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RWTHapp: New Feature for Loans in the University Library

January 15th, 2025 | by
RWTHapp

Source: Own illustration

We are pleased to announce an exciting new feature in the RWTHapp! From now on, all RWTH students have the opportunity to borrow books from the University Library (UB) even more easily. The new barcode scanning feature of the RWTHapp makes borrowing books easier than ever before.

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Hey Students! RWTHgpt is Now Available for You

December 11th, 2024 | by
Logo RWTHgpt

Source: IT Center and CLS

As of July 16, 2024, RWTH Aachen University is offering the new RWTHgpt service. The service is operated by the IT Center and the Center for Teaching and Learning Services (CLS). Until now, RWTHgpt was only available to employees of the authorized institutions. After the successful completion of the introductory phase, access is now also available to students of RWTH Aachen University. In this article, we will inform you about the most important changes.

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The Digital Submission of Theses Is Here!

December 10th, 2024 | by

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After reporting on the pilot of “Submission of Final Theses” (DivA) in May last year, we can now announce that the application is now available to all RWTH students. After extensive testing and many improvements in the extended pilot phase, we can now ensure that everything runs smoothly at the end of the degree programme.

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Women in IT: TANDEM Mentoring

November 22nd, 2024 | by
TANDEM Mentoring Programme

Source: Martin Braun

As part of our ‘Women in IT’ series, we have already talked about the challenges faced by women in IT and shared some success stories. In the third article, we presented the FEMTEC Career Building Programs. Today, in the fourth part, we would like to introduce the TANDEM mentoring programs at RWTH Aachen University – important tools for equal opportunities career development that support women in shaping their careers in science and research while promoting gender equality in the academic environment.

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Moodle-Templates: Didactical Course Design

November 18th, 2024 | by
moodlemonday logo

Source: Own illustration

Designing course rooms in Moodle can be a challenge – especially for those who are not yet familiar with the platform’s extensive possibilities. It is therefore not surprising that in our last RWTHmoodle user survey in the summer semester, more than two thirds of lecturers expressed great interest in course templates. We take this feedback very seriously and are actively addressing the issue.

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Women in IT: FEMTEC Career-Building Program

October 25th, 2024 | by

Source: FEMTEC

Welcome to the third post in our blog series about women in IT. In the first post, we looked at the challenges women face in the tech industry and how they successfully overcome them. The second post was dedicated to the success stories of historical and modern women who have made significant contributions to the IT field. Today we present the FEMTEC Career-Building Program, which prepares female STEM students at RWTH Aachen University for challenging careers in business and science.

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Welcome to the Winter Semester 2024/2025!

October 7th, 2024 | by
Schoolbooks with a bachelor hat

Source: Pixabay

How can time pass so quickly that we are already seeing each other again for the new winter semester? Or that we are meeting for the first time.
Whether “old” or “new” – we would like to welcome you all to the winter semester 2024/2025.

Studying has become much more digital in recent years. Laptops, tablets and smartphones have become indispensable.
Are you already connected?

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Basics at the RWTH: The ConnectMe Coupon Procedure

October 2nd, 2024 | by
ConnectMe figure on laptop screen

Source: Own illustration based on Freepik

 

Have you enrolled and signed your employment contract? Congratulations and welcome to RWTH Aachen University!

So that you can now use all (IT) services at RWTH, you need a username in the form ab123456. You will receive this after registering in Identity Management. We explain how this works in this article.

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RWTHmoodle – Find the Right Guide for You

September 30th, 2024 | by
moodlemonday logo

Source: Own illustration

The RWTHmoodle service is indispensable in everyday study life, both for students and lecturers. It is therefore particularly important for all those involved to ensure suitable access to detailed documentation.

With this in mind, our RWTHmoodle help has been comprehensively revised. Due to the large number of available instructions, it was often difficult in the past to quickly find the right documentation. To simplify this, we have developed a clearly structured and more user-friendly navigation that provides easy and targeted access to the desired Moodle help.

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RWTHapp Satisfaction Survey 2024

September 25th, 2024 | by
Mockups der RWTHapp

Source: Own illustration

The RWTHapp satisfaction survey ran from July 22 to August 2, 2024. Before we get into the evaluation, we would like to thank you for the active participation! With almost 4000 clicks, there were over 2000 fully completed questionnaires. The results of the survey will be incorporated into the further development of the RWTHapp.

 

 

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