University IT and Data Center

The University IT and Data Center (Hochschulrechenzentrum, HRZ) is the central IT service provider of the University of Bonn

News

Participation of the HRZ at the Bergfest 2025¹

Under the motto "Celebrate what you've achieved and power up for what's left" the Bergfest takes place in the botanical garden in Poppelsdorf for the third time. On Thursday, June 5 starting at 2 p.m., students can visit the different service and advice stations of the uni, reflext on their study situation and gain new skills at the empowerment stations. Once again the University IT and Data Center is represented with a booth and advises students regarding all IT-services that might be relevant during their studies: students can inform themselves about particularly recent subjects such as AI and HPC but also about data security using the cloud service Sciebo. Of course there is also an interactive element: During a quiz students will have the chance to learn fun facts about the HRZ and win a newly designed HRZ bag or a sustainable ball point pen for the next exam.

Library card now available in Uni Bonn app²

The Uni Bonn app is a central part of the university life, thus, it is continuously improved. With the student ID and the semester ticket, two of the most important tools for students are already integrated. Starting 15 May, the library card for the Bonn University and State Library (ULB and MNL) will also be available in the Uni Bonn app. Additionally, information on using the libraries can now be accessed easily and swiftly via the new submodule "Libary Information. More information as well as direct links to download the Uni Bonn app can be found on our webseite.

Dies academicus at the HRZ: Tour through Marvin's machine room³

In the context of this year's Dies academicus (14 May, 2025), visitors have once again the opportunity to take look behind the scenes and behind usually closed doors of the ultramodern supercomputer "Marvin". With its impressive computing power, the supercomputer, which recently celebrated its first birthday, belongs to the TOP500 of fasted computers in the world and is available to all university members. The tour through the machine room allows participants to learn more about technical details and the diverse implementation possibilities of "Marvin". Those who are interested can get an on-site picture of the impressive technology and can inquire about any questions with the related experts. The HPC team of the University IT and Data Center offers two 30-minute tours through the machine room of the new supercomputer "Marvin": Start tour group 1: 01:00 p.m. Start tour group 2: 01:30 p.m. Please note that the maximum number of participants is limited to 15 participants per group. Unfortunately, participation without prior registration and confirmation is not possible. If you are interested in participating, please contact the HPC team via e-mail at training@hpc.uni-bonn.de until Monday, 13th of May 2025. You will receive all further information (meeting point etc.) together with the registration confirmation via e-mail.

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Apprenticeship 2025 at the HRZ: Applications are open again!⁴

Do you have a passion for IT but university is way to theoretical for you? Are you still looking for the right apprenticeship or you? Then we are right for you: For already 20 years we have successfully educated IT specialists for system integration at the University IT and Data Center (HRZ) of the University of Bonn. Here you are not alone! Out team of over 90 employees supports you and other apprentices with implementing your own projects. Through the diverse server, service and network structures we can offer you an interesting and well-founded education that prepares you for your future career-start. The application portal of the University of Bonn is open until Mai 16, 2025 (for apprenticeships starting on August 1, 2025). Here you can find all information on the online-application at the University of Bonn (available only in german language).

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Eine Wissenschaftlerin und ein Wissenschaftler arbeiten hinter einer Glasfassade und mischen Chemikalien mit Großgeräten.

Help and Services

The University IT and Data Center offers a variety of services and provides support for them. You can find all services here:

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System Status and Maintenance

The status of all systems of the University IT and Data Center, maintenance messages and current faults are available on a separate status overview at StatusPage.

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