Basic IT Services

Start digitally - with the university's centralised IT basic services

To ensure that studying, 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 on campus and the option of accessing internal services outside the campus via VPN. These basic services form the foundation for almost all other digital services on offer at the university.

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Uni-Account e-mail WLAN VPN

Ac­cess to the most im­port­ant on­line ac­cess points and plat­forms

Here you will find the most important online access points and platforms of Paderborn University at a glance. They provide access to central IT and administrative services, learning and communication platforms as well as externally operated applications. Use the links to go directly to the respective portals.

Online access in the ZIM

Online access at the university

Online access, operated externally

 

What hap­pens next? Fur­ther IT and me­dia ser­vices

Event and pro­duc­tion sup­port

ZIM:Medien supports teaching staff, researchers and students in the planning, realisation and follow-up of media and event formats. It offers infrastructure for audio, video and photo productions, event equipment as well as advice, instruction, technical support and media production.

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Close-up of the Noctua large-scale computer at Paderborn University.

IT in­fra­struc­ture, net­works & stor­age

ZIM ensures a modern, efficient and secure IT infrastructure at Paderborn University. It operates the university network, provides centralised network and server services and supports the institutions in planning, operating and expanding their IT systems - from WLAN, VPN and cloud services to backup and archiving.

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Lecture by Prof. Dr. Christine Silberhorn.

Com­mu­nic­a­tion, col­lab­or­a­tion & pub­lic­a­tion

Work efficiently in a network and make results visible: We offer platforms and applications for collaboration, organisation and publication - from wikis, blogs and ticket solutions to M365, TYPO3, research information systems and publication databases.

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Soft­ware & li­cence man­age­ment

ZIM offers centralised software solutions for research, teaching and administration at Paderborn University. This page provides information about available products and licence models.

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Lecture in building L of Paderborn University.

E-teach­ing & learn­ing plat­forms

We support digital teaching at Paderborn University with modern learning and communication platforms. ZIM operates the systems, offers advice and training and continuously develops the e-learning environments for flexible, efficient learning.

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Close-up of a chip.

IT se­cur­ity

We ensure a reliable and secure IT environment at Paderborn University. To this end, we operate central security infrastructures, coordinate updates, analyse security incidents and take care of identity and rights management - for the protection of systems and data in everyday university life.

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avail­able rooms

Whether media production, virtual teaching or hybrid events: ZIM provides rooms for audio, video and graphic production, sound and AV studios as well as hybrid conference and training rooms - including technical support and advice. The equipment, utilisation options and booking channels vary depending on the room type.

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Workstations in the library of Paderborn University.

Con­sultancy, sup­port & train­ing

We support students, teaching staff and employees at Paderborn University with advice, technical support and practical training. In this way, we help to use IT solutions efficiently, clarify questions quickly and develop digital skills for research, teaching and administration in a targeted manner.

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