Using the IT infrastructure

Symbol: Personal User ID

Students and staff members of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar or the College of Music FRANZ LISZT can take advantage of the university’s IT infrastructure as soon as they enrol or take up employment.

Regulations on the Use of the Information Processing Infrastructure of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (Accessible document)

User ID (username)

The user ID (username) and password is necessary for using the central computers (servers) and is identical on all servers of the university.
It is used for logging in:

  • at the computers in the PC pools/at the workstation
  • with a notebook via wireless network ( WIFI)
  • in the university library

Together with your user ID, you will also receive a Bauhaus-Universität e-mail address.
You should change the password you have received immediately so that no unauthorised person can access your data.
Please note the instructions for setting a password.
http://www.uni-weimar.de/passwort

You will receive an initial password with your credentials. You should change the initial password immediately in the password portal, as it is only valid for a limited time. You also ensure that unauthorised persons do not gain access to your data.
For reasons of IT security, the password should be well chosen and correspond to a certain standard. Therefore, various specifications apply when choosing a password. Please refer to the »Password Guidelines« page for more information.

Receiving the user ID and service card/chip card »thoska«

Depending on your affiliation with the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar or the Hochschule für Musik FRANZ LISZT, you will receive your personal user ID in different ways:

Employees
  • Receipt of user ID at the start of employment
  • Employees please ask for the access data at the user service of the SCC:
    Ms Thiersch, Phone: +49 (0)36 43/58 24 10
    Mr Wagner, Phone: +49 (0)36 43/58 24 93
  • You will receive a letter with the personal credentials, the service card »thoska« will be applied online.
    The URL to the web form is included in the letter.
Lecturers
  • Receipt of user ID at the start of employment
  • Lecturers please ask for the access data at the user service of the SCC:
    Ms Thiersch, Phone: +49 (0)36 43/58 24 10
    Mr Wagner, Phone: +49 (0)36 43/58 24 93
  • You will receive a letter with the personal credentials, the service card »thoska« will be applied online.
    The URL to the web form is included in the letter.
Relatives
Persons who are NOT
recorded  in the staff or student departments
  • Application for user ID via the employment section
    Form: see application forms box
  • You will receive a letter from the SCC user service with your personal credentials, the chipcard »thoska« will be applied online.
    The URL to the web form is included in the letter.
Students
of the Bauhaus-Universität
Weimar
  • Receipt of the user ID with the certificate of matriculation
Students
of the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar
Short term guests
  • Guest access is available for participation in courses, conferences, etc. at the Bauhaus-Universität.
    Please contact the corresponding Faculty IT contact person.
Guest auditors
  • Admission on presentation of the guest auditor's certificate
Users of the
University Library
  • Receipt of a restricted admission on presentation
    of the application for research and library work.
  • Getting a Restricted User ID provided by the University Library

Deactivating the User ID

The permission to use the IT services and resources expires in principle

  • for students of the Weimar universities, upon exmatriculation
  • for employees of the Weimar universities, upon termination of the employment

The status of your user account is updated automatically.

In justified exceptional cases, further permission for use may be granted.
For advice, please contact our user service.