Digital Sovereignty in the classroom
Throughout this semester, OpenTech(AUC) has been proudly supporting experiments with Jupyter Hub in the new programming course offered by Amsterdam …
We care about Open Standards, Free Software, and Open Data. We think universities, and especially AUC, should be a place to learn and explore how technology shapes us individually and as a society. Our group is composed (primarily) of students and staff at Amsterdam University College.
Where do I start?
Here’s a few ways to get rid of big tech in your life.
Curious? Let’s chat.
We meet Fridays from 12:45h to 13:45h in the AUC common room (starting from 10 Feb 2026 onwards) (Science Park 113, 1098 XG, Amsterdam).
Can’t make it to the meetings? Join our Nextcloud chat, or reach out via the Fediverse or email: info@opentech-auc.org.
Nextcloud Workshop
Thursday 20 November 2025, from 15:30h to 16:30h, we are organizing a Nextcloud workshop in room AB 1.02.
Our goal is to help students and staff create an account on …
OpenTech(AUC) formally launches Google Drive alternative
Link to Nextcloud server: https://nextcloud.opentech-auc.org/.
On 22 December 2019, the presidents of the boards of directors of …
So, What's the Deal with Surveillance Capitalism?
The panopticon - a prison system designed to monitor the maximum number of prisoners with the least amount of guards. Designed by an …
Big Tech Withdrawal Support Workshop
As the news is confronting us with the ever increasing political and economic power of the small number of companies and individuals that control our …
Een Mastodon account voor de UvA
Op 18 januari 2025 stuurden we deze mail naar socialmedia@uva.nl
Beste lezer,
Wij zijn een groep studenten en medewerkers van Amsterdam University …
If we can't get our act together digitally, we won't have our act together anywhere: reason 2
This is the second part of a two-part series. See also this article. …
How a Gossip Account Took the Laugh Out of LOL
A social media gossip account named “lol.auc.lol” closed on 30 November 2024 after receiving backlash from the AUC community due to …
Crafting a Website for OpenTech(AUC)
Building this website was a nice way to let non-coders in our group get acquainted with terminology from the FLOSS world. Non-experts can quickly …
Short Report on our Linux Installation Party
In February 2024 around ten students and teachers gathered in StartUpVillage, the most inspiring part of Science Park. Their goal: Learning …
Brief introduction of Mastodon
At OpenTech(AUC) we like to rant about what makes the existing digital worlds we live in terrible. But it’s not all bad. Healthier alternatives …
WhatsApp is a bad deal
Normally, when you feel you’re getting the short end of a stick, for example when the supermarket sells you expensive mushy cauliflowers, or when the …
AUC and WhatsApp
Upon arrival at AUC, first year students are invited to join a WhatsApp group of their cohort. Doing so, we feel AUC fails to live up to its responsibility to help …