Frequently asked questions
What is Incom?
Incom is a communication and collaboration platform tailored to the needs of teaching and learning in creative disciplines.
Who is Incom for?
Incom suits entire universities, individual departments or schools, research groups and other project groups from around 100 users.
What are the benefits of Incom?
- Incom gives you an overview of courses, projects, deadlines, files and presentations.
- Incom facilitates social and creative exchange.
- Incom provides campus-wide information and inspiration.
Where does the name Incom come from?
The name Incom is derived from “Internet” and “Com/b>munication”.
How long has Incom been around?
The platform was launched in 2004 and has been continuously developed ever since.
Who is behind Incom?
Incom GmbH was founded in 2012 as a spin-off of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam by Tina Deiml-Seibt and Marcus Paeschke.
Which universities use Incom?
Incom is used at, among others, the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design Kiel, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin, Augsburg University of Applied Sciences, Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences, the Faculty of Design in Pforzheim, Hof University of Applied Sciences and Reutlingen University.
What distinguishes Incom from other blended learning platforms?
- Incom fosters equal collaboration among all participants.
- Its decentralised structure distributes responsibility among many people rather than a central administration.
- Incom is self-organising: it requires neither its own IT infrastructure nor additional staff for training or administration.
How does Incom differ from Moodle or ILIAS?
- With Incom, students are not fed content; they actively shape their own path through their studies.
- Incom is an independently designed platform with a clear stance and a deliberately simple interface.
What makes Incom appealing to designers?
- Incom is a precise tool that requires no second thought: studying and learning are complex enough, so using it is deliberately straightforward.
- Incom is tailor-made for teaching and learning in design programmes.
- Incom was made by designers, for designers.
What makes Incom trustworthy?
- Incom is a private provider with close ties to universities, independent of investors and without venture capital.
- Incom offers data protection and data sovereignty and does not share data with third parties.
- With Incom, no copyrights or usage rights are transferred.
- Incom is GDPR-compliant, and its servers are located in Germany.
- Incom’s hosting provider is ISO 27001 certified.
Why is Incom convenient?
Operating the Incom platform requires neither its own IT infrastructure nor its own staff.
How much does Incom cost?
With high utilisation of a package, Incom costs less than €1 per user per month.
How do I get a trial account?
Write to team@incom.org.