Seamless Wi-Fi access for research and education around the world. eduroam (education roaming) is the secure, world-wide roaming access service developed for the international research and education community.
eduroam allows students, researchers and staff to seamlessly access internet connectivity when within range of a hotspot, whether they’re moving across campus or visiting other.
In Kosovo, since April 2023 eduraom service is available for all higher education institutions.
Eduroam, short for education roaming, is a Wi-Fi service which enables students, researchers and staff from participating institutions to securely access the internet at their college/university and whilst visiting other eduroam enabled locations.
What is eduroam?
Eduroam is a simple, easy and secure Wi-Fi connectivity service available at public universities in Kosovo and thousands around the world.
Very soon this service will be available in private higher educational institutions and in schools.
how does eduroam work?
Eduroam is a Wi-Fi service set identifier (SSID) that is broadcast over a Wi-Fi network. Similar to the way a mobile device immediately connects to a known home Wi-Fi network when its owner enters the entrance hall, a user’s phone automatically connects to eduroam as they walk onto a campus, or any other location where eduroam is available. eduroam is preconfigured on the user’s device, meaning there is no reconfiguration needed, or indeed no cost to use the service, as they roam from one location to another.
eduroam in Kosova
eduroam in Kosova is managed by KREN, Kosovo Research and Education Network.
High-speed internet connectivity and IT shared services to all public higher educational institutions is achieved. Now KREN is working to connect 200 primary and secondary schools.
Private educational institutions and other public institutions and locatioins can establish eduraom service through KREN infrastructure.
eduroam history
Since its inception in Europe in 2003, eduroam has been a major success story for Research and Education.
Starting in 6 countries it has rapidly spread across the world and now students and researchers from over 100 countries can benefit from free, secure, reliable Wi-Fi access wherever they are travelling or studying.
eduroam supports over 5 million access authentications every day with over 500,000 international authentications daily. eduroam is truly supporting the vision of a global village for Research and Education.
Why eduraom
Since its inception in Europe in 2003, eduroam has been a major success story for Research and Education.
For individuals, the ability to turn on a smartphone, tablet or laptop and immediately get high performance, secure Wi-Fi access transforms the learning experience. No more needing to find free (and possibly insecure) Wi-Fi hotspots – the users’ existing credentials are used to access Wi-Fi wherever they need to connect. Visit eduroam for users to learn more.
For institutions, there is no longer a need to provide insecure shared usernames and passwords or to respond to requests for access. For service providers, it attracts the educational community to their venue and enables participants to access wireless connectivity without assistance.
