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

Apprenticeship 2025 at the HRZ: Applications are open again!¹

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).

Special opening hours of the IT-Helpdesk on Fridays²

On Fridays, May 2 and 30 as well as June 20, the IT-Helpdesk will be available with shortened opening hours. The IT-Helpdesk will offer support on site, via the support request and by telephone from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. on these days.

IT classes in summer term 2025³

Courses on IT topics are offered in the HRZ's own course room every semester. The lecturers of the HRZ are looking forward to your registrations for the following IT classes via eCampus in the summer term 2025: Attention: All classes, except for the HPC classes, are held in German! MS Excel I - Basic Knowledge12.05.2025 – 14.05.2025, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, registration via eCampus starting April 15, 2025 MS Excel II - Advanced 08.09.2025 – 09.09.2025, 9:00 am – 12:30 pm, registration via eCampus starting June 01, 2025 Writing academic papers using MS Word 02.06.2025 – 04.06.2025, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, registration via eCampus starting April 15, 2025 Planning academic papers06.06.2025, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, registration via eCampus starting April 15, 2025 HPC-Courses HRZ news HPC-Courses

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Girls' Day 2025 am Hochschulrechenzentrum⁴

How do smartphones and laptops at home communicate? Which parts is a computer made of? How do I create a safe password? How does our server room look, and what purpose does it serve? And how does a 3D-printer work? These questions, and many more, were explored at this year's Girls' Day at the University IT and Data Center. Once again we were happy to welcome 8 interested students at the HRZ! During a scavenger hunt through the HRZ, the students solved riddles for parts of a password with which four computers could be unnlocked at the end of the day. The participants visited the IT-helpdesk, the 3D-printer as well as the working stations and network communication. In an informative quiz key words were earned, which would later help to unlock the computers. After a tour through the server room and a well-deserved pizza break, the new knowledge was to be applied. Four raspberry pis had to be wired up correctly and were connected to screens, keyboards and switches in order to enter the master password and create a network connection. With these now fully configured working stations the girls were able to interact and play cooperative and competetive computer games.

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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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