IT and media services for employees

The ZIM supports you in teaching, research and administration with reliable IT, media and infrastructure services. Here you will find a structured introduction to the most important services for your everyday work.

Your di­git­al work­place - ba­sic IT ser­vices

Uni-Account

Your personal university account is your central access to the IT services of Paderborn University. It enables you to use university mail, WLAN, VPN, learning and cooperation platforms and other central systems.

Uni-Account

WLAN

With eduroam, the ZIM provides you with secure and powerful WLAN access on campus. Once you have set it up, you can use the WLAN not only at Paderborn University, but also at many other universities worldwide.

WLAN access

VPN

With VPN access, you can also securely access internal university IT services outside the campus network, e.g. network drives, licensed online resources or protected websites. The VPN service is intended in particular for working from home or when travelling.

VPN access

e-mail

With your Uni-Mail, you have an official e-mail account for secure communication within and outside the university. You can retrieve your emails via webmail or standard email programmes.

e-mail

Profile manager

The profile manager allows you to maintain your personal profile page on the Paderborn University website - including contact details, functions and responsibilities.

Profile manager

ID card

The ID cards for employees are available in digital form via the UPB app. Alternatively, a paper ID card is available for self-printing in the ZIM service portal.

ID card

Service portal

In this portal you can apply for services at UPB and make settings for services and your university account: View and edit your personal data, university account settings, university mailbox network settings and much more.

Service portal
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Communication & collaboration in everyday working life

Whether in a team, in committees or across locations: ZIM provides you with centralised tools for communication, collaboration and the secure exchange of information. This allows you to organise your day-to-day work efficiently, transparently and in compliance with data protection regulations.

Col­lab­or­a­tion & data ex­change

ZIM offers various collaboration services for working together on documents and projects.

Video con­fer­ences & on­line meet­ings

Video and web conferencing solutions are available for meetings, committee work and collaboration across locations.

IT se­cur­ity & pro­tec­tion

To ensure that your communication and collaboration remains protected, ZIM supports you with IT security measures and services - from secure access to responsible data handling.

Our services for teachers

Or­gan­ising teach­ing - our on­line plat­forms

The university provides central online platforms for the organisation of courses, examinations and learning content. These systems form the basis for the planning, implementation and administration of teaching and accompany the entire teaching and study process.

PAUL - Campus Management

PAUL is the central campus management system for the organisation of studies and teaching. Here you can manage courses, examinations, attendance, deadlines and applications relating to the course of study.

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PANDA - Learning platform

PANDA is the university-wide learning platform for your courses. You provide materials, communicate with students and organise assignments, submissions and course content.

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KOMO - Cooperation platform

KOMO is the cooperation platform for teaching and working formats with external participants. It is suitable for cross-university events, project work and committees with external partners.

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Video portal - media provision & streaming

The video portal is the central platform for uploading, managing and providing video and audio content. You use it for instructional videos, recordings and live streams and integrate content into PANDA or KOMO, for example.

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Exam@UPB - Digital exams

Prüfung@UPB is the central platform for digital examinations. It supports face-to-face, online and hybrid examinations and supplements PANDA with an environment specially designed for examination scenarios.

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Sup­port­ing teach­ing - sup­ple­ment­ary of­fers

In addition to the basic platforms, ZIM offers supplementary services for the didactic and technical development of your teaching. These services support you in the use of digital tools, new teaching formats and the implementation of media-supported scenarios.

Ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence in teach­ing

AI-based tools are changing teaching, learning and examination formats. On this page you will find guidance, support services and information on the responsible use of AI in teaching at Paderborn University.

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Soft­ware for teach­ing

Numerous software products and campus licences are available for courses - from interactive feedback tools to analysis and programming environments through to digital whiteboards.

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Event and pro­duc­tion sup­port

The ZIM supports you in the planning, realisation and follow-up of teaching and event formats - from recordings and live streams to complete media production.

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Rooms for teach­ing & hy­brid formats

The ZIM provides variously equipped rooms for media production, virtual teaching and hybrid events - including advice and technical support.

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Make your teach­ing vis­ible

Teaching projects and results can be visualised via various platforms - for students, the university or external target groups. The ZIM supports you with the appropriate technical implementation.

Wikis and blogs

Blogs and wikis are suitable for presenting teaching and project results in text, image or document form. They support collaborative work and make results visible beyond the course.

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Websites for teaching projects

Websites in TYPO3 can be used for permanent teaching or project formats. They are particularly suitable for the structured presentation of content, results and project participants.

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Video portal - media provision & streaming

Teaching videos, podcasts or other audiovisual results can be made available via the university video portal in compliance with data protection regulations and - depending on requirements - published publicly or with restricted access.

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Research Information System (FIS)

Teaching and externally funded projects can be recorded and displayed in the university information systems. In this way, projects are documented visibly and sustainably.

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Our services for researchers

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Re­search IT & in­fra­struc­ture

ZIM provides technical infrastructures for research projects - e.g. network storage, server and hosting solutions as well as high-performance network and access services.

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Soft­ware for re­search

Numerous software products and licences are available for research and development - from analysis and simulation software to development and collaboration tools.

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Event and pro­duc­tion sup­port

The ZIM supports you in the planning, realisation and follow-up of scientific events and research formats - e.g. conferences, workshops or public lectures. This includes technical solutions for registrations, hybrid event formats, live streaming and media realisation.

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Re­search­ing to­geth­er with the ZIM

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. Contact us for joint research projects!

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Make your re­search vis­ible

Research results can be made visible via various platforms - both within the university and for external target groups. The ZIM supports you with the appropriate technical implementation and publication.

Research Information System (FIS)

The Research Information System (FIS) is used to record and manage research projects. It documents project information, duration, participants and funding and centralises the presentation of projects.

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Research Information System (RIS)

The Research Information System (RIS) supports the maintenance and presentation of scientific publications. It enables the centralised, structured recording of publications and serves as a basis for reports and analyses.

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Websites for research & projects

TYPO3 websites can be used for research projects, groups and scientific institutions. They are suitable for the structured presentation of projects, results and people involved.

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Media production & image formats

ZIM supports the production of video, audio and image material for the presentation of research, projects and institutions - e.g. for image videos, project presentations or scientific communication.

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Video portal - media provision & streaming

Research videos, podcasts or other audiovisual results can be made available via the university video portal in compliance with data protection regulations and - depending on requirements - published publicly or with restricted access.

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Re­lated uni­ver­sity ser­vices

In addition to the ZIM's IT and media services, other central university regulations and support services are relevant for teaching and research. Here you will find a selection of important topics with links to the relevant offices.

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Research data and management

The responsible handling of research data is a central component of good scientific practice. At Paderborn University, research data management is regulated and supported throughout the university - from the collection and use of research data to its long-term preservation.

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Data protection

Data protection unit

Publishing, Open Access, literature management

University Library

High-Performance Computing

PC2

Public relations

PKM staff unit

Questions about one of our services?

Would you like to report a concern? Take a look at our status messages in advance - perhaps the incident is already known. If you have any further questions, our Advice & Support team will be happy to help.

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To be able to help you faster and more effectively, we can access your work device remotely if required. By downloading TeamViewer, you consent to the associated data processing. Please also note our data protection agreement and use the instructions for using TeamViewer if you have any questions.

Con­tact us

Central IT and Media Services (ZIM)

Paderborn University
Warburger Str. 100
33098 Paderborn
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