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| Abbreviation | TERENA |
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| Formation | 13 June 1986 as Réseaux Associés pour la Recherche Européenne (RARE) |
| Legal status | Association |
| Purpose | To promote and participate in the development of a high-quality international information and telecommunications infrastructure for the benefit of research and education |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Region served | Europe |
President | Pierre Bruyère |
Main organ | TERENA General Assembly |
| Website | www |
The Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association (TERENA, /təˈreɪnə/ tə-RAY-nə) was a not-for-profit association of European national research and education networks (NRENs) incorporated in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The association was originally formed on 13 June 1986 as Réseaux Associés pour la Recherche Européenne (RARE) and changed its name to TERENA in October 1994. In October 2015, it again changed its name to GÉANT and at the same time acquired the shares of GEANT Limited (previously known as DANTE).