Heidelberg, Germany

Universität Heidelberg

Record status

Policy statusReviewed evidence-backed recordReview: Agent reviewedClaim coverage7 reviewedEvidence-backed claims7Reviewed7Candidate0Official sources5Source languagede, enPublic JSON/api/public/v1/universities/universitat-heidelberg.json

Policy profile

Coverage score100/100Coverage labelbroad public coverageReview: Machine candidateAnalysis confidence78%

Privacy and data entry

Universität Heidelberg has 1 source-backed public claim for privacy and data entry; deterministic analysis status: restricted.

RestrictedMachine candidateConfidence77%Evidence1Sources1

Academic integrity

Universität Heidelberg has 1 source-backed public claim for academic integrity; deterministic analysis status: required.

RequiredMachine candidateConfidence79%Evidence1Sources1

Research guidance

Universität Heidelberg has 1 source-backed public claim for research guidance; deterministic analysis status: recommended.

RecommendedMachine candidateConfidence77%Evidence1Sources1

Security and procurement

No source-backed public claim about AI security review or procurement is present in this profile.

The current public tracker record does not contain claim evidence about security review, procurement, vendor approval, risk assessment, authentication, SSO, or enterprise licensing.

Not MentionedMachine candidateConfidence0%Evidence0Sources0

AI tools

Derived tool records4

ChatGPT

Universität Heidelberg

Tool
ChatGPT
About
Not specified
Access
Not specified
Cost
Not specified
Availability
Allowed
Review
Agent reviewed

DeepL

Universität Heidelberg

Tool
DeepL
About
Not specified
Access
Not specified
Cost
Not specified
Availability
Allowed
Review
Agent reviewed

YoKI

Universität Heidelberg

Tool
YoKI
About
Heidelberg University's on-premises open-source language-model platform.
Access
Use YoKI from the University network or through the University VPN.
Cost
Not stated.
Availability
Conditionally allowed
Review
Agent reviewed
Sources

YoKI

Universität Heidelberg

Tool
YoKI
About
Not specified
Access
Not specified
Cost
Not specified
Availability
Unknown
Review
Agent reviewed

Evidence-backed claims

7 reviewed evidence-backed public claim

Ai Tool Treatment

YoKI is listed for Universität Heidelberg in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: conditionally allowed. Derived endorsement type: self hosted system.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

Normalized value: {"tool":"institutional_ai_service","rawToolName":"YoKI","description":"Heidelberg University's on-premises open-source language-model platform.","howToObtain":"Use YoKI from the University network or through the University VPN.","costToUser":"Not stated.","availability":"conditionally_allowed","endorsementType":"self_hosted_system"}

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Evidence 1
Heidelberg University's URZ makes YoKI available to students and employees. The University says its AI infrastructure is operated on premise on its own campus servers and that the service can only be used on the University network or via VPN.

Widok lokalny only

Heidelberg University's URZ makes YoKI available to students and employees. The University says its AI infrastructure is operated on premise on its own campus servers and that the service can only be used on the University network or via VPN.

Academic Integrity

For study work, Heidelberg University requires students to submit an independence and AI-use declaration that discloses AI tool use and includes an overview of the tools used and their purposes.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence93%

Normalized value: ai_use_disclosure_required_for_study_work

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Evidence 1
Studierende müssen für alle Studienarbeiten eine Eigenständigkeits- und Kennzeichnungserklärung abgeben, die den Einsatz von KI-Werkzeugen offenlegt. Diese Kennzeichnungspflicht gilt für Text/Textteile, Bilder, Videos und Musikstücke sowie alle anderen Elemente, für deren Erstellung KI verwendet wurde. Eine Übersicht der genutzten KI-Tools und deren Verwendungszweck ist verpflichtend.

Widok lokalny only

Students must submit an independence and AI-use declaration for study work, and the overview of AI tools used and their purposes is mandatory.

Ai Tool Treatment

For study and teaching at Heidelberg University, AI and language models such as ChatGPT or DeepL are generally allowed only within rules set by examiners or instructors, and the independent character of the student's work must be preserved.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence92%

Normalized value: generally_allowed_with_examiner_or_instructor_rules

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Evidence 1
Die Nutzung von KI und Sprachmodellen (LLMs) wie ChatGPT, DeepL oder anderen Werkzeugen ist im Studium und in der Lehre an der UHD grundsätzlich erlaubt. Die spezifische Anwendung muss mit den Prüfer:innen und Lehrenden abgestimmt werden. Zentral ist, dass ein eigenständiger Charakter der Leistung gewahrt bleibt.

Widok lokalny only

Use of AI and language models is generally allowed in study and teaching, but specific use must be coordinated with examiners/instructors and independent work must remain intact.

Privacy

Heidelberg University's AI guideline advises instructors and students not to enter sensitive, personal, confidential, or copyrighted text into AI systems that could store or process it outside Heidelberg University infrastructure.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%

Normalized value: avoid_sensitive_personal_confidential_or_copyrighted_text_in_external_ai_systems

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Evidence 1
Lehrende und Studierende sollten bei der Nutzung von KI darauf achten, dass keine sensiblen, personenbezogenen oder vertraulichen Daten sowie urheberrechtlich geschützte Texte/Textteile in KI-Systeme eingegeben werden, die diese Daten außerhalb der Infrastruktur der Universität Heidelberg speichern oder verarbeiten könnten.

Widok lokalny only

Instructors and students should avoid entering sensitive, personal, confidential, or copyrighted text into AI systems that could store or process it outside Heidelberg University infrastructure.

Teaching

The Heidelberg AI guideline says instructors are asked to design AI use according to learning goals and inform students about permitted and prohibited AI applications.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%

Normalized value: instructors_should_align_ai_use_with_learning_goals_and_communicate_allowed_uses

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Evidence 1
Lehrende sind dazu angehalten, den KI-Einsatz entsprechend den Lernzielen zu gestalten und die Studierenden über erlaubte und unerlaubte Anwendungen zu informieren.

Widok lokalny only

The guideline asks instructors to shape AI use according to learning goals and inform students about allowed and prohibited uses.

Research

For doctoral dissertations, Heidelberg Graduate Academy guidance requires AI tool use to be disclosed with when, where, why, and to what extent it was used, and treats AI tools as assistive instruments rather than substitutes for independent intellectual work.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%

Normalized value: doctoral_ai_use_requires_disclosure_and_remains_assistive

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Evidence 1
The use of AI tools must be explicitly disclosed, specifying when, where, why, and to what extent they were employed in the preparation of the dissertation. AI tools must be used as assistive instruments, not as substitutes for independent intellectual work, critical thinking, or scholarly judgment.

Widok lokalny only

Doctoral AI use must be disclosed with when, where, why, and extent, and AI tools are assistive instruments rather than substitutes for independent scholarly work.

Ai Tool Treatment

Heidelberg University's computing centre says it develops and hosts its own AI infrastructure and provides the YoKI platform so university members can choose among several large language models.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence87%

Normalized value: university_hosted_yoki_ai_platform_available_to_members

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Evidence 1
Um Beschäftigten, Studierenden und Forschenden einen sicheren Zugang zu generativen KI-Modellen zu gewährleisten und diese im Arbeitsalltag konstruktiv zu integrieren, entwickelt und hostet das URZ eigene KI-Intrastruktur und setzt Open-Source-Produkte ein. Über die KI-Plattform YoKI können Universitätsmitglieder aus verschiedenen großen Sprachmodellen auswählen.

Widok lokalny only

URZ says it develops and hosts its own AI infrastructure and offers YoKI so university members can choose from several large language models.

Candidate claims

0 machine or needs-review claim

Official sources

5 source attribution

Change log

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