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IDM.nrw Office Officially Launched

July 29th, 2026 | by
Stefan Drees (MKW), Aylin Gündogan (RWTH), Matthias Müller (RWTH)

Stefan Drees (MKW), Aylin Gündogan (RWTH), Matthias Müller (RWTH)
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As research, teaching, and administration become increasingly digital, the importance of secure, cross-institutional identity management continues to grow. Researchers, students, and staff expect seamless and secure access to digital services—regardless of the university or research institution they belong to. Federated identity management provides the foundation for making this possible.

To sustainably support higher education institutions across North Rhine-Westphalia and to coordinate the further development of shared identity infrastructures, the IDM.nrw Office has been established.

The office was officially inaugurated during a launch event held at the IT Center of RWTH Aachen University on 20 May 2026. Representatives from universities across North Rhine-Westphalia, the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, the DFN Association, and numerous partners from the research and higher education community joined the event to mark this important milestone. Read the rest of this entry »