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 …
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 (Science Park 113, 1098 XG, Amsterdam).
Can’t make it to the meetings? Join our Matrix space, or reach out via the Fediverse or email: info@opentech-auc.org.
OpenTech(AUC) formally launches Google Drive alternative
Link to Nextcloud server: https://nextcloud.opentech-auc.org/.
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