University IT and Data Center

Due to a crucial, scheduled shutdown of the the electricity at Wegelerstraße 6, which also affects our server rooms, the following services will be interrupted on Saturday, 17.10.2026, from 08:00 a.m. to 04:00 p.m.:  Bender (HPC system) clock1 Timeserver FDI at the Wegelerstr. MS-UG (machine room for institutes) Mailing-list-server listen.uni-bonn.de (Shut down starting at Friday, Oct 16, 4 p.m.) For organisational reasons, some services will already be interrupted the previous evening.  Services not listed here will be operated from a secondary location, for the duration of the maintenance work. 

As usual the HRZ offers several IT classes in the winter semester 2026/2027: Working with spreadsheets (only in German) MS Excel I first class: 30.11.2026 - 02.12.2026, 09:00 - 12:00 o'clock each; registration starting: 15.10.2026 second class: 20.01.2027- 22.01.2027, 09:00 - 12:00 o'clock each, registration starting: 01.12.2026 MS Excel II class: 15.12.2026 - 17.12.2026, 13:00 - 16:00 o'clock; registration starting: 15.10.2026 Image editing (only in German) Editing images using GIMP Wednesdays: 25.11.2026 and 02.12.2026 (two days), 13:00 - 16:00 o'clock each, registration starting 15.10.2026 HPC (all classes are held in English) - Registration starting now Building a Raspberry Pi Cluster one class: 13.11.2026, 09:00 - 17:00 o'clock Introduction to Programming with Python first class: 02.11.2026 - 03.11.2026, 13:00 - 16:30 on each day second class: 15.02.2027 - 16.02.2027, 09:30 - 13:00 o'clock on each day third class: 22.03.2027 - 23.03.2027, 13:00 -16:30 on each day Introduction to Programming with R first class: 18.11.2026 - 19.11.2026, 13:00 - 16:30 on each day second class: 03.03.2027 - 04.03.2027, 09:30 - 13:00 o'clock on each day Introduction to Working on HPC Clusters first class: 11.11.2026 - 12.11.2026, 13:00 - 16:30 on each day second class: 24.02.2027 - 25.02.2027, 09:30 - 13:00 o'clock on each day Linux Introduction Course first class: 09.11.2026 -10.11.2026, 13:00 - 16:30 on each day second class: 22.02.2027 - 23.02.2027, 09:30 - 13:00 o'clock on each day Python on HPC Clusters one class: 01.03.2027 - 02.03.2027, 13:00 -16:30 on each day Version Control with Git first class: 04.11.2026 - 05.11.2026, 13:00 - 16:30 on each day second class: 17.02.2027 - 18.02.2027, 09:30 - 13:00 o'clock on each day  All classes are held in the HRZ classroom at Wegelerstr. 6. Devices will be provided. Registration takes place via eCampus. 

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For the second installment of MS Excel classes, there are still places in both classes The MS Excel I class takes place from 24. – 26. August, each from 09:00 – 12:00 o'clock.  The MS Excel II class takes place from 07. – 09. September, each from 09:00 – 12:00 o'clock (on 09. September from 10:00 – 12:30). In both classes the contents are explained first, then you will have the chance to practice the contents in realistic contexts.  Both classes are held in German. The specific class contents can be found in the respective eCampus folders as well as in the HRZ documentation (only accessible via the BONNET/ VPN). For the Excel I class no previous knowledge is required, in the Excel II classes the contents from the Excel I classes are implied. However, it is not mandatory to visit the Excel I class beforehand.  Registration takes place eCampus. All classes are held in the HRZ own classroom.