Kategorie: ‘Announcements’
HPC Events 2026: From Basics to Simulation
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High Performance Computing (HPC) plays a central role in many fields of research—from engineering and data analysis to the simulation of complex physical processes. The IT Center therefore regularly organizes workshops, training sessions, and community events focused on HPC to support researchers and students as they get started and further develop their skills.
In 2026, the event program once again offers numerous opportunities to explore topics related to high-performance computing, scientific programming, and numerical methods. Some events have already taken place, and many more are scheduled throughout the year.
Digital Cleanup Day 2026: A Fresh Start for Your Digital Devices
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We’ve all been there: your desktop is cluttered, your inbox is overflowing, and old apps are piling up on your smartphone. It’s time for a digital spring cleaning! On March 21, 2026, it’s that time again: Digital Cleanup Day invites you to bring order to your digital world while helping the environment.
RWTHmoodle – Introduction of Terms of Use
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In order to further increase transparency regarding the use of RWTHmoodle, the IT Center and CLS are introducing written Terms of Use for the platform for the first time. These terms define the framework for using the system and also serve to provide legal protection for the service. Starting March 26, 2026, the Terms of Use will be displayed after logging into RWTHmoodle. These Terms of Use must be accepted once in order to continue using the platform.
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Discontinuation of Email Forwarding via the Self-Service Function
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In this article, we would like to inform you about the upcoming discontinuation of automatic email forwarding via the Selfservice function. We will provide a brief overview of the reasons for the discontinuation, a review of what has already been implemented, and information about the final step in discontinuing the function. You will also learn how you can continue to forward emails from your RWTH email address to another email address.
International Women’s Day 2026: Women in IT
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Every year on March 8, we celebrate International Women’s Day, a global event that draws attention to women’s achievements while also highlighting the fact that equality is still not a given today. Women’s Day commemorates over 100 years of fighting for women’s rights and serves as a call to continue actively working toward equality.
RWTHmoodle Training Courses
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The RWTHmoodle learning platform is an integral part of studying at RWTH. The platform is often used for lectures and seminars to provide presentations, scripts, and texts.
But RWTHmoodle offers many more features to enhance the learning experience for students. To help instructors leverage the full potential of RWTHmoodle, training sessions for the platform are offered regularly. In this blog post, we provide an overview of some of the training sessions offered and explain how you can register.
KI:connect.nrw – In Use Throughout the State
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A lot has happened since our last post on the KI:connect.nrw project. More and more universities in North Rhine-Westphalia are joining the project, which enables state-wide, data protection-compliant, and legally secure access to generative AI via the central web application KI:connect.
Guests in git.nrw – A New Way to Collaborate
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In today’s digital world, effective collaboration is essential. The git.nrw project has therefore introduced a new feature: the ability to invite external individuals and make them git.nrw guests, granting them access to projects.
Changed Opening Hours Over Christmas and New Year
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Another year is coming to an end, and the IT Center wishes all students, employees, and partners a relaxing holiday season and a successful start to the new year.
Our opening hours will be adjusted as follows during the Christmas period and at the beginning of the year.
Calendar Sync Launched: Webex Meets Exchange
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Since the introduction of Webex at RWTH Aachen University on November 2, 2023, we have repeatedly received requests for a link between the Webex and Exchange calendars. Now we can fulfill this request: With the new “Hybrid Calendar Connector,” seamless synchronization of both systems is possible.
