gap.

AfricArxiv Platform

Developing and linking digital identifiers (Metadata) with the AfricArxiv community to ensure reliability and global connectivity.

Sustainable Training

Training programs (in-person and digital) for engineers and researchers to ensure the sustainability of the Open Science community.