An external account

• is intended for people who do not have a UGent account.
• provides secure, personalized access to certain web applications of Ghent University.
• is created from an email address. Once the email address is registered, its owner is notified. He or she can then log in to the application with that e-mail address.

How do you get an external account?

• On invitation: an employee with a UGent account sends you an email with an invitation to access a certain web application.
  The employee who invited you must set access rights for you. You must activate your account by choosing a password.
• By creating an account for a UGent application such as Oasis, the academic platforms, etc.

Good to know

• You can access various web applications from Ghent University with 1 external account.
• Only 1 external account can be created per email address.
• You CANNOT create an external account with a UGent e-mail address.

Manage your external account

• Do you have a school or work account from Microsoft, or a private Microsoft account (for example Hotmail, Live or Outlook)? You can manage your account at https://myaccount.microsoft.com.
• Do you have a Google account? Then you can manage your account at https://myaccount.google.com/.
• In any other case, you will have to inquire your e-mail provider.

Questions about your external account?

• Registration not successful? Make sure to use a valid e-mail address.
• Forgot your password? Go to the website of your e-mail provider (Hotmail/Outlook/Live: https://myaccount.microsoft.com, Google/Gmail: https://myaccount.google.com/) and click on 'Can’t access your account?'. Follow the instructions.