Every now and then students receive emails from OPAL courses or groups in which they no longer participate or from which you cannot unsubscribe. From the user’s and teacher’s point of view, we present where the cause can be sought and remedied.
Citavi campus license has started
The Citavi literature management software has been available to all staff and students since March 2023 through the conclusion of a campus contract.
End of support for MS Office 2013
The manufacturer support (supply with security updates) for MS Office 2013 ends on 11 April 2023. This requires an update of corresponding installations.
Support services for the implementation of digital accessibility
Since 23.09.2020, the following applies to public institutions: All websites and documents published after 23 September 2018 must be completely accessible for people with disability. In order to be able to provide the content accordingly, knowledge of the requirements for…
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Create interactive web content with H5P
With H5P you can quickly and easily design your teaching and learning scenarios with interactive content. At Chemnitz University of Technology, the Wordpress plugin is available for the creation – the content can then be integrated into OPAL offers as well as on the website.
Opening Hours: Computer Education Pools and User Services in Winter Semester 22/23
The University Computer Centre manages a total of 12 education pools at different locations. The PC workstations there have a broad portfolio of application software that can be used free of charge. They are available for the implementation of practical…
Maintenance work on the Raabestraße data network on 19.09.2022
On 19.09.2022, maintenance work will take place on the central building node in the Raabestraße part of the university between 6 and 7 pm. A software update on the backbone routers is planned. According to the manufacturer, the update will be uninterrupted due to router redundancy.
Data protection information on the TUCapp
Please install the latest version of the TUCapp ( > 2.0.31 ) in a timely manner. It was discovered that previous versions of TUCapp unfortunately transmit data to third parties. With the latest update, the transmission has been disabled.
MariaDB database service: certification change
On 31.08.2022, there will be a change in the MariaDB database server certification process to “dehydrated”. This will be accompanied by changes to the certificate provider and the certificate chain.
Protection against dangerous or unsolicited e-mail with DFN-Mailsupport
The defence against e-mails with dangerous or unwanted content is intended to protect our users. Read about our experiences with switching this protection to DFN-Mailsupport and what you can do to improve the situation.