Kategorie: ‘Announcements’
Follow-up Report: Moodle Community Meeting 2025
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On May 26, 2025, employees of the IT Center and the Center for Teaching and Learning Services (CLS) traveled to Bochum for the 7th edition of the Moodle Community Meeting. Organized by Moodle.nrw, the event takes place every year at the Ruhr University Bochum (RUB). It brings together universities from all over NRW for a series of presentations and workshops on the teaching and learning platforms Moodle and ILIAS. This year, 13 sessions took place, covering three main topics: the development of new features, the management of old data and the possibility of connecting ILIAS and Moodle with external platforms and tools.
Replacement of the Partner Procedure
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In recent years, the RWTH partner procedure has helped external persons with tasks at RWTH to gain access to RWTH’s IT services.
This process is now being changed: The partner procedure is being replaced by the role “Angehörige Organisationseinheit”. Like all other roles, this role is assigned by the role administrators of the individual chairs, institutes, and facilities.
The Partner Manager associated with the Partner Procedure will be deactivated on September 1, 2025. All coupons and authorizations issued by the Partner Manager will also expire on this date at the latest.
The good news?
You can now make the switch without any hassle. Find out how in the text.
RWTHcontacts – What’s New?
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Is the order of your affiliations in RWTHcontacts incorrect? Or is your primary organization not listed correctly?
Since May 26, 2025, you can easily change some of your data yourself.
Don’t worry, you can now access part of the person directory (PVZ) even without the “Administration Organization” role!
Re-Certified: Reliable IT Support
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Whether you have questions, problems or concerns about the IT services of the IT Center – the IT-ServiceDesk of the Service & Communication department is always there to help and advise you. For us, quality means that you can rely on us at all times – for fast, friendly and reliable help. That’s why we have our work regularly reviewed by independent bodies as part of audits and are certified in accordance with the international standard DIN EN ISO 9001:2015. This ensures that our processes meet the highest standards – now and in the future.
Safety and Health at Work
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April 28, 2025, marked World Day for Safety and Health at Work – a global day of action that reminds millions of people every year of the importance of safe and healthy working conditions. This day was established by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and has become an important platform for awareness-raising, dialogue and political impetus. We at the IT Center would also like to use this day to draw attention to current developments, opportunities and challenges in the field of occupational health and safety – and also to focus on our own health promotion services.
Changed opening hours on May 28, 2025
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On Wednesday, May 28, 2025, the IT-ServiceDesk will only be available during limited opening hours due to an internal event.
Coscine User Survey 2025 – Take part now!
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Once again this year, we would like to invite you to take part in the Coscine Survey 2025. From April 28 to May 30, 2025, you will have the opportunity to share your experiences, wishes, and suggestions with us.
Coscine supports you in organizing and storing research data – and thrives on active exchange with everyone who uses the platform. Your feedback is crucial for further developing Coscine and tailoring it even better to your needs. Read the rest of this entry »
IT Knowledge for Scrolling – Our Instagram Channel @itcenterrwthaachen
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Right at the start of 2025, we launched something completely new: Our Instagram channel @itcenterrwthaachen is live!
Since January 6, 2025, the IT Center of RWTH Aachen University has also been on Instagram – and we are delighted to welcome everyone who already follows us there, interacts with us or simply visits us regularly.
Microsoft Office at RWTH: An Overview
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Progressive digitalisation and flexible adaptation to new circumstances have significantly changed everyday working life, studies and research at RWTH Aachen University since spring 2020. Without the right tools, communication and collaboration between members of RWTH would have been much more limited in times of home office and distance learning.
New Certification Authority: From Sectigo to Harica
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The time has come! Since April 1, 2025, user certificates (S/MIME) can again be requested in the RA-Portal. After our previous certificate provider, Sectigo, terminated its contract on January 10, 2025, we now have a new provider. The German Research Network (DFN) and GÉANT have contracted a new provider for public-key certificates. The choice fell on the Greek trusted provider HARICA (Hellenic Academic & Research Institutions Certification Authority). HARICA is a certification authority of the Greek university network GUnet, is specially optimized for research institutions and meets the highest security standards.
