IT in Schools
Updated UCS@school Kelvin REST API to version 1.7.0

Using the UCS@school Kelvin REST API app, you can conveniently create, delete or modify UCS@school user and class objects via a REST interface. Unlike the import function and manual interventions via the web interface, it is less error-prone and can be addressed automatically.
Introducing a Central ID Management System at Marburg Schools

When you hear Marburg, you probably first think of its nationally known Philipps University or the production site of the biotechnology company BioNtech. What is probably less well known to most outsiders is the role of the school authority.
Using the Univention ID Connector to implement federal-state solutions for central user data administration

The provision and maintenance of the schools’ master data are one of the most challenging issues in digital school administration. How do you manage to have complete, up-to-date user data available at any time, in any system, without manual and error-prone maintenance? At Univention, we have taken on this challenge and developed the UCS@school ID […]
UCS@school for a Modern Realignment of Jena’s School IT

In the independent city of Jena in Thuringia there are 27 schools run by the municipality. Our IT department at the Jena Media Center supports around 12,500 students and 1,700 teachers in elementary schools, community schools, high schools, three vocational schools and a special-needs center.
Linkage of the Learning Management System itslearning to the Univention ID Broker!

Today we present another educational platform that will soon be available via the Univention ID Broker for all connected school boards and their schools: itslearning.
Pilot project combines identity management of UCS@school with BILDUNGSLOGIN

In cooperation with the Verband Bildungsmedien e.V. we will continue to improve digitization in education. The association has commissiones us to connect our identity management of UCS@school with their license management BILDUNGSLOGIN as part of a pilot project. It intends to provide teachers and pupils with simple access to digital educational media in compliance with […]
How To configure the BigBlueButton video conferencing solution for UCS and use it easily

Since the beginning of spring, school authorities and other educational institutions have been faced with the challenge of continuing their teaching with no or only limited face-to-face interaction. This article introduces the web conferencing system BigBlueButton, which may be a possible solution to this problem. In the first part of the article I would like […]
Digital Offers for Schools: with Nextcloud, itslearning and Co. through the Corona Crisis – Interview City of Wolfsburg

Mr. Ostendorf, how many schools, students and teachers do you supervise in Wolfsburg? Being an urban district, our area of responsibility includes 37 schools at 43 different locations. About 1,500 teachers teach a total of 17,000 students at these schools. Which digital offers are you already using? We usually have local school server solutions at […]
Digital Solutions at Bremerhaven Schools: Interview with Andreas Froberg

Mr. Froberg, how many users are you responsible for in total at the schools in Bremerhaven? As a local education authority, we provide the IT services and IT infrastructure for almost 20,000 users all told. 18,000 of these are pupils and 1,700 are teaching staff and other employees in our 40 schools. What digital solutions do you have in […]
Interview with Malte Clemens: Digital Offers for Schools, City of Hannover

How many schools with how many students and teachers do you supervise? 99 schools, approx.47,000 students, approx. 5,000 teachers Which digital offers are you already using? How do you deploy them? The state capital of Hanover (LHH) supports the schools in their administrative tasks, such as the maintenance and software equipment of the school secretariats’ […]