Connecting Ghana's Academic Excellence
Building world-class research and education infrastructure through high-speed internet, innovation, and a strong digital presence.
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Network Capacity
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Our Services
Delivering cutting-edge connectivity and digital solutions for Ghana's academic community
Capacity building
Capacity building is valuable and important because of its many long-term impacts. GARNET provides training services to its member institution to enable them to improve on their campus network and efficiently utilize the services offered by GARNET.
Eduroam
GARNET facilitates education services in members institutions as a key strategic theme geared towards providing value addition to the education sector. In this respect, the role of GARNET will be to fund-raise through grant proposals to support capacity building and local educational content development programmes for universities, tertiary institutions and schools.
Connectivity
GARNET provides broadband internet services by connecting member institutions to national and global internet. We provide members with a secure, fast, reliable, and dedicated internet connection that promotes research, education, innovation, and collaboration among institutions and helps them accomplish their educational and research mandates
Federated Identity Services
Federated identity allows staff, students, and researchers to use a single set of institutional credentials to securely access resources across GARNET member institutions and international partner networks, no separate logins needed for every service.
Video Conferencing
GARNET provides member institutions with a reliable, cloud-hosted video conferencing platform for lectures, meetings, and collaborative research sessions, reducing dependence on costly or inconsistent third-party tools.
Tertiary Data Bundle
A dedicated internet data package designed for tertiary institutions, giving staff and students affordable, high-capacity access tailored to the demands of academic research, e-learning, and campus operations.
Direct Engineering Assistance
GARNET's technical team works directly with member institutions to design, troubleshoot, and optimize campus networks helping IT staff resolve issues quickly and build in-house capacity over time.
Security Advisory
GARNET offers guidance and threat intelligence to help member institutions protect their networks, identify vulnerabilities, and respond to cybersecurity incidents affecting the academic and research community.
Managed DNS
GARNET manages Domain Name System services on behalf of member institutions, ensuring reliable, secure, and properly maintained domain infrastructure without requiring in-house DNS expertise.
Enterprise Resource Planning System
GARNET supports member institutions with an integrated ERP system to manage academic, administrative, and financial operations in one platform, improving efficiency across departments.
Latest News
Stay updated with the latest developments in Ghana's academic network
PRESS RELEASE
UHAS to Cohost GARNET 2023 Annual General Meeting The Ghanaian Academic and Research Network (GARNET) is happy to announce its collaboration with the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) to host the fourth Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday, June 23, 2023. This event will take place at the Cedi Auditorium, located at UHAS Main Campus in Sokode-Lokoe.
GARNET AGM Calls for Artificial Intelligence Solutions in Fight Against Galamsey
The Ghanaian Academic and Research Network (GARNET) has called for the urgent adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and modern information technologies in Ghana’s fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, which continues to devastate the country’s forests, rivers, and farmlands.
GARNET SPONSORS 2023 NATIONAL SCIENCE & MATHS QUIZ EVENT
Exciting news! We are proud to announce our sponsorship of the 2023 National Science and Maths Quiz, commencing on October 6, 2023. NSMQ holds a special place in our community, and we are committed to supporting its crucial role in nurturing academic growth.