sciebo

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

Kurzbeschreibung

Sciebo is a non-commercial cloud storage service for universities in North Rhine-Westphalia, supporting research, study, and teaching. It is designed for students and staff at participating universities and institutions. The platform offers secure, locally hosted storage with up to 30 GB per user and up to 500 GB for university staff. The main benefit for universities is secure, data protection-compliant collaboration with large data volumes, including project boxes of up to 2 TB and integrated online office.

Thematische Einordnung

Dienstart: Software-as-a-Service

Funktionskategorie: Cloud services / Collaborative working

Schlagworte: - sciebo
- Cloud storage
- Research
- Study
- Teaching
- Security
- Data encryption
- Nextcloud-based
- 30 GB storage space
- Project boxes

Kooperationsstruktur

Betreibende Institution: Universität Münster

Koordination / Dachorganisation: Digitale Hochschule NRW

Teilnehmende Hochschulen: 36 Hochschulen und Forschungseinrichtungen in Nordrhein-Westfalen (einschließlich Forschungszentrum Jülich und Hochschulbibliothekszentrum NRW)

Kooperationsmodell: Federated – The universities in North Rhine-Westphalia operate decentralized, independent units that are connected through common standards and cooperation with the University of Münster, the Digital University NRW, and the Ministry for Culture and Science of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Governance-Struktur: -

Geografischer Scope

Räumliche Reichweite: Statewide (one federal state)

Bundesland: Nordrhein-Westfalen

Finanzierung & Nachhaltigkeit

Finanzierungsmodell: State funding, free of charge for users

Fördergeber: Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen

Umsetzungsphase: Regular operation (permanent)

Zielgruppen & Zugang

Zielgruppen: -

Zugangsvoraussetzungen: Account at a participating university in North Rhine-Westphalia, registration via DFN-AAI

Zugangsmodell: Automatically for all university members

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Sciebo is a non-commercial cloud storage service specifically developed for universities in North Rhine-Westphalia. It enables students, researchers, and university staff to securely and easily store, synchronize, and collaboratively work on their data from studies, teaching, and research. With at least 30 GB of free storage space per user, Sciebo is one of the largest cloud services in Germany—particularly suited for academic purposes. University staff can additionally unlock up to 500 GB of extra storage. The service is based on the open-source platform Nextcloud and is operated by the University of Münster, ensuring compliance with strict German data protection regulations. All servers are located exclusively within North Rhine-Westphalia, enhancing data security and data sovereignty.

A key advantage of Sciebo is seamless synchronization across various devices: whether on a laptop, smartphone, or tablet— all files are always up to date and accessible worldwide. In addition, desktop applications specifically developed for Sciebo are available.

Technische Angaben

Eingesetzte Technologien: ["Nextcloud", "WebDAV", "REST", "OAuth", "HTTPS", "Linux", "Windows", "macOS"]

Plattform: Open Source (Nextcloud)

Datenstandort: Data Location: Rechenzentrum Münster, NRW

Schnittstellen: ["DFN-AAI", "Shibboleth",

Service-Informationen

Leistungsumfang: 30 GB storage space for all users, up to 500 GB additional storage for university staff, project boxes with up to 2 TB storage volume for long-term research projects, full synchronization via desktop client, mobile apps, and web interface with integrated online office.

Support-Angebot: Email support via the contact form on the website; FAQ and instructions are available on the help page.

Schulungsangebote: Online tutorials and documentation on the website, including guides to basic and advanced functions as well as FAQs.

Kontakt & Links

Kontakt: Echte Kontaktdaten

Dienst-URL: https://hochschulcloud.nrw/

Dokumentation: https://docs.sciebo.de/docs

Erfasst: 2026-01-11
Quelle: https://hochschulcloud.nrw/