Cool Solution: Single-Sign-On-Integration of Moodle into UCS@school

From pandemics to corporate training, new technologies have transformed the landscape of learning dramatically in recent years. It is especially true in the area of learning platforms. Whether used for self-study or to coordinate homework, learning platforms have become an integral part of almost all educational institutions. Many UCS@school users rely on the well-known Open Source solution Moodle, which can be adapted to individual needs in terms of content and presentation. By integrating Moodle into UCS@school, which we offer as so-called “cool solutions“, teachers and students can easily log in to their courses and classes with their familiar user data.

Girls’ Day/Future Day 2023 for Univention

Girls' Day 2023 Univention
On this year’s Girls’ Day, seven girls and three boys between the ages of 11 and 14 not only learned about software development, open source and the management of large IT projects, but also got involved themselves. With the help of our trainees Mika, Joschua, Richard and Amir, the kids programmed a little ping-pong game with “Scratch” and had a lot of fun!

New Vice President Sales & Marketing Roberto Blickhan to Expand Market Leadership in the Education Sector and Extend Growth Strategy to New Markets

Bremen, March 14, 2023 – Univention GmbH has set ambitious growth targets for 2023. That includes expanding the market leadership for digital identity management in the school sector and its expansion throughout the DACH region. Another focus is on providing an open source workplace for public administration as part of projects such as the dPhoenixSuite by Dataport and the Sovereign Workplace for Administration which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community. The new Vice President Sales & Marketing, Roberto Blickhan, is an internationally experienced executive Univention has brought on board to implement its growth strategy and expand strategic partnerships.

How the City of Schwäbisch-Hall Ensures a Sustainable Open Source IT Infrastructure with the Introduction of UCS

When people think of Schwäbisch-Hall, they most likely think of the building society of the same name or a picturesque old town (which is well worth a visit, by the way). Maintaining the latter is just one of the many tasks of the city administration. And the days of pencils and paper files are slowly coming to an end here, too. Modern IT ensures that the more than 900 employees can access their mails, appointments, contacts and files at any time and from any place.

Guest Article: Finance with ITISeasy.business UE – Full-featured, Sophisticated and Adaptable

The subject of finance often divides opinion: Some consider it a science, while others simply an indispensable requirement for managing a company. While for some entrepreneurs “management by account balance” quickly exhausts the possibilities of strategic business, for others the constant overview of cash flow, EBIT and cost accounting is simply indispensable.

Asked about it, many say: This is the domain of well-known, expensive programs. But that’s not so: ITISeasy.business in particular offers the necessary control variables with its finance area, which is specially adapted to mid-size companies’ requirements. If you don’t want to deal with the bookkeeping behind it, you can simply outsource this service – a phone call is all it takes.

Interview: Johannes Talks About Digital Sovereignty and How he Experiences it in his Daily Work

Univention’s vision is a world in which people and organizations alike use IT in a self-determined way and can help shape it – for us, this can be summarized as Digital Sovereignty. We derive our mission from this vision: We create IT solutions that are open, transparent and easy to use. This is what all our teams are working on at various levels.

Stubbornness Does Not Suit us: Univention Breaks the Model of Roles for UCS and UCS@school

UCS@school flexibleres Rollen- und Rechtemodell
At Univention, we have been supporting school authorities and federal states, organizations from the private sector and public administration for many years with our powerful identity management. With its role and authorization concept, it is tailored to the needs of organizations with many users in a wide variety of contexts, whether schools, departments or branch offices.