UniNow GmbH
UniNow GmbH is Germany's leading provider of modular campus apps that support the digitalization of universities and streamline student, staff, and campus services.
About
UniNow GmbH is a German EdTech company specializing in digital campus solutions for higher education. Its flagship platform is the UniNow campus app, which streamlines and digitizes key university functions such as communication, organization, student identity management, cafeteria services, timetable, and campus news. Serving as an all-in-one mobile platform, UniNow enables universities and colleges to support students, staff, and guests with essential academic life services. The company also offers white-label campus apps tailored to institutional branding, digital student/staff ID cards, smart booking systems for courses, rooms, and equipment, secure authentication solutions, campus payment integration, and tools for study guides, freshmen onboarding, and student councils. UniNow aims to facilitate seamless digital transformation for universities, providing modular, secure, and GDPR-compliant solutions that require minimal resources from institutions and are trusted by over 100 universities across Germany and beyond.
Products & Services
- Campus App (UniNow App)
- White Label Campus Apps
- Digital Student and Staff ID Cards
- Digital Booking Systems (course, resource, and facility booking)
- Newsfeed and Communication Tools
- Mobile Payment Integration
- Timetable Management
- Grades and Exam Results Module
- University Mail Integration
- Cafeteria/Mensa integration
- Library module
- To-Do/task management
- Link Management module
- E-Learning Integration (Moodle, ILIAS, Stud.IP, etc.)
- Career Portal for student jobs and internships
- Freshmen (onboarding/orientation module)
- Push Notifications
- Two-Factor Authentication module
- Campus Facilities module
- Campus Tours module
- Secure login barriers (Shibboleth, SAML, OIDC integrations)
- Role-based content and module distribution
- Custom RSVPs/RSS and Instagram integration for student councils
Use Cases & Case Studies
- Universität Würzburg: Unified all information and student services in a single app after previously relying on separate web platforms; positive IT legal evaluation enabled partnership (Use Case)
- ZHS München: Digital booking system for sports courses, facility and equipment management with over 125,000 users
- Hochschule Worms: MyCampus HSWorms App streamlines information, event updates, course bookings, and integrates digital university ID
- Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz (myHSZG App): Digital student ID, role-based login and access, sports course bookings, integrated digital campus infrastructure
- Technische Hochschule Bingen: Campus app including digital ID for quick authentication, protected access to sensitive content/services
- Universität zu Lübeck: Campus app with digital student ID functioning for library, payments, campus access, and timetable management
- FH Erfurt: Personalized digital campus app for service, events, and newsfeed
- Many additional university-specific app deployments and digital transformation stories; see https://www.uninow.de/de/referenzen for dozens more
Partnerships & Collaborations
- Cooperation with over 100 universities and colleges across Germany
- White Label app projects for institutions like Universität Würzburg, University of Paderborn, TU Darmstadt, Hochschule München, Justus-Liebig-University Gießen, and more
- Software partnership with the Allgemeiner Deutscher Hochschulsportverband (ADH) for digital sports booking solutions
- Integration partnerships with IT platforms such as DFN-AAI, Shibboleth, SAML, HISinOne, Microsoft Entra ID, SWITCH edu-ID, Stud.IP, CAMPUSonline
Awards & Recognition
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Certifications & Compliance
- GDPR (DSGVO) compliance
- Accessibility standards: EN 301 549, BITV 2.0, WCAG 2.1
- Compliant integration with university authentication protocols (e.g., Shibboleth, SAML, OIDC)
- Use of certified payment providers for campus payment solutions (e.g., PCI DSS compliance, tokenization)