University IT and Data Center

In June 2026, the HRZ Email Support Team will once again be offering training classes on email-related topics. The following courses are available: Setting up ThunderbirdThe session will take place on Thursday, June 11, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and will cover topics including: Account setup Setting up aliases and delegated email addresses Integrating shared mailboxes Integrating calendars (personal and shared) Integrating address books (personal and shared) SOGo Webmail TrainingThe session will take place on Friday, June 19, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and will cover topics including: Editing important settings Working with multiple emails Search function Assignng permissions for collaborative work All training sessions will take place via Zoom. Meeting details can be found in the HRZ documentation (accessible only via BONNET).

The login interface for the University of Bonn’s Zoom portal is being redesigned. A makeover of the Zoom portal’s landing page is planned for May. If the page looks unfamiliar to you but the URL is uni-bonn.zoom.us, the page is trustworthy and you can log in without hesitation. 

The campus-wide license agreement for the ArcGIS GIS software from Esri is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2026. Should you still need ArcGIS or another map creation software, please contact your department or the digitalization management representativ of your faculty. They can provide you with information about faculty-wide licenses and discuss your options. You can find the representatives of the faculties at the following link: Digitalization management

At this year’s Girls’ Day at the University IT and Data Center, we once again welcomed eight curious students who actively immersed themselves in the world of the HRZ during an exciting scavenger hunt. At various stations, they solved tricky puzzles and independently set up a working network. Working in teams of two, the participants discovered how smartphones and laptops communicate with each other at home, which components make up a computer, and how to create secure passwords. Stations such as the 3D printer, workstation systems, and network communication offered diverse insights into the day-to-day work of the HRZ. At the same time, the girls collected important solution words in an interactive quiz, which they later needed to decrypt four computers. Subsequent to atour of our server room and a well-deserved pizza break, it was time for the hands-on part: The participants wired up four Raspberry Pis, connected them to monitors, keyboards, and switches, and established a working network connection. Once activated with the master password, they were able to test the newly set up workstations in a computer game, cooperatively as well as competitively. Overall, the day was very successful and we are glad we could reach our goal to pass on our passion for IT. Thereby, our goals align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, which is why the Girls' Day initiative has certified our efforts towards the goals 'gender equality' and 'less inequality'.