{"id":19426,"date":"2025-01-07T11:18:21","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T10:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/?p=19426"},"modified":"2026-07-22T12:56:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:56:36","slug":"students-should-be-aware-of-these-it-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/en\/life-at-uni\/students-should-be-aware-of-these-it-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Students should be aware of these IT services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"introtext\">The ZID (Zentraler Informatikdienst) is responsible for IT at the University of Vienna and supports students with a wide range of IT services. Sara and Doris work there and in this blog post they will introduce you to the most important services for your studies.<\/p>\n<h2>E-learning<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/elearning-blog.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-18694\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/elearning-blog-300x300.png\" alt=\"Illustration E-Learning\" width=\"179\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/elearning-blog-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/elearning-blog-1024x1020.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/elearning-blog-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/elearning-blog-768x765.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/elearning-blog-1536x1531.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/elearning-blog-2048x2041.png 2048w, https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/elearning-blog-771x768.png 771w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/zid.univie.ac.at\/en\/moodle\/\">Moodle<\/a> is the <strong>central platform for e-learning<\/strong> at the University of Vienna. With its integrated tools \u00a0you can stay in touch with teachers and fellow students via <strong>video, audio and chat<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/zid.univie.ac.at\/en\/ustream\/\">u:stream<\/a>, you can watch <strong>recordings of your courses<\/strong> from home or on the go (for example in Moodle) or follow courses live.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zid.univie.ac.at\/en\/ustream\/using-ustream-studio\/\">u:stream studio<\/a> turns your PC into a recording studio: you can easily record your own videos in the browser and then download them.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have working groups that you would like to exchange ideas with virtually? The <a href=\"https:\/\/zid.univie.ac.at\/en\/zoom\/\">Zoom<\/a> <strong>video conferencing system<\/strong> is available for this purpose. During meetings, you can share your screen or presentations and use a virtual whiteboard.<\/p>\n<p>Even beginners can use the <strong>word processing software LaTeX<\/strong>, which is particularly suitable for scientific work \u2013 with <a href=\"https:\/\/zid.univie.ac.at\/en\/overleaf\/\">Overleaf<\/a>: this makes it easy to put your (pro)seminar paper into a professional layout, complete with formulas and quotations, via your browser.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"cell normal\" data-type=\"normal\">\n<div class=\"innerCell\">\n<h2>u:ai \u2013 AI software<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/zid.univie.ac.at\/en\/uai\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>u:ai<\/strong><\/a>, the University of Vienna\u2019s AI software, supports you in your everyday student life:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-uuid=\"0cc99370-ab19-4ec8-ab68-23be10cc8b52\"><strong>Chat with the AI<\/strong> and ask questions, use it as a learning aid, develop ideas, optimise texts.<\/li>\n<li data-uuid=\"141f068b-c76d-4839-9bd1-8fa7f6b42b77\"><strong>Generate<\/strong> <strong>images<\/strong>, for example for a presentation, or analyse them.<\/li>\n<li data-uuid=\"dcd95139-1fc5-4341-819e-59e289804d0a\"><strong>Perform<\/strong> <strong>translations<\/strong> into more than 100 languages, such as an abstract.<\/li>\n<li data-uuid=\"ec07ee51-b431-45eb-b292-23f78010a011\"><strong>Analyse<\/strong> <strong>documents<\/strong> or check them.<\/li>\n<li data-uuid=\"ec07ee51-b431-45eb-b292-23f78010a011\"><strong>Convert spoken content<\/strong> in audio files into text.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Simply select the appropriate module and get started: <a class=\"external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/uai.univie.ac.at\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>uai.univie.ac.at<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>u:cloud \u2013 personal cloud storage<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19428\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19428\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ucloud-blog-en.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19428 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ucloud-blog-en-300x171.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ucloud-blog-en-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ucloud-blog-en-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ucloud-blog-en-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ucloud-blog-en-1536x874.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ucloud-blog-en.png 1837w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Access to u:cloud<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Are you writing an important seminar paper for university and are worried that your laptop and files will crash or get stolen? No need to panic! <strong>All students<\/strong> receive <strong>storage space<\/strong> from the ZID in the <strong>u:cloud<\/strong>, the \u201ccloud\u201d of the University of Vienna. Unlike Dropbox and similar services, all data in the u:cloud is stored on <strong>ZID servers<\/strong> and therefore in a secure environment \u2013 and unlike USB flash drives, the servers are not lost ;). Files stored in the u:cloud can be accessed <strong>from anywhere<\/strong> and with <strong>any device<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You can find more information at <a href=\"https:\/\/zid.univie.ac.at\/en\/ucloud\/\">u:cloud<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Software<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/arbeitsplatz-blog.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-18702 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/arbeitsplatz-blog-300x174.png\" alt=\"Illustration Software\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/arbeitsplatz-blog-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/arbeitsplatz-blog-1024x594.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/arbeitsplatz-blog-768x445.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/arbeitsplatz-blog-1536x891.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/arbeitsplatz-blog-2048x1188.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The good news first: students get <strong>Microsoft 365<\/strong> (with Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.) <strong>for free<\/strong>. We didn\u2019t have that yet! :)<\/p>\n<p>Also, take a look at our software shop, where we always have a selection of <strong>study-related software<\/strong> at affordable prices, for example for data analysis or mathematical and statistical calculations.<\/p>\n<p><strong><div class='content__shortcode'>Adobe products for (creative) students<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Adobe products of the Creative Cloud<\/strong> are available in a <strong>favourable package<\/strong>. It includes Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro and much more. <strong><\/div><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can find all the details on software offers under <a href=\"https:\/\/zid.univie.ac.at\/en\/software-for-students\/\">Software for students<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>IT courses<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/itkurse-blog.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-18705 \" src=\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/itkurse-blog-300x150.png\" alt=\"Illustration IT-Kurse\" width=\"228\" height=\"114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/itkurse-blog-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/itkurse-blog-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/itkurse-blog-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/itkurse-blog-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/itkurse-blog-2048x1025.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a>Are you struggling with formatting university papers in Word? Having problems using the reference management app? Our affordable IT courses will help you with these <strong>topics<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Studies and research<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft 365<\/li>\n<li>Graphic design and audio\/video<\/li>\n<li>Internet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Book your event <strong>quickly<\/strong> \u2013 the courses are very popular. They mostly take place online. You can find more information at <a href=\"https:\/\/zid.univie.ac.at\/en\/it-courses\/\">IT courses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Computer rooms<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/computerrooms-blog.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-18709\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/computerrooms-blog-300x222.png\" alt=\"Illustration Computer Rooms\" width=\"150\" height=\"111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/computerrooms-blog-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/computerrooms-blog-1024x757.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/computerrooms-blog-768x568.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/computerrooms-blog-1536x1136.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/computerrooms-blog-2048x1515.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>You can use the time between courses in our computer rooms.<\/p>\n<p>The workplaces in the computer rooms are equipped with <strong>special software for your studies<\/strong> (such as image processing or statistics apps). We also regularly used them, for example to statistically analyse data for our seminar papers using the SPSS program.<\/p>\n<p>You can find out the <strong>locations, opening hours and equipment<\/strong> on the ZID website under <a href=\"https:\/\/zid.univie.ac.at\/en\/computer-rooms\/\">Computer Rooms<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>u:print \u2013 printing and more<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19431\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/uprint-blog-en.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19431 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/uprint-blog-en-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/uprint-blog-en-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/uprint-blog-en-1024x513.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/uprint-blog-en-768x385.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/uprint-blog-en-1536x770.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.univie.ac.at\/relaunch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/uprint-blog-en.png 1840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Printing with u:print<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you are at the university and want to <strong>print<\/strong> something, we recommend u:print. But u:print also allows you to <strong>copy and scan<\/strong>. Printing works &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>from your PC in the computer rooms<\/li>\n<li>at the university via Wi-Fi<\/li>\n<li>from a USB flash drive that you plug into the u:print device<\/li>\n<li>from your private computer via <a href=\"https:\/\/zid.univie.ac.at\/en\/vpn\/\">VPN<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can find u:print printers at <strong>many uni locations<\/strong>. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/zid.univie.ac.at\/en\/uprint\/\">u:print<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Stay safe in the digital world<\/h2>\n<p>Lost when it comes to IT security and how to <strong>protect<\/strong> yourself <strong>from spam<\/strong> and <strong>scams<\/strong>? Our info video (in German) shows you how to use your smartphone and laptop more securely with <strong>5 quick tips in 55 seconds<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"arve\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-knbiubi2mgq6a792fa55eef4631169235\" style=\"max-width:900px;\">\n<span class=\"arve-inner\">\n<span class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 500 \/ 281\">\n<span class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" data-arve=\"arve-youtube-knbiubi2mgq6a792fa55eef4631169235\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/KnBIubI2mGQ?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"505.8\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/KnBIubI2mGQ?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"900\" title=\"Sicher Studieren: Sicher digital.\"><\/iframe>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.univie.ac.at\\\/en\\\/life-at-uni\\\/students-should-be-aware-of-these-it-services\\\/#arve-youtube-knbiubi2mgq6a792fa55eef4631169235\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/KnBIubI2mGQ?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\",\"name\":\"Sicher Studieren: Sicher digital.\"}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>More information on IT security:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zid.univie.ac.at\/en\/it-security\/videos-and-quizzes\/\">Videos and quizzes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zid.univie.ac.at\/en\/it-security-tips\/\">Tips for users<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Btw: <em>1234567890<\/em> does <strong>not<\/strong> qualify as a <em>secure password<\/em>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/zid.univie.ac.at\/en\/password-tips\/\">password tips<\/a> show how to do it better.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Support for IT services from the ZID<\/h2>\n<p>If you have any <strong>questions<\/strong> about the many <strong>ZID services<\/strong> and our numerous user guides have not helped you, our ZID Helpdesk will be happy to help.<\/p>\n<p>You can find out how and when the helpdesk is available to you at <a href=\"https:\/\/zid.univie.ac.at\/en\/zid-helpdesk\/\">ZID Helpdesk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>More information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>You can find an <strong>overview<\/strong> of all services on the <a href=\"https:\/\/zid.univie.ac.at\/en\/\">ZID website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>You can also find out the <strong>latest news<\/strong> about the ZID and its services on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ziduniwien\/\">Instagram<\/a> and in our <strong>newsletter<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/zid.univie.ac.at\/en\/it-news\/\">IT News<\/a>, which is automatically sent to your <a href=\"https:\/\/zid.univie.ac.at\/en\/e-mail\/\">u:account e-mail address<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tZen3790kII\">YouTube video<\/a> (in German) made by students for students shows useful software tools that can help with your studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We wish you a successful semester and look forward to your comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ZID (Zentraler Informatikdienst) is responsible for IT at the University of Vienna and supports students with a wide range of IT services. 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