Managing Digital Identities Centrally

Our school platform UCS@school offers school authorities a hassle-free IT infrastructure that’s accessible to teachers and students wherever they are. The privacy-compliant user management and the customized roles and permissions concept make it easy to deliver digital education services efficiently. Plus, the school platform provides optimal support for digital teaching and allows a flexible combination of different IT services through open interfaces, which benefits numerous workflows.

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Efficient Cost Management
By centrally controlling our school platform UCS@school, you significantly reduce support and administration costs. Save resources and focus on advancing your educational IT.
02.
Future-Proof Educational IT
Our Open Source solution offers independence from individual vendors and enables the seamless connection of applications, including Identity & Access Management. Your IT infrastructure remains adaptable and well-prepared for future requirements.
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Secure Data & Identities
With UCS@school, you retain full control over user identities, data and processes. With this school platform, you benefit from maximum flexibility in managing your IT infrastructure, whether on-premise or with a service provider of your choice.

Managing School IT with UCS@school

UCS@school, the school platform from Univention, provides centralized, cross-school IT management. Securely integrate with existing school administration systems to maintain all identities in one place. Eliminate duplication of maintenance efforts and streamline the use of IT in the classroom. Delighted teachers benefit from smooth IT operations, freeing up more time for actual teaching.
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Shaping Digital Learning

Create your own educational portal for convenient, location-independent access to data, storage, and learning software. With self-service options such as password reset and pre-made permission concepts, you take the burden off schools and teachers and foster digital teaching. Pedagogical features such as computer lab management, exam mode, and material distribution enable modern teaching practices and communication.
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Children using computer in school

Connecting and Providing Cloud Services

The use of cloud services to provide digital education offers school authorities great potential to relieve teachers and provide students with easy access to learning resources. With the UCS@school education platform, you can integrate cloud services particularly easy. From location-independent access to IT services, collaborative work on documents, adaptive learning platforms and tools for communication between teachers and students – the range of cloud-based educational services is immense and constantly growing.
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Key Features of UCS@school: An Overview

Screenshot from the Univention portal. Shown is the overview of the user import in UCS@school
Screenshot from the Univention portal. Shown is the overview of the user import in UCS@school

Automatically import user data into our IAM system. Save valuable time by eliminating manual processes.

Screenshot of the UCS portal. Shown is the creation of a new student profile using Univention Identity & Access Management

Efficiently optimize school operations with pre-configured user roles for students, teachers, and administrators.

Screenshot from the Univention portal of the UCS@school Self Service. In the center of the picture you can see how to change the password.

Reduce manual effort and enable teachers and students to reset their passwords themselves.

Screenshot of UCS@school Portal

The goal of a great school platform is to reduce as much effort as possible and make work processes efficient. Use an intuitively designed web interface in UCS@School to access all IT services, pedagogical features and learning apps with just one login.

Screenshot of the UCS portal. There, the integrated App Center is opened in a new window and shows all available apps for UCS@school

Integrate a variety of services and features into our school platform, from Wi-Fi to e-learning and file sharing to communication tools like chat and video conferencing. Use standardized interfaces or pre-made connectors to easily combine these services or customize them individually.

Screenshot of the UCS portal. The “Education” folder is selected in the center of the image. All UCS@school learning functions are displayed there.

With UCS@school’s pedagogical interface, teachers can easily share digital teaching materials with students’ computers. Additionally, the exam mode feature enables teachers to securely administer exams and tests in a digital format.

Screenshot of UCS@school Portal

Integrate existing learning management systems and school administration software effortlessly to our school platform. This allows for easy provisioning of learning materials and simplifies the management and usage of educational content.

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Screenshot of the UCS portal. The Active Directory connection is opened in a new window.

With the UCS@school school platform, you can easily integrate Active Directory and other school server solutions for smooth hybrid operation.

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Prices and Subscriptions

IAM

from 300 User

Directory service / UCS@school import mechanisms

Single Sign-on portal for administrators and users

Integration of third-party applications

Centralized, unified WLAN authentication / RADIUS

School services included

4.20 €
/ net per user and year ³
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IAM

from 5.000 User

Directory service / UCS@school import mechanisms

Single Sign-on portal for administrators and users

Integration of third-party applications

Centralized, unified WLAN authentication / RADIUS

School services optionally bookable for € 1.05 / net per user and year

2.60 €
/ net per user and year ⁴
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Disclaimer

³ The minimum order quantity is 300 users. School services are included in the price for up to 5,000 users.

⁴ The price applies from an order quantity of at least 5,000 users. Further graduated prices apply from 10,000 users and can be requested from our sales team.

Trust, That Counts: Our Customers
  • Logo Senatorin für Kinder und Bildung in Bremen
    „For fifteen years, Univention has been a reliable partner in the operation and further development of the educational IT landscape of the schools in the Bremen municipality. The introduction of the new import interface and the associated possibilities for flexibility represent a real added value for our teachers.”
  • Logo Bundespolizei
    „Open source can be this simple.”
  • Logo Landesmedienzentrum Baden Württemberg LMZ
    „With the company Univention, we have had a reliable partner at our side throughout the entire project, who not only already had the right product in their portfolio but has adapted this perfectly to our specific requirements and will also offer qualified third level support for it in the future.”
  • Logo Landkreis Rotenburg Wümme
    „UCS@school reduces and centralizes our IT support efforts, and thanks to the reliable and consistent pedagogical functions, our teachers can focus more on their core tasks.”

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Frequently Asked Questions About Our School Platform UCS@school

What Are the Primary Functions of Our School Platform?

As a school platform with integrated Identity & Access Management, UCS@school allows schools and school providers to centrally manage user identities and control specific access rights. These functions are crucial for the security and optimal management of IT resources in educational institutions.

How Does Identity & Access Management Contribute to Security and Data Protection Compliance in Schools?

Identity & Access Management plays a central role in ensuring security and data protection in schools. By managing access rights and implementing security policies such as multi-factor authentication, it ensures that only authorized individuals can access sensitive data and that data protection standards are met.

How Does a Modern School Platform With Identity & Access Management Support Digital Teaching and Pedagogical Work?

Modern school platforms with Identity & Access Management make it easier for teachers and students to access learning platforms, learning materials and communication tools securely and easily. It supports the integration of e-learning tools, the organization of exams and the targeted provision of digital teaching materials.

How Does a School Platform With Identity & Access Management Optimize the Management of IT Resources in Schools?

A school platform of this kind simplifies the central management of user identities and access rights, which contributes to the optimization of management processes and significantly reduces the administrative workload in schools.