About SURF Communities

SURF Communities is the platform for everyone working on IT innovation in education and research. Sharing knowledge, inspiring one another, and making contacts are key here. We do this in more than 30 theme communities and with over 4,000 active members. The articles on SURF Communities are viewed more than 10,000 times a month.

What can you do on SURF Communities?

SURF Communities is intended for professionals at institutions and organisations in the education and research sectors. Together, we can take innovation with IT further. This is what you can do here:

  • Find interesting articles by fellow professionals about IT innovation in education and research. Have a look at the overview of all communities, follow the communities that are of interest to you through the button 'Volgen' and receive automatic notifications of new publications.
  • Share your knowledge and experience with passionate community members. Are you working on an innovation project, do you have interesting insights from research, do you have tips from a pilot or do you want to ask a question to the community? Simply post an article in one or more communities.
  • Meet professionals from institutions throughout the Netherlands and help each other move forward. You can do this by responding to articles and making contact through the profiles. Take advantage of all the features by completing your profile and logging in to SURF Communities. You can simply log in with your institutional account or eduID.  

Do you have a question about SURF Communities?

Many of the answers can be found on our FAQ page. Do you have a different question, would you like to discuss an article or do you want to start a new community? We are happy to help. Send an e-mail to websupport@surf.nl and we will contact you as soon as possible.