Futuring: a look to the future

New technologies like AI, XR, edge and quantum are enabling impactful applications. What does this mean for education and research institutions? With futuring, we look ahead and respond to developments faster and more efficiently. In this way, we jointly make better strategic choices for the future.

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Futuring

Futuring is the process of looking at the future to understand what it might look like. For example, what will the campus look like in 2040? And what new technologies do we see coming? What are examples of applications for teaching and/or research? By exploring this together, we can discuss possible, desirable and likely futures.

Impact on tomorrow

With our futuring activities, we want to get a broader picture of future developments and their possible impact. We identify relevant trends, we explore and experiment with new technologies, and we work out future scenarios of the campus in 2040. This way, we anticipate future developments, and know better what decisions we can take in the short term.

Joint initiatives

Together with education and research institutions, SURF participates in various initiatives around futuring, with the institutions in their role as research institutes and SURF in its role as knowledge distributor. In this way, we jointly drive innovation and work together on plans for the future.