Central IT and Media Services (ZIM)

Centre for Information and Media Technology Services (ZIM)

If you have questions or concerns related to information technology or media technology in research and teaching, the Centre for Information and Media Technology Services (ZIM) is your competent partner for support in planning and implementing your ideas and projects.

News from the ZIM

05.11.2025

Dell Advantage Vorteilsprogramm für Studierende und akademisches Personal

09.10.2025

Neueröffnung des GamesLabs und Eröffnung des VRLabs der Universität Paderborn

24.09.2025

Neueröffnung des GamesLabs und Eröffnung des VRLabs der Universität Paderborn am Mittwoch, 8. Oktober

20.08.2025

Back-to-School Sale vom 25. August bis 23. September bei Dell

07.04.2025

Blickfang: Sängerin Marysa, Be-mal Keramikstudio, Open Library, Kleidertausch-Party

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Our services at a glance

Your digital start at UPB

To ensure that studies, research and work can begin smoothly, all members of the university have access to the most important IT resources with their personal university account. These include the central university e-mail, secure WLAN access and the option of accessing internal services outside the campus via VPN.

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Cooperations for digital innovations

ZIM works closely with researchers to drive forward innovative digitalisation projects in research, teaching and university administration. Together, we develop forward-looking solutions that sustainably improve everyday life in science and higher education. Gain an initial insight with an extract from our projects or take a look at our complete project overview.

KI und Open Source LLM: Innovative KI-Lösungen für die Lehre an der Universität Paderborn

Duration: 2025 - 2025

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PRIMUS – Präsentation und Rechtssichere Implementierung digitaler Musikeditionen

Duration: 2025 - 2027

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NFDI4Culture – Konsortium für Forschungsdaten zu materiellen und immateriellen Kulturgütern (Projektphase 2) - Bereich Röwenstrunk

Duration: 2025 - 2028

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PrimOER – Professionalisierung und Erweiterung der OER-Community Grundschulpädagogik im Kontext von Inklusion und Chancengerechtigkeit in der Primarstufenlehrkräftebildung

Duration: 2024 - 2026

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Edirom Online Reloaded

Duration: 2024 - 2027

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We teach digital and media skills

GamesLab

The GamesLab is an interdisciplinary space for video game development and game culture. Equipped with powerful PCs, VR glasses, graphics tablets and more, it offers seminars - such as the two-semester advanced seminar on game development and game studies - for students of media studies, computer science, art and music.

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Courses within the framework of degree programmes

ZIM: Media supports students with practical media skills: through training, project support and teaching in degree programmes. Technical, aesthetic and content-related skills are taught in interdisciplinary seminars - as a practical interface between studying and working.

Student projects

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doIT - our IT training courses

The doIT team organises practical classroom and online courses on Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Adobe Photoshop and the basics of artificial intelligence with a focus on programming and applications.

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About us

The Centre for Information and Media Technology (ZIM) is divided into several specialised departments that jointly operate and further develop the IT and media infrastructure of Paderborn University. Our management ensures coordinated, service-orientated cooperation and strategic alignment.

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