MAREN is currently involved in the following activities, which are now at various stages

• Developing a fibre campus for the University of Malawi sites: College of Medicine and related medical research complexes, Blantyre Campus of Kamuzu College of Nursing and the Malawi Polytechnic (Completed in 2007)
   
• Working with ESCOM, the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi, to utilise the two fibre strands given to MAREN for academic connectivity between Blanytre and Lilongwe for 3 years
   
• Working with MACRA, Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority, for harmonious regulatory conditions for academic connectivity
   
• Collaborating with UbuntuNet Alliance for Research and Education Networking, the regional Research and Education Network
  
  
• Working with EU and UbuntuNet Alliance for Research and Education Networking, the regional Research and Education Network for the implementation of the EU AfricaConnect Project
   
• Collaborating with MISPA on the activities related to the Malawi Internet Exchange and hosting it at Malawi College of Medicine.