2025

10th January

RENU achieves ISO 9001:2015 certification for Quality Management Systems (QMS).

13th February

RENU partners with Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to connect 85 more schools across Uganda to the RENU network.

21st February

RENU achieves ISO 27001:2022 certification for Information Security.

2nd April

RENU joins the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

9th May

RENU holds 1st ever Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) Workshop.

11th June

RENU signs MoU with Brazil’s National Research and Education Network (RNP) to advance global research and education collaboration.

25th June

Ishongororo Health Center IV becomes the 1,000th site to get connected to the RENU network.

19th August

RENU signs MoU with Internet Society – Uganda Chapter (ISOC-UG) to drive digital inclusion and Internet governance in Uganda.

1st September

Metro eduroam turns 5 years.

10th October

RENU partners with Pathogen Economy Labs, Makerere University, and others to launch the AI Innovation Academy.

13th October

RENU launches the ORCID Consortium of Uganda.

24th October

RENU launches Leadership Academy to build future-ready leaders.

17th November

RENU rolls out free access to research premium journals through Research4Life, benefiting students, researchers and staff from member institutions that are part of the RENU Identity Federation (RIF).