Online Services

  RWTH Aachen  

Communication

• eduroam – worldwide up to date
  Online around the world - an introduction to free WLAN internet access for members of RWTH, and not only through the TH network.
• Your own email address
  When do you get it? How should you create it? "my.name@rwth-aachen.de".  Answers to questions about the personal RWTH email account are available at the service desk in the Center for Computing and Communication.
• VPN - Work from home securely
  Secure outside access to internal RWTH web content - the VPN service for members of the university

 

Security

• Work from home securely
  Secure outside access to internal RWTH web content - the VPN service for members of the university
• Well armed against viruses
  The Sophos Virus Scanner is free for members of RWTH - even for private use.
• Secure all around
  Tips and tricks to work free of any worries in the RWTH network

 

Service, Advising, Help

• One for all – TIM user administration
  Register once and use all of the Center for Computing and Communication's online services with one log-in.
• CAMPUS – Organize and plan your studies
  Courses of study, exam regulations, administration and teaching institutions – all in one place
• iTunesU - RWTH Aachen Service
  The university offers free podcasts, video and audio files, lectures, lecture notes, and other study materials on this online platform. Find out more about what the university has to offer at RWTH Aachen iTunesU.
• L²P - the Teaching and Learning Portal for RWTH Aachen
  Download seminar materials, view tutorials, and always stay up to date with lecture topics - not a problem with L²P.
• At a glance – Online help
  

  Information on activating networks, TIM user administration, software, and other services from the Center for Computing and Communication.

• Reference – Software Guides
  At the Center for Computing and Communication service desk, students can get inexpensive manuals on popular software.

• RZ-ServiceDesk
  Here you can get help for all the IT services of the Center for Computing and Communication, e.g. for CAMPUS Office, the RWTH email account, eduroam, VPN, and activation.
• In shape for your studies, in shape for IT
  Free workshops in IT - such as for LaTeX,  Microsoft Office, SPSS –  this service is available for students by students at the Center for Computing and Communication.

 

Advantages & Discounts

• Software at an excellent cost
  Here members of the university can find inexpensive and free offers for various applications, such as MATLAB, Pro/ENGINEER, and the Autodesk Product Design Suite  for engineering, Citavi for reference management, CorelDraw,  Windows, Office and development tools from Microsoft.
• External computational power
  Use our PC-pools or our high performance computer for complex problems.
• Gigamove – an easy way to share large files
  Upload or request large files online  – scanned for viruses – without any software.
• Online training
  Expand your skills for free through the Microsoft learning platform - an offer for members of RWTH Aachen.
• News from science
  Read or post news through the central news server for the German National Research and Education Network (Deutsches Forschungsnetz).
• Hardware bargains
  Certain brand manufacturers offer computers and accessories at particularly good prices for members of RWTH Aachen.