If you’re a regular visitor to universities, particularly in Europe, you’re most likely aware of eduroam and how it simplifies travelling for academic purposes. We’re happy to announce that eduroam will henceforth also be available at Stellenbosch University.

But what for those of us who don’t know – what is eduroam exactly? eduroam (education roaming) is the secure, world-wide roaming access service developed for the international research and education community. It started as a project of the  Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association (TERENA) in Europe and has gained momentum throughout the research and education community.

eduroam is now available in 54 countries, including South Africa and provides an easy way to get internet access without any fuss. It allows students, researchers and staff from participating institutions to obtain internet connectivity across campus and when visiting other participating institutions by simply opening their device.

Users can move between campuses and visit other participating institutions at home or abroad and get instant, secure network access, without having to arrange and use guest accounts or extra passwords. The visiting user is authenticated using the same credentials (username and password)  they use at their home institution, the institution or organisation they are affiliated with.

To activate eduroam for your department, please e-mail help@sun.ac.za with your details and  see www.eduroam.org for more information. More information on eduroam in South Africa can be found at http://eduroam.ac.za/

[SOURCES: www.wikipedia.org and www.eduroam.org]

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