At SudREN, we work on shaping the digital future of higher education in Sudan through strategic projects that support sustainability and research excellence.
A strategic initiative to establish an integrated national service platform based on open-source software to ensure digital sovereignty.
Activating core academic systems to ensure the return of educational life to affected institutions.
Building flexible technical systems capable of expansion and development to face any future challenges.
Establishing technical sustainability as a fundamental element in the future digital transformation of Sudanese universities.
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. |
A national initiative to bridge academic communication beyond university walls, ensuring students and researchers can access scientific resources anytime, anywhere at subsidized prices.
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.
Establishing high-speed networks connecting African institutions to the world and European networks.
Lowering the cost of educational internet and reducing reliance on traditional commercial providers.
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.
Providing DSpace software as a national cloud service to enable universities to create their digital repositories easily.
Training librarians and researchers in open data management and bridging the research data accessibility gap.
Developing and linking digital identifiers (Metadata) with the AfricArxiv community to ensure reliability and global connectivity.
Training programs (in-person and digital) for engineers and researchers to ensure the sustainability of the Open Science community.