Speakers
Jukka Kohtanen
(CSC)
Sami Hautakangas
(Tampere University)
Description
This presentation explores how higher education institutions are adopting the European Higher Education Interoperability Framework (HEIF) to strengthen collaboration within European university alliances and beyond. Using practical use cases, we demonstrate how HEIF helps create shared structures and a common language that enable mutual understanding and long‑term planning for truly interoperable services and processes. The session highlights that functional interoperability depends on deeper, ongoing collaboration between HEIs and European initiatives, working together to develop the shared standards, governance models, and services required to achieve seamless learner mobility.
What will the TNC audience take away from your talk?
- Understand how EUA digital ambitions can be supported by NREN-operated trust, identity, connectivity, and interoperability infrastructures.
- See how existing NREN services already support HEIF use cases—and where new services are emerging.
- Gain practical insights into implementing HEIF-aligned architectures and supporting universities nationally and across alliances.
- Learn how NRENs can scale interoperability beyond individual alliances and position themselves as key enablers of the European Education Area
| Are you a first time speaker at TNC? | Yes |
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Primary author
Jukka Kohtanen
(CSC)
Co-authors
Ben Parker
(SURF)
Sami Hautakangas
(Tampere University)
