diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee05c9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+# This is a basic workflow to run relevant CI/Testing steps for the project.
+
+name: CI
+
+# Controls when the action will run. 
+on:
+  # Triggers the workflow on push or pull request events but only for the master branch
+  push:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master ]
+
+  # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
+jobs:
+  # This workflow contains a single job called "test"
+  test:
+    # The type of runner that the job will run on
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    
+    # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
+    steps:
+      # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      # Setup a representative python environment
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2.2.2
+        with:
+          # Version range or exact version of a Python version to use, using SemVer's version range syntax.
+          python-version: 3.7.10 # optional, default is 3.x
+          # The target architecture (x86, x64) of the Python interpreter.
+          #architecture: # optional
+          # Used to pull python distributions from actions/python-versions. Since there's a default, this is typically not supplied by the user.
+          #token: # optional, default is ${{ github.token }}
+
+      # Install the necessary dependencies and navigate to the checked out repository
+      - name: Setup Environment
+        run: |
+          pip install pipenv --upgrade
+          pipenv install --dev
+          cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+
+      # The unit tests should succeed when tested in python3
+      - name: Py.Test
+        run: pipenv run python3 -m pytest tests/unittests/ -vv --color=yes
+  
+      # Documentation style checks
+      - name: Pydocstyle
+        run: pipenv run python3 -m pydocstyle examples pydtnsim
+
+      # The linter pylint somewhat overlaps with flake8, but has some more checks that flake8 does not have
+      - name: Pylint
+        run: pipenv run python3 -m pylint pydtnsim --ignore=routing
+
+      # We need this additional linter because we have to ignore certain issues within the routing submodule (i.e. we want to allow redundant code to get a better representation of the semantic structures of the routing approaches)
+      - name: Pylint Routing
+        run: pipenv run python3 -m pylint pydtnsim.routing -d duplicate-code -d R0912 -d R0913
+
+      # We need this additional linter because we have to ignore certain issues within the routing submodule (i.e. we want to allow redundant code to get a better representation of the semantic structures of the routing approaches)
+      - name: Pylint Complexity
+        run: pipenv run pylint --disable=all --load-plugins=pylint.extensions.mccabe --enable=R1260 pydtnsim --ignore=routing
+
+      # Check that all CGR routing implementations provide the same results
+      - name: Routing CGR Equivalence Check
+        run: export PYTHONHASHSEED=1; pipenv run python3 tests/routingtests/equivalence_check.py -q
+  
+      # Check that all CGR routing implementations provide deterministic results when executed in a deterministic environment
+      - name: Routing Determinism Check
+        run: pipenv run python3 tests/routingtests/determinism_check.py -q
+  
+      # Run all examples in the examples/ folder
+      - name: Examples Test Run
+        run: pipenv run python3 tests/run_examples.py
+  
+      # Check compatibility with "old" tvg_tools
+      - name: TVG Tool (Old)
+        run: pipenv run python3 tests/integrationtests/tvg_tools_old_test.py
+  
+      # Check compatibility with tvg_util tools
+      - name: TVG Tool (New)
+        run: pipenv run python3 tests/integrationtests/tvg_tools_new_test.py 
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 70ef484..0000000
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-language: python
-dist: xenial
-python:
-  - "3.7"
-# command to install dependencies
-install: "make install"
-script: True
-# command to run tests
-jobs:
-    include:
-      - stage: "Unit Tests"
-      # The unit tests should succeed when tested in python3
-      - script: pipenv run python3 -m pytest tests/unittests/ -vv --color=yes
-        name: "Py.Test"
-      - stage: "Code Quality"
-      # The linter pylint somehow overlaps with flake8, but has some more checks that flake8 does not have
-      - script: pipenv run python3 -m pydocstyle examples pydtnsim
-        name: "Pydocstyle"
-      # We need this additional linter because we have to ignore certain issues within the routing submodule (i.e. we want to allow redundant code to get a better representation of the semantic structures of the routing approaches)
-      - script: pipenv run python3 -m pylint pydtnsim --ignore=routing
-        name: "Pylint"
-      # We need this additional linter because we have to ignore certain issues within the routing submodule (i.e. we want to allow redundant code to get a better representation of the semantic structures of the routing approaches)
-      - script: pipenv run python3 -m pylint pydtnsim.routing -d duplicate-code -d R0912 -d R0913
-        name: "Pylint Routing"
-      # We separate the complexity plugin functionality to get additional feedback regarding the complexity
-      - script: pipenv run pylint --disable=all --load-plugins=pylint.extensions.mccabe --enable=R1260 pydtnsim --ignore=routing
-        name: "Pylint Complexity"
-      - stage: "Routing Tests"
-      # Check that all CGR routing implementations provide the same results
-      - script: export PYTHONHASHSEED=1; pipenv run python3 tests/routingtests/equivalence_check.py -q
-        name: "Equivalence Check"
-      # Check that all CGR routing implementations provide deterministic results when executed in a deterministic environment
-      - script: pipenv run python3 tests/routingtests/determinism_check.py -q
-        name: "Determinism Check"
-      - stage: "Examples"
-      # Run all examples in the examples/ folder
-      - script: python3 tests/run_examples.py
-        name: "Examples Test Run"
-      - stage: "Integration Tests"
-      # Check compatibility with "old" tvg_tools
-      - script: pipenv run python3 tests/integrationtests/tvg_tools_old_test.py
-        name: "TVG Tool (Old)"
-      # Check compatibility with tvg_util tools
-      - script: pipenv run python3 tests/integrationtests/tvg_tools_new_test.py
-        name: "TVG Util (New)"
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 068d4bc..acb1c96 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ In order to keep the code quality level at a high level, the linting tool `pylin
 While overlapping in some parts with `pylint`, [`pydocstyle`](http://www.pydocstyle.org/en/2.1.1/) should be used to evaluate the written *docstrings*. In particular, the imperative mood of the summaries and correct formating is enforced when using this tool.
 
 ## Continuous ~~Integration~~ (Testing)
-Travis CI is used to run various testing measures to ensure the soundness of.
+Github Actions is used to run various testing measures to ensure the soundness of.
 the library.
 
 The CI instance performs the following tests:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6f57385..0bc9af6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # PyDTNsim
 
-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/ducktec/pydtnsim.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/ducktec/pydtnsim)
+[![Build Status](https://github.com/ducktec/pydtnsim/actions/workflows/main.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/ducktec/pydtnsim/actions/workflows/main.yml)
 [![PyPI version shields.io](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/pydtnsim.svg)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pydtnsim/)
 [![PyPI pyversions](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/pydtnsim.svg)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pydtnsim/)
 [![PyPI status](https://img.shields.io/pypi/status/pydtnsim.svg)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pydtnsim/)