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) 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 one 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.

The login interface for the University of Bonn’s Zoom portal is being redesigned. The launch of the new homepage, originally scheduled for Monday, August 10, had to be temporarily postponed due to technical adjustments. Please refer to the following incident report for the latest details.  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. 

We are happy to welcome two new trainees as part of our team since August 1. Luka Brix and Kilian Vogt have started their apprenticeships for IT specialist for system integration at the HRZ. Dr Rainer Bockholt, director of the HRZ, warmly welcomed them on their first day. After that, they had their first opportunity to meet their future colleagues and teachers.  Insight into the work routine: What our trainees can expect The training for IT specialist for system integration is diverse and demanding as our trainess will learn about all departments of the HRZ in the next three years, and will learn about the basics of all our services. In addition to the classes at the vocational school, this includes theoretical basics but primarily practical application. The trainees will learn how complex IT systems for many university members are planned, installed and maintained. This includes profound knowledge about networks, to operate the technology in the 300 university buildings, server administration on the basis of Linux operating systems and the IT security.  We are happy about our new colleagues, who are trained here to work in a forward-looking vocation. In the past, the HRZ has trained more that 30 IT specialists, who now work in different fields, most of them at the university. 

Due to the current situation, we would like to draw your attention once again to the danger of phishing and other emails with malicious content. There are currently emails circulating that ask recipients to “activate anti-spam protection” and claim to be from “UniversitätBonn-ITService” (UniversitätBonn-ITService/hegarcia@pucp.edu.pe). These are phishing emails! Please do not click on the links and delete these emails immediately.

From the 30.06.2026, the following features will be added to the Uni Bonn app:  Campus map: The app now contains a campus map where users can explore buildings and find offers via the search function and the categorization and settings filter. Widget store: Users can now choose which widgets are displayed on the landing page Push notifications Account management: The page for account management now displays a notice to timely inform users of their login expiration. All information regarding other features and notices regarding the download can be found here.