Bochum, Germany

Ruhr-Universität Bochum

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Reviewed claims

7 reviewed claims

Ai Tool Treatment

GPT@RUB is listed for Ruhr-Universität Bochum in an official university AI tools source. Derived availability: allowed. Derived endorsement type: institutionally licensed or procured.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence97%

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Original evidence

Evidence 1
With GPT@RUB, Ruhr University Bochum is providing all students, teachers, and staff with a privacy-friendly way to use ChatGPT and, in the future, other language models for free. The RUB login ID is required for registration. Ruhr University Bochum pays for the use of Open AI language models. Therefore, students, staff, and teachers have a certain usage quota available, which is automatically recharged at the beginning of each month.

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With GPT@RUB, Ruhr University Bochum is providing all students, teachers, and staff with a privacy-friendly way to use ChatGPT and, in the future, other language models for free. The RUB login ID is required for registration. Ruhr University Bochum pays for the use of Open AI language models. Therefore, students, staff, and teachers have a certain usage quota available, which is automatically recharged at the beginning of each month.

Privacy

RUB's GPT@RUB usage directions say third-party personal data and sensitive third-party personal data may not be used as GPT@RUB input, and GPT@RUB or other AI systems may not be used for automated decision-making in examinations.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence92%

Normalized value: gptatrub_directions_prohibit_third_party_personal_data_input_and_automated_exam_decisions

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Es durfen keine personenbezogenen Daten Dritter gem. Art. 4 Abs. 1 DSGVO als Input fur GPT@RUB verwendet werden. ... GPT@RUB und andere KI-Systeme durfen (z.B. im Kontext von Prufungen) nicht zur automatisierten Entscheidungsfindung gem. Art. 22 Abs. 2 DSGVO verwendet werden.

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No third-party personal data may be used as GPT@RUB input; GPT@RUB and other AI systems may not be used for automated decision-making in examinations.

Academic Integrity

The English Seminar's AI guidelines require written coursework to use the seminar's declaration of authenticity, require GPT-created text passages to be marked, prohibit inserting whole GPT-created paragraphs, and state that unmarked use of GPT-generated text counts as an attempt to cheat.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence91%

Normalized value: english_seminar_ai_disclosure_and_prohibition_rules

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Es ist nicht zulassig, ganze Absatze von GPTs erstellen zu lassen und in den eigenen Text einzufugen. ... die ungekennzeichnete Verwendung von Text, der von einem GPT generiert wurde, stets als Tauschungsversuch und wird entsprechend geahndet.

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The English Seminar prohibits inserting whole GPT-created paragraphs and treats unmarked GPT-generated text as an attempt to cheat.

Ai Tool Treatment

RUB's IT.SERVICES page describes GPT@RUB as an AI chat portal that offers all RUB students, staff, and lecturers reliable access to AI in everyday university life.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%

Normalized value: central_ai_chat_portal_available_to_rub_users

Original evidence

Evidence 1
GPT@RUB offers all RUB students, staff and lecturers reliable access to artificial intelligence in everyday university life.

Academic Integrity

The Geography Institute's AI guidelines say students may use AI-supported tools for topic development and language improvement, but AI-generated subject content, figures, and tables must be marked; otherwise this is treated as an attempt to cheat.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence90%

Normalized value: geography_institute_ai_use_allowed_with_disclosure

Original evidence

Evidence 1
fachliche Inhalte und Darstellungen einschl. Abbildungen und Tabellen, die mit einem KI-Tool erstellt wurden, als solche kenntlich machen mussen, da ansonsten ein Tauschungsversuch vorliegt und Studien- und Prufungsleistungen nicht bestanden werden

Localized display only

AI-generated subject content, figures, and tables must be marked; otherwise this is treated as an attempt to cheat and the work is failed.

Privacy

The GPT@RUB privacy notice says RUB IDs are stored on the server and not transmitted to OpenAI, chat entries are forwarded to OpenAI without identifiers and IP addresses visible to OpenAI, and personal data from third parties should not be used in chat.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence89%

Normalized value: gptatrub_privacy_notice_limits_identifiers_and_third_party_personal_data

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Your RUB ID and password are required for login. The RUB ID is also stored on the server and is not transmitted to OpenAI. There is no user account assigned to individual users at OpenAI.

Teaching

RUB's ZfW FAQ says generative AI tools can be used at RUB in research, teaching, and study, but that use can be restricted or tied to disclosure requirements in certain contexts such as written examinations.

Review: Agent reviewedConfidence88%

Normalized value: generative_ai_use_allowed_but_contextually_restrictable

Original evidence

Evidence 1
Ja: Generative KI-Tools konnen an der RUB in Forschung, Lehre und Studium genutzt werden. Diese Nutzung kann aber in bestimmten Kontexten (zum Beispiel bei schriftlichen Prufungen) eingeschrankt oder mit Kennzeichnungspflichten verbunden werden.

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Generative AI tools can be used at RUB in research, teaching, and study, but use can be restricted or tied to disclosure requirements in certain contexts.

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Citation: University AI Policy Tracker. "Ruhr-Universität Bochum AI Policy Tracker record." Last checked July 19, 2026. https://eduaipolicy.org/universities/ruhr-universitat-bochum

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