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Jaime lives in Spain and has been working for Univention for almost three years. We’re curious to learn what it’s like for him to work remotely for Univention and what advice he has for others considering a remote position with us. What are the challenges and advantages of working from Spain for a German company? [...]

He started out as a working student in the IT and is now a Product Owner at Univention. In between there were two other positions and just four and a half years. In this interview, Jan-Luca shares with me the appeal of new career paths and what encouraged him to follow them. In such a [...]

On the 12th and 13th of March Dirk and I attended the first in-person Product Owner Days in Cologne, this is our summary. After a smooth drive from Berlin to Cologne, with a quick stop in Bremen, we arrived at our hotel on Monday night, had a quick nap and then set off in the […]

You as HR Manager for Social Media at the Summit: How did that come about? Everyone takes part in the Univention Summit – whether from HR, Marketing or Professional Services. Together with Yvonne from Marketing, I was assigned to the social media posts and the interviews with the participants. Some of my colleagues thought that […]

Pausing for a moment, reading a book in peace, traveling across Europe, dedicating oneself to a project or volunteering full-time – this is the dream of many employees. At Univention, this dream has come true, because for the past two years, employees have had the opportunity to take time out in the form of a […]

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 […]

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 […]

Here at Univention, it is a matter of course that women work in development and hold management positions. Our best example is Monika. As Head of Software Engineering, she is responsible for software development, including product development and maintenance, as well as new and further developments. In this interview, she talks about diversity in teams, […]

In previous articles, we have written a lot about our corporate culture and how we communicate it to new colleagues. Now it’s time to let our colleagues have a say. In this article, you will learn what they think about Univention’s corporate culture. What do they find positive or challenging about it?

I was not expecting this statement when I asked our new colleague Mirac to answer a few questions about working as a Linux Support Engineer. Read this statement yourself . We hope you enjoy it!