Information for applicants

This article describes the electronic application for a user account at the University of Greifswald.

  • Before you start filling out the application, please contact the department at the University of Greifswald where you are a guest. The department will provide you with the e-mail address of the person who has authorised you.
  • Once you have submitted the application, you will be shown a token. You will need this token to activate your account.

Use the online form to apply.

Selection of the legal basis

First select the legal basis on which you require a user account at the University of Greifswald. The department where you are a guest will help you with this.

Fill out application

Now fill in all the application fields. You will find a direct description/help below to the respective input fields.

You will have received the e-mail address of the person responsible for authorisation from the department where you are staying.

Note token

Once you have submitted the application, you will be shown a token. You must keep this token. As soon as your user account has been set up, you will need the token to activate your user account.

Approval of the application

After you have submitted the application, the authorising person will check and approve your application. After approval, the University Computer Centre will technically prepare your user account. You will be notified of the processing status by e-mail.

Activate user account

After setting up your user account, you will receive an activation link. Enter your token there. From this moment on, you have 15 minutes to activate your account, that means to set your password. Additionally, you see your username and email address.

If the account has not been activated within 15 minutes, the apply for an user account must unfortunately be resubmitted.