World Bank Visit - Strengthening Partnerships

Dr. Md Mokhlesur Rahman, World Bank Senior Operations Officer, Prof. Dr. AK Azad Chowdhury, UGC Chairman, and Dr. Md Muhibur Rahman, UGC Member graced Kent State University a distinguished visit to witness living examples and benefits of the roles and applications of REN in Higher Education System, and helping the advancement of academic research and innovation in education.  Key people came to present on how REN is directly helping the state of Ohio to revolutionize its other IT services to its citizens.

WB OSU

 

Charles See  - Assistant Deputy Chancellor, Ohio Board of Regents 

Stuart Davis - Chief Information Officer, State of Ohio

Dr. Caroline Whitacre - VP for Research, Ohio State University

Pankaj Shah - Executive Director, OH-Tech and OARnet

Paul Schopis - Chief Technology Officer, OARnet

Anthony Eller - Network Operations Manager, OARnet

 

 KSU TV2 and Squirrel Radio

The team visited one of OARnet's PoPs (Point-of-Presence)

 KSU Data Center