AI Governance & Ethics – A Responsible Future
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AI-supported applications are changing the way we work, learn, and conduct research. Whether it’s text generation, data summarization or automated data analysis, AI-supported applications can simplify many work processes and open up new opportunities. This also applies to research, teaching, and administration.
IT-SAD: IT-Security Awareness Days 2025
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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.
Ritchy Explained – How the Chatbot Works & How to Get the Most Out of It
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In our last post, we introduced you to Ritchy, the IT-ServiceDesk’s AI-powered support chatbot. If you’re not yet familiar with Ritchy, we recommend reading the first post first. There you can learn more about the background and development of the chatbot.
When you select the support chat function on our IT Center website, in IT Center Help, or directly in RWTHmoodle, you can now choose whether you want to chat with Ritchy or with the IT-ServiceDesk staff. But if you’ve been wondering how Ritchy works in detail, we have the answer for you in this post.
IT Center Satisfaction Survey 2025 – Your Opinion Counts!
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On October 20, 2025, our IT Center Satisfaction Survey 2025 started. This survey is aimed at all people who use the services of the IT Center. In order to continuously improve the quality of services and support through our various communication channels, we conduct a satisfaction survey every year. The survey is anonymous.
The Status Message Portal – Keep up to Date!
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Are you familiar with the Status Message Portal?
The website maintenance.rz.rwth-aachen.de provides you with messages about current maintenance, (partial) malfunctions, and outages of all central IT systems of the IT Center. The details specify what is going on, since when, and – if known – when it is expected to be resolved.
Since October 15, 2025, it has a new look and improved features.
Printing service at the IT Center
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Are you looking for an impressive poster for your Event? Are you planning to present your project at a trade fair? Then the IT Center Printing Service is the place to go!
Take advantage of our first-class service and benefit from high-quality print results that impress. We are happy to advise you by phone or email to find the right printing solution for you.
Digital Courtesy With Consequences – The Ecological Footprint of AI Chats
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Artificial intelligence has become an integral part of everyday life for many university members. Language models such as ChatGPT provide support in writing scientific texts, programming, research, and translations. RWTH Aachen University also has a powerful AI system at its disposal in the form of RWTHgpt, which can be used in a variety of ways. While the technical possibilities are constantly growing, another question is increasingly coming into focus: How sustainable is our use of AI?
ELN@RWTH in Regular Operation Starting in October!
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The big moment has arrived! The innovative electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) service, ELN@RWTH, officially began regular operations on October 1, 2025. We are excited to celebrate this significant milestone with you! Read on to learn everything about the background and numerous advantages of the ELN@RWTH service.
IT Center Oktoberfest 2025
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On September 26, 2025, it was once again time to say “O’zapft is!” – the IT Center invited guests to its traditional Oktoberfest. Daniel Bündgens, Chief Executive Director of the IT Center, opened the festivities with a warm welcome and got the numerous guests in the mood for a lively evening full of Bavarian atmosphere.
