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Center for Information and Media Technology

More opportunities for your everyday university life: With innovative IT and media services, ZIMT supports students, faculty, and staff in working efficiently, learning successfully, and collaborating online. Forward-looking, reliable, and attuned to your needs.

Mitarbeitende des ZIMT mit Kundin im Support Desk

A warm welcome to all first-year students!

Your digital start to university - Most important IT-services of ZIMT

We’re thrilled that you’re now part of our University of Siegen community.

To help you get off to a smooth start, we’ve listed below the most important IT services and tools offered by the data center of the University of Siegen, the "Center for Information and Media Technology" (ZIMT for short).

From activating your ZIMT account to university's e-mail adresses, accessing Moodle, free Wi-Fi, the free university cloud “sciebo” or videoconferencing via Zoom - with our guide, you’ll be well-informed, organized, and ready to begin your studies.

Our Services for You

Services

Malfunctions and Maintenance

Help and Support

News

Campus Life

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18.09.2026

Zoom X

New Features

11.09.2026

Drupal Update Announcement: Transition to Drupal 11

At the end of September, we plan to upgrade our content management system from Drupal 10 to Drupal 11. ...

14.07.2026

Spotlight on New ZIMT Services

Digital services that make your daily work and study life easier—tailored solutions for student life, teaching, research, and administration.

Campus Life

+ 1 more

08.07.2026

Every year again...

... the Media Studies TV project is coming to the ZIMT video studio.

08.06.2026

DeepL Pro licenses for the University of Siegen

Starting now, employees can purchase DeepL Pro licenses and quickly create professional translations.

Teaching

+ 2 more

27.05.2026

The workshop series at ZIMT continues in June/July!

Discover exciting workshops on digital tools, media and technology - practical, versatile and open to all members of the University of Siegen.

Eine Gruppe von Studierenden an der Universität Siegen in der Mathewerkstatt

Services

19.05.2026

AI at the University of Siegen

HAWKI gives students and employees of the University of Siegen free access to a GDPR-compliant platform for generative AI - usable for studying, teaching, research and administration.

Female student shouting into loud speaker

Teaching

29.04.2026

Moodle.NRW workshops

Moodle.NRW's free online workshops on various Moodle topics have started. The workshops are aimed at course creators, support staff and anyone interested in Moodle.

Die Rückseite des neuen Incyte-Gebäudes ist hell erleuchtet bei Morgendämmerung.

24.02.2026

ZIMT expands storage space for employees

More storage space for research, teaching and administration: From now on, employees of the University of Siegen can use larger network drives to store files on the university server. This expansion is made possible by DFG funding.

ZIMT Events and Dates

All Events

Workshop: "Media Technology in Lecture Halls" US-C 116

How does the technology in Lecture Hall US-C 116 actually work?

The workshop “Media Technology in Lecture Halls” offers an exploration of the latest technologies and concepts for making optimal use of technology in the lecture halls and seminar rooms at our university.

05.10.2026, 10:00 - 12:00 oclock

Workshop: Hands-On Drupal

Are you a web editor for your organizational unit at the University of Siegen and would like to migrate your content to the new Drupal content management system? Feel free to sign up for the next training session.

Campus Adolf-Reichwein-Straße (AR) , AR-M 0115

07.10.2026, 09:00 - 12:00 oclock

Workshop "Media Technology in Lecture Halls" F-S 002

How does the technology in Room F-S 002 actually work?

14.10.2026, 10:00 - 12:00 oclock

Workshop "Media Technology in Lecture Halls" AR-UB 038

How does the technology in room AR-UB 038 actually work?

15.10.2026, 10:00 - 12:00 oclock

Current Projects

01.12.2024 - 31.12.2026

Project USIAM (Identity & Access Management)

Through the USIAM project the University of Siegen is establishing a centralized, modern platform for managing user accounts, roles and IT services. The goal is to map the entire lifecycle of digital identities at a university - from enrollment to departure - in an efficient, secure and transparent manner.

01.03.2023 - 31.12.2028

Website Relaunch Project

Since March 2023, the University of Siegen has been working on a new, modern, and innovative website. Here you’ll find all the information about the new system, its progress, and the project’s goals.