The executive director of URAN Association Yevhenii Preobrazhenskyi spoke about the organisation’s structure, management principles, technical base and achievements. “URAN is your tool, we work for you and your projects,” Yevhenii addressed the webinar participants. “You have the opportunity to influence the NREN’s activities.”
URAN provides access to GÉANT channels and many services, and participates in various projects. The ‘EU4Digital: Connecting Research and Education Communities (EaPConnect)’ project is funded by the European Union under the EU4Digital initiative and aims to expand network infrastructure and services for R&E in the six Eastern Partnership countries while reducing the digital divide. The first five years brought numerous benefits to Ukrainian researchers and educators. The second five-year phase of EaPConnect began in 2020, and URAN is taking an active part in it for the benefit of Ukraine’s R&E community.
Yevhenii Preobrazhenskyi spoke about the services offered by GÉANT and URAN – Internet access, access to international research infrastructures, eduroam, eduGAIN, eduVPN, eduMEET, WebClass, FileSender, penetration tests, URAN Publishing Service, etc. – and he announced forthcoming webinars about these services. He also stressed that the URAN Association is open to new members and is always ready to support its users with their projects.