Service Desk
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The Service Desk is the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for all employees, students and guests of TUD Dresden University of Technology regarding all centrally offerd services. The staff at the service desk assist you with all of your questions regarding the services on offer. Requests which cannot be answered immediately will be noted by the staff and are handed over to the respective experts. You will then recieve a ticket number (just as you would for questions asked via email) from the Ticketsystem. With this ticket number you can learn more details about the current processing status of your question. Instructions on how to use our services can be found in the FAQ portal.
News
For operational reasons, the Service Desk and E-Learning Support will be closed on Wednesday, 18 March 2026, from 9:45 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Please send us your requests by email during this periods.
Due to staff shortages, support on the device you have brought with you is currently not possible. Please contact us by e-mail at .
Services from the Service Desk
The following services are provided at the service desk concerning the IT services of the TUD:
- personal consultation for questions regarding the IT services of the TUD Dresden University of Technology
- provision of instructions on how to use the IT services in the FAQ portal
- help for the activation of your ZIH login in the Self Service Portal
- resetting your ZIH account if you forget your password or 2nd factor/token
- help with the application and setup of PKI-Zertifikaten
- setup of WiFi/VPN
- editing plotting orders
- support regarding notebook rental
- help with the planning or arrangement of IT resources, consolidation of servers, relocation to other buildings, as well as application of large devices, and other consultation services
- consultation regarding the right choice and configuration of PC work stations, virtualization, networking and server consolidation
- help with the application of IT equipment
Opening times and contact information
Main location
The Service Desk is located at Nöthnitzer Straße 46, in the Andreas-Pfitzmann-Bau, room E036. The way to the Service Desk is signposted.
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Visiting address:
Andreas-Pfitzmann-Bau, Room E036 Nöthnitzer Straße 46
01187 Dresden
https://navigator.tu-dresden.de/etplan/apb/00/raum/542100.2480?language=en
Postal address:
TUD Dresden University of Technology
Support Center Digitalisierung
Service Desk
01062 Dresden
Office hours:
- Monday:
- 09:00 - 12:30
- 14:00 - 17:00
- Tuesday:
- 09:00 - 12:30
- 14:00 - 17:00
- Wednesday:
- 09:00 - 12:30
- 14:00 - 17:00
- Thursday:
- 09:00 - 12:30
- 14:00 - 17:00
- Friday:
- 09:00 - 11:30
- 14:00 - 16:00
Additional closing time: Wednesday, 18 March 2026, from 9:45 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Office hours by phone:
- Monday:
- 08:00 - 12:30
- 14:00 - 18:00
- Tuesday:
- 08:00 - 12:30
- 14:00 - 18:00
- Wednesday:
- 08:00 - 12:30
- 14:00 - 18:00
- Thursday:
- 08:00 - 12:30
- 14:00 - 18:00
- Friday:
- 08:00 - 11:30
- 14:00 - 17:00
Media technology/equipment rental service at HSZ
The media technology lending desk is located on Bergstraße, on the first floor of the Hörsaalzentrum, in room E11.
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SD-Medientechnikausleihe
Send encrypted email via the SecureMail portal (for TUD external users only).
Visiting address:
Hörsaalzentrum HSZ, E11 Bergstraße 64
01069 Dresden
Postal address:
TUD Dresden University of Technology
Support Center Digitalisierung
Service Desk - Medientechnikausleihe
01062 Dresden
Telephone is forwarded to colleagues at the central service desk in case of unavailability.
Office hours:
- Monday to Friday:
- 08:00 - 11:30
- and by arrangement
E-Learning Support
E-learning support is available by phone and e-mail.
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SD-E-Learning-Support
Send encrypted email via the SecureMail portal (for TUD external users only).
Visiting address:
Andreas-Pfitzmann-Bau, E036 Nöthnitzer Straße 46
01187 Dresden
Postal address:
TUD Dresden University of Technology
Support Center Digitalisierung
Service Desk
01062 Dresden
Office hours:
The E-Learning-Support will be unavailable on Thursday, 5 March 2026, from 10:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. and on Wednesday, 18 March 2026, from 9:45 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.