Kategorie: ‘Events, Anniversarys & Success’
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.
Review of the MoodleCafé on Course Room Design
Source: Own illustration
Students will be familiar with this: course rooms in RWTHmoodle either contain summaries of the respective lecture or seminar or are a hodgepodge of content. But they can also look different: clearly structured and filled with all the content that is important for the course. In addition, there are also various options for interactively deepening learning content or submitting assignments. Although forums, assignments, and tests are among the most frequently used activities, Moodle offers much more to facilitate the learning experience for students. The fifth MoodleCafé therefore focused on course room design. Two practical examples were used to show how design principles can be implemented effectively.
The IT Center Year in Review 2025
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2025 was a year full of change for the IT Center, both technically and organizationally, as well as on a human level. While new services were launched, major infrastructure projects were implemented, and digital work processes continued to converge, there were also many moments that enriched our everyday work. Whether new AI initiatives, important security measures, service updates, or team events: the year was marked by change.
In our annual review, we summarize the developments that had a particular impact and the highlights that accompanied us in 2025.
The IT Center Christmas Party 2025
Source: Own Illustration
On December 12, 2025, it was that time of year again: the IT Center’s annual Christmas party brought colleagues, former employees, and family members together to end the year in a festive atmosphere. With a wintery atmosphere, good food, and a varied program, the celebrations continued into the evening.
Workshop of the State Initiatives for Federated Identity Management
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On November 12 and 13, 2025, the biannual workshop of the state initiatives for federated identity management (IDM) took place at the IT Center of RWTH Aachen University. This year’s meeting was organized by the staff of the IDM.nrw project, which supports universities in North Rhine-Westphalia on their way to a state-wide, federated identity management system.
Representatives from Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia, as well as from the German National Research and Education Network (DFN), came to Aachen to exchange experiences, discuss challenges, and initiate joint developments.
RWTHonline With a New Look
Source: Own Illustration
On December 10, 2025, the employee view in RWTHonline will get a new, modern interface! This marks the next stage in the ongoing development of the system, with a focus on usability, personalization, and a contemporary design.
MoodleCafé in the 2025/26 Winter Semester
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In the current winter semester, the Center for Teaching and Learning Services (CLS) is once again inviting participants to the digital exchange format MoodleCafé. MoodleCafé offers teachers and teaching assistants at RWTH Aachen University the opportunity to gain insights into successful teaching practices and to contribute their own questions or experiences.
This semester, the event series focuses on the topic “Best Practice in RWTHmoodle – Structured, visually clear, and didactically diverse course rooms”. The aim is to highlight the diverse design options offered by RWTHmoodle and discuss practical examples. Teachers from various disciplines will present their Moodle course rooms and show how structure, didactics, and design interact to optimally support learning processes.
IT-SAD: IT-Security Awareness Days 2025
Source: TU Braunschweig
From November 3 to November 14, 2025, the IT Security Awareness Days will take place for the tenth time. During these two weeks, a total of 18 online lectures on the topic of IT security will be held. These are organized by various universities.
The following institutions are involved (although not always with their own presentations): TU Braunschweig, TU Darmstadt, TU Dresden, University of Hildesheim, KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, University of Göttingen/GWDG, University of Marburg, University of Osnabrück, Leuphana University Lüneburg, University of Duisburg-Essen, University of Cologne, and Albstadt-Sigmaringen University of Applied Sciences.
SocialHub PopUp Event in Munich
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To manage social media channels efficiently, the IT Center’s marketing team relies on the SocialHub management tool. This allows us to maintain an overview and optimize our online presence. Twice a year, SocialHub invites its customers to its pop-up event.
Not only are new features for the social media management tool presented here, but exciting insights into other companies are also given and interesting guest lectures are held.
KI:connect.nrw – On the Path to 350,000 Users
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In our first post, we introduced the launch of the KI:connect.nrw project. The aim of the project is to provide universities in NRW with a privacy-compliant and customizable way of using generative AI via the central webinterface of KI:connect. In the meantime, there has been significant progress: The following five universities are now successfully connected and are actively using KI:connect:
- FernUniversität in Hagen
- Fachhochschule Aachen
- Hochschule Ruhr West
- RWTH Aachen University
- Technische Hochschule Köln
This means that KI:connect is now available to more than 170,000 students and staff in the fields of study, teaching, and research.
