The organisational unit Hochschulrechenzentrum (HRZ) is a central institution of the Jade University of Applied Sciences, which provides services for its members on the basis of existing Ordnungen und Verträge. provides services for its members and staff.

• Organisational Unit Management: Ulrich Hauptmann
• Organisational Unit Head (deputy): Guido Manemann

According to the current Organisational Structure, the HRZ is divided into 4 areas:

• Division 1: IT Infrastructures
• Division 2: Central IT Services
• Division 3: Higher Education Management Systems
• * Division 4: Procurement, Organisation & Service Desk

In the 4 areas we provide our services in 17 service groups. The HRZ is also entrusted with other special tasks (see below).

In the Area IT-Infrastructures services of the following service groups are provided:

• data centre
• network infrastructure

In Central IT Services, services of the following service groups are provided:

• Cloud services
• identity management systems
• Communication systems
• PC technology
• PC network system
• Pool rooms
• Virtual desktops

In Area Higher Education Management Systems services of the following service groups are provided:

• Campus management systems
• smart card management
• research management systems
• University administration systems
• Student Life-Cycle Systems

The Procurement, Organisation & Service Desk area provides services in the following service groups:

• Procurement
• Organisation
• Service Desk

In a special assignment on the instructions of the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture, the HRZ takes over the conceptual support and, via separately allocated funds, also the executive support of the IT systems at the local research institutes IfV and NIhK.

• Institute for Bird Research (IfV)
• Lower Saxony Institute for Historical Coastal Research (NIhK)