University & research

Seminar seat portal for business administration students at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin: fair allocation via lottery and priority rules, waiting lists with move-up ranks, a course swap board and automatic notification whenever a list moves. The logic builds on registration deadlines, module prerequisites and drop-out rates from previous semesters, which feed a move-up forecast in percent. One detail that holds up in daily use: at equal priority the app proposes a matching seat swap between two students on its own. Output: a binding confirmation as PDF and a dashboard of free alternative courses.

Exam registration portal for students and the examinations office at Heidelberg University: online registration for all exams, automatic checks of module prerequisites and credit points, deadline management and a status view per registration. Around 30,000 registrations per semester, previously sent in as PDFs by email, now run through one form with rule checks against the examination regulations. A collision radar warns about two exams on the same day or three in one week and points to the relevant paragraph. Output: every registration immediately produces an official PDF confirmation with matriculation number, date and room.

Thesis planner for master's students of psychology at the University of Hamburg: milestones for the exposé, data collection, analysis and submission, chapter progress in percent, feedback rounds per chapter and a deadline radar for the four months that remain. From remaining days, days off and outstanding words the app computes a daily quota and reschedules milestones on its own when a reply from supervision takes two weeks. One useful detail: every late feedback round produces a new realistic plan instead of a red warning. Output: a weekly report for the supervisor and a PDF schedule with all deadlines from the examination regulations.

Citation generator for doctoral students in information systems at ETH Zurich: entering a DOI, ISBN or title immediately returns a complete, correct reference and collects all sources in one list. The entire citation style switches with one click between APA, Harvard, DIN ISO 690 and Chicago, in-text citations included. Duplicate detection merges identical studies from different databases automatically and shows which fields it combined. One useful detail: when the style changes, existing in-text references stay consistent. Output: the bibliography exports as a Word file and as a PDF.

Canteen app for biology students at the University of Freiburg: a daily and weekly menu with clear allergen symbols, storable allergy filters and immediate marking of unsafe dishes. The traffic light per dish draws on the allergen data in the menus and on vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and lactose-free labels. A surprisingly useful detail: when a favourited dish that is safe appears on the plan, a push message arrives in the morning. Output: a watchlist for the week and a saved filter for nut and peanut allergies that also holds when the menu changes at short notice.

Room booking system for lab managers and teaching staff at the Physics Institute of the University of Bonn: a calendar for over 120 rooms, equipment profiles from projector to lab bench, and an approval workflow for every booking. A conflict radar detects overlaps and automatically suggests alternatives with the same equipment, the right size and wheelchair access. One useful detail: a ghost booking warning reminds users about rooms they booked but never used and releases them automatically once the deadline passes. Output: an occupancy dashboard per building, the room list as PDF export and traceable approvals.

Study group finder for computer science students at TU Munich: enter the course, exam date and language level, and get matched groups and study partners, with a group chat and a note board for exercises included. The matching pairs learning styles: people who work with sketches meet visual types, people who learn by explaining meet good listeners. One useful detail: the app also suggests free study rooms and library seats near the course room. Output: fixed group sessions, a shared task list and a calendar export of the group, including for international students from B2 level upwards.

Timetable builder for first-semester teacher training students in German and history at the University of Cologne: enter or import courses, spot overlaps immediately and get alternative tutorial groups suggested. A walking time feature knows where the buildings are and warns when the route cannot be done in a ten minute break. One useful detail: for every clash the app shows the next conflict-free alternative in the same module. Output: a finished plan as PDF, transfer into the phone calendar and reminders before exams.

Scholarship calculator for engineering students at the University of Stuttgart: set up a profile with grade average, parents' income, volunteering and background, and get suitable scholarships with a fit score in percent. The deadline calendar reminds six weeks before every application deadline so that applications do not happen at the last minute. One useful detail: each scholarship produces a checklist, a CV and motivation letter template from the stored data, and a list of documents still missing. Output: an application dashboard with a status per application and a PDF export of all drafts, workable alongside a supermarket side job.

Internship database for business administration students at the University of Vienna: filters by field, city, pay and home office share, saved searches that notify about new suitable positions, and a deadline tracker for application closing dates. Instead of switching between twenty job boards, mandatory internships such as the marketing search in Vienna come together in one interface. One useful detail: former interns report anonymously how supervision was and what was paid, plus interview tips from alumni at the companies. Output: a watchlist, an application overview and a PDF export of individual positions including contact details.

Digital lab notebook for immunology postdocs at the Charité in Berlin: every experiment with protocol, parameters and attachments such as images and raw data, plus a timestamp and version history per entry. Every change stays traceable, and colleagues counter-sign entries digitally as Good Clinical Practice requires. One useful detail: each experiment exports as a signed PDF with a QR code for authenticity checks, with full text search and reminders for entries left open for more than a week. Output: auditable documentation, sign-off by a second person and a revision-proof archive instead of paper pages filled in from memory in the evening.

Conference planner for the organising team of the Climate and Sustainability conference at the University of Göttingen: abstract submission and review, sessions free of time or topic clashes, room assignment and registration management for around 300 participants. Automatic track assignment groups talks by topic so that parallel strands do not overlap in content. One useful detail: all materials come out in one click, from name badges and the program booklet as PDF to personalised certificates with a digital signature. Output: a published programme, approval per session and print-ready materials instead of Excel lists.

Alumni portal for the alumni office of RWTH Aachen: profiles, regional groups in every country, a job board and an event overview for more than 250,000 former students worldwide. A mentoring match lets mentors state how many hours per month they can give and forms suitable pairs without overloading anyone. One useful detail: reminders for agreed meetings and an interactive map showing at which companies alumni work. Output: connected generations, traceable matchings and a dashboard for the office instead of laborious email coordination.

Certificate generator for the dean's office of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg: data from the campus management system, checked templates per degree and automatic formatting of names, titles and dates. That removes misspelled names and titles that sit sometimes before, sometimes after the name, especially with international naming conventions. One useful detail: every certificate gets a QR code for online authenticity checks, and batch printing produces a whole graduating class in one click. Output: approved certificates and transcripts as PDF, archived in line with GDPR.