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| Shaping the future |
| March 2026 |
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| Which (new) technologies are emerging? And what impact will those new technologies have on education and research? SURF shares an overview of important developments, projects and activities in this futuring update. |
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| Follow or lead? by Stijn Buiter, director Engagement & Futuring |
Since January this year, I have joined SURF as Director of Engagement and Futuring. After years of leading the start- and scale-up division across the Nordics, Baltics and Benelux at Amazon Web Services (where I've felt continuously connected and inspired by many types of ambitions and futures), I’ve made a conscious move to the collective heart of the Dutch research and education community. My personal mission? To strengthen public values, knowledge sharing, and fuel local innovation.
In an era of rapid technological shifts, we must actively shape our future rather than letting it happen to us. At SURF, we call this Futuring: using strategic foresight to make the right choices today. Whether it’s robotics, neuromorphic computing, or exploring Learning Experience Platforms (LXP), we look beyond the hype to the long-term societal impact and together define where we aspire to follow or lead. |
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| Your input shapes Tech Trends 2028 |
| Have you seen and/or used the Tech Trends 2026 report? We are preparing for the next edition, and you can help us within 3 mins! To align as closely as possible with your needs, we would love to hear your experiences and feedback. Show us some tough love! |
| Go to the survey |
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| Whitepaper: Robotics in 2026 |
| Robotics is reaching a tipping point in 2026. A white paper is prepared with experts to highlight how robots are becoming smarter and more widely applicable, with significant changes in fields such as healthcare and education. The white paper highlights the societal impact and urgent ethical questions around human-machine interaction. |
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| National coalition for neuromorphic computing launched |
| The Netherlands recently launched a national coalition for neuromorphic (brain-inspired) computing, Neuromorphic Computing NL. Knowledge institutions, industry and government are joining forces to invest and investigate this technology and its potential applications. |
| Read the press release |
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| SURF Futures Day 2026’s keynote is announced |
| Emerging developments and societal shifts shape the future of education and research. Therefore, Patrick Henry Gallen, futurist from CIFS, will deliver a keynote to inspire decision-makers to navigate change and make strategic choices. |
| Read the interview |
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| Learning eXperience Platforms: one-stop shop for the learner in 2040 |
| Together with institutes, SURF has started exploring learning experience platforms (LXP) of the future. What do these platforms mean for digital learning and assessment, and what are the important requirements that need to be taken into consideration? |
| Read the blog |
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| Futuring practice – Reflections by Ron Oren (TNO) |
| By jointly developing scenarios, working with personas and using game-based approaches, the results of foresight become clearer and participants become more deeply engaged. This increases the likelihood that insights from the process will be applied in practice. |
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