JupyterHub.nrw

Betreibende Institution: Universität Münster
Kategorie: Kooperativer Hochschuldienst
Website: https://www.jupyterhub.nrw/

Kurzbeschreibung

JupyterHub.nrw is a central service for interactive data analysis that provides students, faculty, and researchers at universities in North Rhine-Westphalia with a pre-configured, browser-based working environment. The target audience includes users in higher education teaching and research who wish to access a standardized, hardware-independent environment for working with Jupyter Notebooks. The service enables easy access to powerful tools such as RStudio or VSCode, supports integration into learning management systems, and promotes the development of digital competencies. For universities, it offers a scalable infrastructure to support teaching, exercises, and examinations.

Thematische Einordnung

Dienstart: -

Funktionskategorie: Cloud services / Collaborative working

Schlagworte: - JupyterHub.nrw
- Multi-User Notebooks
- digital teaching and learning environment
- cloud-based working environment
- LMS integration (Moodle, ILIAS)
- interactive data analysis
- pre-built container images
- time- and location-independent
- didactic support
- students and researchers in NRW

Kooperationsstruktur

Betreibende Institution: Universität Münster

Koordination / Dachorganisation: Universität Münster

Teilnehmende Hochschulen: - 4 Hochschulen in Nordrhein-Westfalen: Universität Münster, Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg (H-BRS), Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), Technische Universität Dortmund (TU Dortmund)

Kooperationsmodell: Distributed – Multiple universities jointly operate various areas of the project, with each university responsible for a specific area (e.g., University of Münster for JupyterHub and infrastructure, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences for E2X integration, Ruhr-University Bochum for LMS integration, Technical University of Dortmund for didactic aspects).

Governance-Struktur: The governance structure is defined by the consortium-led management of the University of Münster and the subject-specific task distribution among the participating universities.

Geografischer Scope

Räumliche Reichweite: Statewide (one federal state)

Bundesland: Nordrhein-Westfalen

Finanzierung & Nachhaltigkeit

Finanzierungsmodell: -

Fördergeber: Nicht angegeben

Umsetzungsphase: Pilot operation (test, beta)

Zielgruppen & Zugang

Zielgruppen: -

Zugangsvoraussetzungen: Account at a participating university in NRW, registration via DFN-AAI

Zugangsmodell: Only for selected pilot universities in NRW (University of Münster, H-BRS, RUB, TU Dortmund)

Ausführliche Beschreibung

JupyterHub.nrw is a central, state-wide service for interactive data analysis and digital learning, specifically developed for universities in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). It enables students, teaching staff, and researchers to easily access powerful digital working environments via a browser—without needing to install their own software or use special hardware. The platform is based on Jupyter Notebooks, a popular tool that allows combining code, text, graphics, and calculations within a single, clear environment. These virtual workspaces are automatically provisioned and can be accessed via the internet from any location—whether from home, the library, or the lecture hall.

The major advantage of JupyterHub.nrw lies in simplifying the entry into digital tools. Students can directly work with programming languages such as Python or R, without requiring prior technical knowledge, to analyze data, solve tasks, or create scientific projects. Particularly valuable is the ability to collaborate on projects—such as in group exercises or joint

Technische Angaben

Eingesetzte Technologien: ["JupyterHub", "Jupyter Notebooks", "Docker", "Kubernetes", "REST API", "WebSockets", "OAuth2"]

Plattform: Hybrid

Datenstandort: North Rhine-Westphalia

Schnittstellen: ["DFN-AAI", "Shibboleth", "REST-API", "WebDAV", "Desktop-Client"]

Service-Informationen

Leistungsumfang: Provision of pre-configured virtual work environments with LMS integration (Moodle, ILIAS), container images with tools (VSCode, RStudio), didactic support, examination and exercise management, documentation, and support.

Support-Angebot: Email support via support@jupyterhub.nrw, FAQ and further help materials are available in the documentation.

Schulungsangebote: Training offerings are planned in the field of didactics, particularly further education for instructors on integrating Jupyter Notebooks into teaching as well as support for students in using the platform. The documentation contains guides and tutorials for getting started with and using JupyterHub.nrw.

Kontakt & Links

Kontakt: support@jupyterhub.nrw

Dienst-URL: https://www.jupyterhub.nrw/

Dokumentation: https://www.jupyterhub.nrw/docs

Erfasst: 2026-01-11
Quelle: https://www.jupyterhub.nrw/