Shaping digital transformation together!

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Our university is actively driving forward digital transformation. With our clear digital strategy, we are creating innovative learning environments across our faculties, optimising administrative processes and strengthening our position as pioneers in research and teaching. Find out more about how we are shaping the digital future of our university.

Current digitalization news

How to Spot Disinformation: Tips from a Cybersecurity Expert1

In late March, representatives of government and the business and scientific communities will meet on the University of Bonn’s Poppelsdorf Campus to discuss one of the most pressing issues of today’s digital age: the targeted dissemination of disinformation. The Bonn Dialogue on Cybersecurity will be held on Thursday, March 26, 2026, from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm in Lecture Hall 1, Poppelsdorf Campus, University of Bonn, Friedrich-Hirzebruch-Allee 5, 53115.

Mar 17, 2026 1

Quantum sensors: Highly precise measurements in moving brains2

What is happening in the brain during an epileptic seizure? How do nerve cells function after a stroke-induced paralysis? What happens in the heads of those suffering from Parkinson’s disease? Investigating these types of questions has been difficult up to now because patients had to keep still. However, Optical Pumped Magnetoencephalography (OPMEG) is making it possible to also scan the brain while the patient is moving. Prof. Dr. Dominik Bach, Hertz Chair for Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience at the University of Bonn, is currently setting up this type of research infrastructure on the campus of the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and will receive funding of almost four million euros over the next three years from the EFRE/JTF program run by the European Union and the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Dec 10, 2025 2

JUPITER selects first AI projects3

Only ten teams nationwide will receive exclusive access to the European exascale supercomputer. With the HoMe project, AI research in Bonn is sending a strong signal in the fields of vision, robotics, and generative AI.

Nov 21, 2025 3

RiverMamba: New AI architecture improves flood forecasting4

Extreme weather events such as heavy rain and flooding pose growing challenges for early warning systems worldwide. Researchers at the University Bonn, the Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ), and the Lamarr Institute for Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence have developed RiverMamba, a new AI model that can predict river discharges and flood risks more accurately than previous methods. The research paper has been accepted for NeurIPS 2025 – a sign of scientific excellence in Bonn-based research. RiverMamba thus makes an important contribution to climate adaptation and risk prevention – topics that are receiving special attention worldwide, particularly around UN World Tsunami Awareness Day on November 5th.

Nov 04, 2025 4

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Our IT and digitalization units

Vice Rectorate for Digitalization and Information Management

Digitalization forms an integral part of the University of Bonn’s overall strategy.

The Vice Rectorat is responsible for the University’s digitalization process in her capacity as a member of the University management.

about ViCe Rectorate6

Digital Science Center (DiCe)

The Digital Science Center is responsible for developing, advancing, and implementing a comprehensive digital strategy at the University of Bonn. DiCe coordinates activities within the university, identifies synergies, and serves as a network and point of contact for all stakeholders.

about DiCe7

Digitalization management in the faculties

The development of DiCe as a strategic center is accompanied by parallel structural development processes within the faculties. Professional digitalization managers in the faculty administrations play a key role in this process and act as the interface to DiCe.

about digitalization management8

University IT and Data Center

As the central IT service provider at the University of Bonn, the University IT and Data Center operates a range of central IT services used in research, teaching and learning, and provides University members with a range of IT support services.

about University IT and Data Center9

The Digitalization of Administrative Processes Program (PDaP)

The Administrative Process Digitization Program bundles, manages, and coordinates various programs and projects that are set up as part of the University of Bonn's digital strategy in the area of administrative process digitization.

about PDaP10

Department 2 — IT and Computing Services

Department 2 provides state-of-the-art hardware and the latest software for our university administration. It also operates administrative IT services.

about Departement 211

“For me, digitalization means the opportunity to gain new insights using new methods and to share them. In research, it opens up new horizons; in teaching, it enables encounters and exchanges even across continents. That inspires me every day anew.”

Prof. Dr. Maren Bennewitz\ Vice Rector for Digitalization and Information Management

Steps toward our digital transformation

All activities, measures, and objectives are detailed in the digital strategy and are continuously developed in an ongoing process. \ We are tackling the challenges of digital transformation in seven areas:

Research and teaching
Knowledge transfer and society
Legal framework and security
Infrastructure
Organizational structure
Digital skills
New spaces

to the Digital Strategy12

Operational support services

High performance computing

The high-performance computing infrastructure at the University of Bonn is jointly planned and managed by our two HPC-related units: the University IT and Data Center (HPC@HRZ) team and the High Performance Computing and Analytics Lab (HPC/A-Lab).

Research data management

Professional research data management (RDM) is becoming increasingly important in all disciplines as a result of the digitization of science. The Research Data Service Center supports RDM throughout the entire research process.

Open access

Open Access is strategically shaped at the University of Bonn by the Open Access Service Center - through guidelines, cooperation, and targeted funding measures. They also advise university members on all questions relating to Open Access and assist with various publication projects.

Digitally aided teaching

As digital forms and channels of communication are a natural part of the media culture of the modern knowledge society, teaching and studying at the University of Bonn are supplemented by digital elements.

AI in research, teaching and administration

Our AI think tank addresses the increasing relevance of AI methods in all scientific fields and continuously develops proposals for strategic measures.

To implement these measures, the University of Bonn plans to establish a "Center for AI Assisted Research & Education "(CAIRE).

Service portal for employees

The service portal displays information and services from individual organizational units. It is structured by topic so that users without knowledge of the structure and organization can quickly and easily find the information they need.

Get in touch with DiCe

DiCe-Coordinator Dr. Benjamin Seyfferth +49 228 73 5450\ DiCe-Coordinator Carolin Müller +49 228 73 9499

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