Clausthal University of Technology's Computer Center is the central IT service provider for research, teaching and administration. Students, teaching staff and employees receive support with basic services, central hardware and software procurement and IT support via telephone, helpdesk or email(support@rz.tu-clausthal.de).

With an automatically assigned user ID, university members receive access to central IT services such as PC workstations, networks, cloud storage, email, learning management systems, Wi-Fi and campus software - reliable, secure and available campus-wide.

Clausthal University of Technology's computer center operates several PC pools on campus with around 100 workstations, uniform color printers and scientific software. A DIN-A0 plotter is available for large-format printouts. "Living learning spaces" in central buildings offer students and staff space for group work as well as stable WLAN connections for laptops, tablets and smartphones.

In addition, servers are operated for e-mail, file sharing, high-performance computing (HPC) and backup tape libraries. IT security, data integrity and the stable networking of systems are ensured by highly available hardware, fail-safe wired and wireless networks, air conditioning, power supply and organizational emergency plans - for a powerful and secure IT infrastructure at the university.

In addition to the IT infrastructure, Clausthal University of Technology's computer center is also responsible for media technology on campus. Lecture halls are equipped with high-resolution projectors, lecture PCs with interactive pen displays and document cameras. A small and a large multimedia lecture hall with professional audio and video technology are available for recordings and live broadcasts.

The computer center supports research, teaching and public relations by producing professional educational and image films. The video server contains around 500 videos and over 120 lecture series from all subject areas. Lecturers are advised in close cooperation with the Center for University Didactics (ZHD).

In addition, the computer center works in state and nationwide working groups (LAN-IT, ZKI) on projects such as software and hardware procurement, cooperative use of high-performance computing resources, AI-supported teaching and research services and cross-university IT services. Topics such as research data management, information security and the use of artificial intelligence make the computer center a central authority for digitalization and innovative technologies at Clausthal University of Technology.