Schlagwort: ‘ConnectMe’
Welcome to the 2026 Summer Semester!

Source: Own illustration
The days are getting longer, lectures are starting—a new semester is beginning! We are delighted to welcome all students and staff to RWTH Aachen University and wish you a successful start to the 2026 summer semester. Studying and working at RWTH is now more digital and networked than ever before. That’s why we have compiled all the important information about central IT services, innovations, and helpful contact points so that you can get started right away! You can find much of this information in our blog series “Basics at RWTH.” You can also find more information and instructions linked under the respective services.
Basics at the RWTH: The ConnectMe Coupon Procedure

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.
Everything at a Glance – The IdM Homepage
Are you already familiar with the homepage of Identity Management (IdM)? You can find all five IdM applications there at a glance:
- PasswordReset
- Selfservice
- ConnectMe
- Role Management
It’s quite convenient to remember only one link, isn’t it? The best thing to do is to add the link directly to your bookmarks. By the way: You can log in to all applications with the RWTH Single Sign-On.
In today’s article, we’ll tell you what’s behind IdM and the five applications that fall underneath it.
Enrolled – and now?
In order to organize your studies at RWTH Aachen University and to access the IT services of the university, you need an RWTH account. This account will be issued to you via the so-called ConnectMe coupon procedure. This procedure may vary slightly depending on whether you are enrolling at RWTH for the first time or have been enrolled at the university before. Read the rest of this entry »




