Thanks to UCS@school, you can effectively meet the diverse requirements of schools, teachers and learners. The Univention App Center offers easy integration of various open-source services and applications for daily school use. These include learning software, email and chat solutions, office programs, file sharing, and mobile device management.

Moreover, standardized interfaces allow for seamless integration of additional IT services and digital learning platforms such as itslearning, bettermarks, or WebWeaver with the central identity management of UCS@school. This way, you can build a customized educational cloud that meets the specific requirements of your schools optimally.

With our ID Broker, school authorities can provide their schools with school apps quickly and in compliance with data protection regulations. Integrated into UCS@school, the ID Broker enables teachers and students to authenticate centrally with various cloud services. The technical effort for the provision and maintenance of Single Sign-On connections is significantly reduced, which saves costs and resources.

Our central IAM solution UCS@school relieves school management and offers teachers and students a comfortable user experience for all aspects of their school IT.

• Individual rights and role concepts for school-specific requirements
• Self-service functions such as password reset
• Location and time-independent access to the educational portal
• Integration of educational functions
• Inclusion of communication tools such as chat and video conferences

Why Is IAM Important in the Education Sector?

Identity & Access Management (IAM) plays a crucial role in digital security and administration, especially in the education sector. With the increasing use of digital technologies in educational institutions, the question of secure management and control of user access arises. IAM ensures that only authorized users can access system-relevant resources. This significantly reduces the risk of data loss and security breaches.

In addition, IAM enables more efficient management of different user roles and authorizations, which in turn leads to increased productivity for school IT admins. A well-implemented identity management system also supports data protection and ensures that sensitive student data is protected. The integration of IAM in educational institutions therefore not only promotes the security aspect, but also smooth and secure communication in the digital classroom. IAM is therefore an indispensable tool when it comes to making IT processes in schools efficient and secure. It also enables individualized user management, which is indispensable in the dynamic environment of educational institutions.

What Is Digital Education?

Digital education encompasses the use of modern technologies to teach and support learning processes. This is not just about providing tablets or laptops, but about the deliberate use of school technology to promote learners’ digital skills. Schools benefit from IT infrastructures that facilitate access to learning platforms, create a collaborative learning environment and enable pupils to deal with information in a media-competent way. The use of online tools, interactive learning modules and virtual classrooms makes lessons dynamic and customizable. In addition, the integration of digital media opens up new possibilities for transferring knowledge and enables teachers to adapt lessons to the needs of their pupils. Whether through the use of school software to organize teaching materials or the integration of learning apps to reinforce school material – digital education enables the critical and responsible use of technology and prepares students for the demands of an increasingly digitalized world.