WE ARE CESNET
WE UNITE SCIENCE

We deliver advanced ICT services for science, research, and education. As pioneers of the first academic networks nearly 30 years ago, we maintain them to this day, ensure secure access, and provide robust environments for data storage, high-performance computing, and team collaboration. Our members include public universities and the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.

  • Clock icon 5. June 2025News

    CESNET is part of the global network testbed FABRIC

    CESNET has joined the large-scale high-speed network testbed FABRIC (Adaptive ProgrammaBle Research Infrastructure for Computer Science and Science Applications).

  • Clock icon 29. May 2025News

    Research Data and Artificial Intelligence: Brno hosts international conference on the future of open science

    On 21 and 22 May 2025, the international conference Research Data Day & EOSC National Tripartite Event took place in Brno, attracting more than 200 participants from 40 institutions across Europe. The two-day programme offered lectures, panel discussions and workshops focused on research data, artificial intelligence and the role of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) initiative in the development of open science.

  • Clock icon 26. May 2025News

    TCS service relaunched: the new provider is HARICA

    We are pleased to announce that the Trusted Certificate Service (TCS) has been restored after migration to a new provider. It is now provided by the Greek academic certification authority HARICA.

  • Clock icon 23. May 2025News

    Locked Shields 2025: CESNET was at it again

    This year, colleagues from CESNET took part in the largest international cyber security exercise Locked Shields 2025, which took place on 5. - Locked Down Shields 2020, held on 9 May under the leadership of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE).

  • Clock icon 19. May 2025News

    CESNET successfully tested the new TOSHIBA LD QKD system

    CESNET's OptiLAB recently tested a newly acquired TOSHIBA LD quantum key distribution (QKD) system that represents the cutting edge of secure quantum communication. This system enables the generation and distribution of cryptographic keys based on quantum phenomena, thus ensuring an extremely high level of security against eavesdropping. The acquisition of the QKD system is part of a broader strategy to develop a quantum secure infrastructure and its deployment opens up new opportunities for research in quantum cryptography and single photon physics.

  • Clock icon 13. May 2025News

    IPv6 Day 2025 opens registrations

    On the website of the IPv6 Day 2025 conference, which will take place on 6 June at the National Technical Library, you can find the complete programme of this year's. A busy day of lectures, news and inspiration from the world of IPv6 awaits you.
    Feel free to register via the online form  – it won't work without registration.

We push boundaries...

We explore new frontiers in information and communication technologies, transforming our research into practical, advanced services.

We foster the development and adoption of state-of-the-art technologies for a more connected future.

...and we're here for you:

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Our services

Network

CESNET – an academic computer network with a range of ICT services.

Computing

MetaCentrum – processing big data and demanding tasks.

Data storage

Tools for backing up, archiving and sharing user data.

Security

Robust cybersecurity monitoring and enforcement.

Multimedia

Services for remote study and work, for individuals and teams.

Identity

Secure login to CESNET & a portfolio of connected services.

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News

  • Clock icon 5. June 2025

    CESNET is part of the global network testbed FABRIC

    CESNET has joined the large-scale high-speed network testbed FABRIC (Adaptive ProgrammaBle Research Infrastructure for Computer Science and Science Applications).

  • Clock icon 29. May 2025

    Research Data and Artificial Intelligence: Brno hosts international conference on the future of open science

    On 21 and 22 May 2025, the international conference Research Data Day & EOSC National Tripartite Event took place in Brno, attracting more than 200 participants from 40 institutions across Europe. The two-day programme offered lectures, panel discussions and workshops focused on research data, artificial intelligence and the role of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) initiative in the development of open science.

  • Clock icon 26. May 2025

    TCS service relaunched: the new provider is HARICA

    We are pleased to announce that the Trusted Certificate Service (TCS) has been restored after migration to a new provider. It is now provided by the Greek academic certification authority HARICA.

  • Clock icon 23. May 2025

    Locked Shields 2025: CESNET was at it again

    This year, colleagues from CESNET took part in the largest international cyber security exercise Locked Shields 2025, which took place on 5. - Locked Down Shields 2020, held on 9 May under the leadership of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE).

  • Clock icon 19. May 2025

    CESNET successfully tested the new TOSHIBA LD QKD system

    CESNET's OptiLAB recently tested a newly acquired TOSHIBA LD quantum key distribution (QKD) system that represents the cutting edge of secure quantum communication. This system enables the generation and distribution of cryptographic keys based on quantum phenomena, thus ensuring an extremely high level of security against eavesdropping. The acquisition of the QKD system is part of a broader strategy to develop a quantum secure infrastructure and its deployment opens up new opportunities for research in quantum cryptography and single photon physics.

  • Clock icon 13. May 2025

    IPv6 Day 2025 opens registrations

    On the website of the IPv6 Day 2025 conference, which will take place on 6 June at the National Technical Library, you can find the complete programme of this year's. A busy day of lectures, news and inspiration from the world of IPv6 awaits you.
    Feel free to register via the online form  – it won't work without registration.

Events

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    More events coming soon

    We don't have any events scheduled for you at the moment, but we're working on it. Coming soon!

We drive innovation and constantly modernize our network and services. Our research benefits the academic community and advances science across the Czech Republic.

Our projects