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        About SURF
        SURF is the IT cooperative of Dutch education and research institutions. The members, the owners of SURF, join forces to develop or procure the best possible digital services, work together on complex innovation issues and develop and share knowledge with each other.
        SURF Cooperative

        Become a member

        Over 100 institutions are now members of SURF cooperative. These are all funded Dutch universities and umc's, most universities of applied sciences and intermediate vocational education institutions, and various research institutes including NWO and KNAW institutes.

        Conditions for participation

        An organisation wishing to become a member of SURF must meet the following conditions:

        1. The institution's core activity is education and/or research, or makes a substantial contribution to it.
        2. The organisation or institution is a contracting authority within the meaning of the Public Procurement Act 2012(link is external) (or any laws and regulations that replace it).

        This does not mean that every organisation that meets the conditions is automatically accepted. The board decides, with the approval of the members' council, whether an institution can join and how the representation for that institution will be arranged (this in connection with the voting proportions in the members' council).

        Decision-making via the Member Council

        SURF is of and for the members. When an organisation becomes a member of SURF, it participates in decision-making. The organisation is assigned to one of the sections of the Members' Council, which takes decisions on behalf of the members. Thus, the voice of all members is heard.

        Get in touch

        Is your institution considering joining SURF? If so, please contact us via email: rmi@surf.nl(link sends email).