Kategorie: ‘Support, Services & Updates’
From CAS Campus Export to RWTHcontacts Export

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As we have already reported, the organization and person directory of the campus management system “CAS Campus” (“Web Phone Book”) is being replaced by the new service RWTHcontacts.
Now the project is proceeding into the next phase: the data from RWTHcontacts must now successively replace the old CAMPUS data in all digital processes.
The Welcome Week for the Summer Semester 2023
The first three weeks of the semester are over and introductory events have already taken place. Did you also attend the Welcome Week before the start of the semester? This series of events offers international students in particular the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the services and processes of RWTH Aachen University.
The IT Center was present again this year. On March 23, 2023, we gave a live digital presentation on our IT services. On March 30, 2023, we were even live on site at the Freshers’ Fair, offering advice and support to new students. The following blog post is a follow-up of the Welcome Week and also includes assistance for a successful semester.
We Are There for You During Our Company Excursion!

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On Friday, April 21, 2023, our annual company excursion will take place. As a result some employees of the IT Center, including the IT-ServiceDesk, won’t be available on this day. Therefore, there may be occasional delays in ticket processing or availability by phone.
However, the opening hours of the IT-ServiceDesk will not be affected: Read the rest of this entry »
Coscine Passes into Regular Operation!
The time has come! Coscine – the platform for research data management (RDM) is moving into regular operation as of April 2023 and we are popping the corks!
Find out more about how Coscine came to be and what it means for you in this blog post.
Selfservice Tutorials to Start off the Semester

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The new semester has started and as students you have a big to-do list to work through.
As a little support, we have gathered a few Selfservice videos for you in this post today.
New software environment and operating system
for CLAIX

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Maybe you have already noticed – the changeover to a new Linux distribution on the CLAIX has been going on for some time. Now it goes into the final phase, so that the old operating system CentOS 7 will be replaced by Rocky Linux 8.7. It is compatible with Red Hat Enterprise and brings a few changes.
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Call Center World in Berlin

Quelle: Own Illustration
For More Performance in Customer Dialogue
This year, the trade fair “Call Center World” – CCW for short – took place from February 28 to March 2,2023. The central theme of the 24th International Congress Fair for Innovative Customer Dialogue this year was “Total Experience Management”. Customer experience across all channels and excellent service solutions were the focus of the exhibitors at the fair. In addition to 6,500 international visitors and 200 exhibitors, the IT Center also visited the trade fair in Berlin. What is currently happening in the service industry? What new technologies await us? What will advance customer service? Exhibition stands, speaker forums and demo talks informed visitors about the current trends and movements in the customer dialogue industry. On two exciting days at the fair, we spoke with many exhibitors from the various companies. One thing became clear to us very quickly: new AI technologies such as chat bots and voice assistants, as well as customer experience across all channels, are indispensable in the current world of customer service.
New Semester, New RWTHapp
New RWTHapp? That’s right – just in time for the start of the summer semester 2023, you will be able to use the app in a new design with new and improved functionalities from April 3, 2023.
Spoiler: The long-awaited Dark Mode is finally available!
Did you know that this app has been around for ten years in November? We’ve published a few posts about the RWTHapp here on the blog over the past few years, reflecting its evolution. Feel free to check them out! Read the rest of this entry »
Renaming: RWTH Service and L²P Get a New Name
The IT Center has two account renamings for two services to announce! As of March 23, 2023, the account “RWTH Service” will be renamed “RWTH-E-Mail” and the account ” L²P” will be renamed “RWTH Collaboration”. What the name changes mean for you and what the background for the renaming is, you can find out in this blog post! (*)
IT Center Satisfaction Survey
Comments and Answers

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Some of you participated in the satisfaction survey and gave us a few suggestions.
Many thanks for that!
We gladly take up your points and explain to you:
- what can you do in case of possible problems,
- which things unfortunately cannot be changed at the moment,
- and above all: which problems will soon be solved by new services.






