What is the GÉANT Emerging NREN Programme (ENP) really like?

During #TNC25, we spoke with 2025 participants and asked them to share their stories in their own words.

The video below captures what the programme is really about.

Hear from the ENP Programme Manager Luis Martin Flores, and participants Joy Otuya (KENET), Rajan Parajuli (NREN), Caroline Namuddu (RENU), and Isaac Ainamaani (RENU).

🗓️ Apply for the 2026 edition by 13 February 2026
🔗 Learn more: https://connect.geant.org/2025/12/30/emerging-connections-lasting-impact-inside-the-geant-emerging-nren-programme

Want to learn presentation skills, network with international peers, and take to the #TNC26 stage?

That’s exactly what the Future Talent Programme (FTP) 2026 is designed for.

FTP26 gives students & early-career professionals the space, skills, and confidence to shape their ideas and share them with the GÉANT community.

📷 Photo from #TNC25, where 5 out of 12 FTP participants took to the stage for their Lightning Talks.

🔗 Apply at https://community.geant.org/learning/future-talent-programme/
🚨 Applications close on 4 February 2026

Have you ever clicked a suspicious link and prayed afterwards? 👀 Or scrolled past T&Cs without a thought?

At #TNC25 we asked our community some tough (and funny) questions about #cybersecurity, #AI, and mindfulness. And their answers might surprise you.

Today we kick off the #GEANTCybersecurity 2025 campaign: "Be mindful. Stay safe."

▶️ Watch, reflect, and ask yourself: How would you answer?

🔗 Explore the campaign: https://security.geant.org/cybersecurity-campaign-2025/

43 representatives of 26 organizations (including 20 #NRENs) from 20 countries participated 🤩 in the annual #FileSender meeting at #TNC25 in Brighton, UK, held on June 11, 2025. 🎯 This year’s meeting proved to be a highly engaging and interactive one, filled with numerous #questions and insightful #answers that brought out many issues 🤓 and set the tone for a productive #discussion. 👍

👉 https://filesender.org/post-event-report-filesender-meeting-at-tnc25/

@geant #networking @nordunet @renater @DKFZ @SURF

Missing #TNC25 already?

We definitely had a tough time stepping off the rollercoaster 🎢 But all the connections, the chats, the ideas, the hugs, the insights and the energy of yet another incredible TNC week are still with us ❤️

🎠 Hop back for another ride and relive some of the TNC25 highlights by watching this recap video produced by our friends at PCSS.

And don't forget to mark your calendars for #TNC26: 8-12 June 2026, Helsinki, Finland. Hosted by CSC. See you next year!

#BrighterTogether

📷🎥 Lights, cameras…on #TNC25!

From thought-provoking keynotes to spontaneous hallway chats, #TNC25 was packed with unforgettable moments—and now you can relive them all.

The official #TNC25 photos and recordings are online!

Whether you want to rewatch a session, share your favourite talk, or spot yourself mid-coffee break, we’ve got you covered.

🔗 Recordings: https://tnc25.geant.org/recordings/
🔗 Photo gallery: https://tnc25.geant.org/photos/

📷 Photos by Jack Parker (PKR Productions) and Nabeel Ashraf (GÉANT)

❤️ Farewell, #TNC25 & thank you, Brighton!
We’re signing off with a few photo highlights 😊

🎆 A week full of insights, connections & the collaborative spirit that defines our global community.

🔐 From cybersecurity to resilience, from partnerships to shared progress – this year’s theme Brighter Together truly came to life.

👏 Special thanks to #Jisc for being such a welcoming host & the fantastic @geant Team!
Let’s keep shaping the future – brighter, together.
𝗟𝗘𝗧’𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗜𝗖 ✨🪄

@dfncert

#TNC25 is over (well, side meetings tomorrow, but over for me and most people) and what a week it was. It was my 3rd year on the Programme Committee and I'm so proud of the work I got to do with a host of amazing folks. Yay for a community of trust and mutual respect in this turbulent world!

The socials are popping up photos I took at prior TNCs. Berry jam on bread in Trondheim, smoked potato in foam in Prague, shellfish in Catania, grilled meats in Tirana. I swear I do do something other than eat at conferences. No photos of fish and chips tho from Brighton. Too great a danger of seagull thievery. #TNC25

:coffee_swirl:

Just around the corner of #BrightonDome there's the #TriplePointCoffee café.

🤩

#Coffee #FlatWhite
#TNC25 #LatteArt #Coffee

Tonight at #TNC25 following the excellent conference dinner on Brighton Pier: KARAOKE.

Amongst the many bangers: Pink Pony Club, Still Into You, Style, Raise a Glass, and many more.

Come claim yours at the @geant booth or tomorrow Thursday 12th:
- in the Exchange Theatre at 15:30 https://tnc25.geant.org/exchange-theatre/#s922
- in the Community Hub at 12:30 https://tnc25.geant.org/community-hub/#s916

#tnc25 #perfSONAR

Today's morning #FileSender meeting at #TNC25 in the Brighton Unitarian Church:
🤓 43 persons gathered,
🎯 updates from the FileSender Board,
💡 very interesting presentation from Kenjiro Yamanaka (National Institute of Informatics, Japan) about a trial service of Global FileSender,
and a lot 👍 of productive discussions! 🤩
@geant #networking @nordunet @renater @DKFZ @SURF

Great to hear @dcrooks open the EDI meeting at #TNC25 by stating that Trans Women are Women, Trans Men are Men and Trans Rights are Human Rights. Enthusiastic agreement from the room.

I have found the actually mostly flat route between my hotel and the #TNC25 venue. Sadly not a route GMaps would have suggested, but clearly the best way to go.

Inspiring TNC plenary at the Brighton Dome this morning. Challenge your point of view. 6 women on stage out of 8 people. Some reasons I love my job.

#tnc25 #brighton #NREN

Absolutely loved the opening keynote of #tnc25 from Jess Auerbach (https://jahaj.net.za). The human faces that build the internet, and the exploitative nature of how it is used.

The grand opening of #TNC25.

Britpop in #Brighton 🌈 by musicians from #BimmUniversity

#BIMM

#TNC25 has begun, with side meetings kicking off at 0900. This morning has been some very interesting presentations & conversations about security compliance & governance, and meeting both old friends and new lovely people!

Some excellent trolling in the compliance session at #tnc25