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.
fIT Courses: IT Knowledge Made Easy
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Whether you’ve just started your first semester or are already in the middle of your studies, IT skills are a real advantage in any subject area. This is exactly where the fIT courses at RWTH come in: they offer you the opportunity to learn how to use important programs or refresh your existing knowledge. Whether Excel, MATLAB, or Python – the free training courses will get you ready for your studies, research, and beyond.
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.
The RWTH IT Center at the 12th Aachen Company Run
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The IT Center of RWTH Aachen University was once again represented at this year’s event. On Friday 19 September 2025, a total of 7,523 runners from 518 companies took part in the race. As usual, the sporting event took place around Pascalstraße in Aachen-Oberforstbach.
AI-Tech MeetUp NRW 2025 in Bochum
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On Monday, September 22, 2025, the AI-Tech MeetUp NRW — a collaboration between the state projects Open Source-KI.nrw, KI:edu.nrw, and KI:connect.nrw—took place at Ruhr University Bochum with a focus on (generative) artificial intelligence. We, as the IT Center of RWTH Aachen University, were also represented at this exciting event as participants and project partners.
Welcome, New Matse Trainees!
We are delighted to welcome 92 new MATSE trainees this year. These talented young professionals are being trained as mathematical-technical software developers and were warmly welcomed at
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the IT Center on September 2.
On September 4, the new MATSE trainees also enjoyed an exciting program of events, which we have summarized for you in this blog post.
QMSL and QMSLportal: Making Quality in Teaching and Learning Visible
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Good teaching thrives on clear goals, transparency, and a willingness to continuously develop. To make this possible, RWTH Aachen University has created a strong foundation with its Quality Management System for Teaching (QMSL), which ensures that teaching and learning are regularly reviewed, reflected upon, and improved. The QMSLportal plays a key role in this, bringing together all important data and procedures in one place. Read the rest of this entry »
Ritchy: The IT- ServiceDesk’s AI Chatbot
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With approximately 45,000 students, around 10,000 employees, and a steadily growing number of digital offerings, the IT-ServiceDesk receives a wide variety of questions every day: from setting up Wi-Fi and software access to special services for research and teaching. In order to process these efficiently and promptly, the IT Center has recently started testing a modern solution: Ritchy – an AI-supported chatbot that assists users of IT Center services. In this article, we show how Ritchy works, what makes it special, and what advantages it offers.
Careers at the IT Center: Your Opportunities and Prospects
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The IT Center is the central IT facility at RWTH Aachen University and plays a key role within the university. It offers a wide range of career opportunities. In addition to positions in information technology, there are opportunities in administration. This article provides insight into what makes the IT Center stand out as an employer, the qualifications we seek in entry-level candidates, and the advantages of working for us.
