Futuring
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 faster and more efficient to new developments. In this way, we jointly make better strategic choices for the future.
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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.

Explore the future

Futuring is the process of looking to the future with the goal to understand what it could look like. For example, what will the campus look like in 2040? And what new technologies will be relevant? What are examples of education and/or research applications? By exploring this together, we can discuss possible, desirable and likely future scenarios.

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, explore and experiment with new technologies and develop future scenarios of the campus in 2040. In this way we anticipate future developments and can make better decisions in the short term.

Joint initiatives

Together with educational and research institutions, SURF participates in various initiatives around futuring. With institutes in their role as a research institute and SURF in the role of knowledge sharer. Because of this we drive innovation and work together on plans for the future.

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