Student Space (Information System)

Dear students of the University of Tirana,

To log in to the “Microsoft Teams” platform, please refer to the following information:

For logging in to the Microsoft platform, for distance learning, please refer to the linked manual Microsoft office 365 for students (Click here).

Furthermore, below you can find some information that can come in handy when logging in to your email address,

Credentials for access by students, categorized according to each Faculty, are as following:

Users:

[email protected] (Students of the Faculty of Law) [email protected] (Students of the Faculty of Economics)

[email protected] (Students of the Faculty of Natural Sciences)

[email protected] (Students of the Faculty of History and Philology)

[email protected] (Students of the Faculty of Foreign Languages)

[email protected] (Students of the Faculty of Social Sciences)

[email protected] (Students of the Faculty of the Institute of European Studies)

Password******(The password for each user is sent to your personal email address)

  1. Log in with the credentials (e.g. if you are a student from the Faculty of Law) [email protected]
  2. Students registered during the last Round and students of the Master’s study program for the new academic year 2020-2021 will use the password: Password@1234
  3. Password policy: the password must contain at least 8 characters. (uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numerical and exclamation marks)
  4. After changing the password, please make sure to remember the new password, considering that account reset is not possible, it is carried out only by the IT team.

Please, keep in mind that when writing your data “name_surname” always use lowercase letters and characters like “ë” to be replaced by “e” and “ç” by “c”.

USER MANUAL “MICROSOFT TEAMS”

Use of Microsoft Teams for the Students of the University of Tirana.

Use of “Microsoft Office 365”and “Microsoft Teams” for the academic staff of the University of Tirana.

STEPS FOR ACTIVATING AND USING THE MICROSOFT TEAMS ACCOUNT

Microsoft Teams basic guide

Microsoft Teams basic guide

To access the platform through your computer desktop or laptop, visit the address:

 

Through the web interface located at the above-mentioned address, or through the corresponding application with identical functionalities which can be downloaded within the web interface after logging in to the platform, and further installed on the computer unit.

The platform can also be accessed by installing the TEAMS application from MICROSOFT, available for Android or IOS devices via the Play Store or the App Store.

After logging into the platform for the first time, you must change your password by customizing it. Also, please change the password at the time of logging in as a mandatory step, we suggest that the password has at least 8 characters. (Uppercase, lowercase letters, numbers  and exclamation marks.)

If you have any questions please contact the IT team of your faculty.

For support contact at the email address of the University of Tirana: [email protected]

Note:

The Academic Senate of the University of Tirana, in its meeting dated 21/10/2020, decided to implement a unified digital distance learning system, utilizing the Microsoft Teams platform. This decision was prompted by the impact of the Covid-19 virus on the educational process.

University of Tirana utilizes the Microsoft Office 365 education platform, which has been integrated within the framework of an addendum to Decision no. 762, dated 1.9.2010, of the Council of Ministers, regarding the approval of the renewed agreement between the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania and “Microsoft Corporation” for the establishment of a strategic partnership in the field of information technology, since 2013. The University of Tirana employs all Microsoft education products, apart from being equipped with Microsoft products from NASRI (National Agency of Scientific Research and Innovation).

 

During 2020 and onwards, the University of Tirana has benefited from all Microsoft Education Cloud services according to the Microsoft Online Subscription Agreement.

The data storage period on the Microsoft Office 365.edu platform is determined according to the policies and rules of the DPA, GDPR, which is for the protection and possibility of protection of rights and personal data within the European Union. In cases where a recording occurs, it is stored in the Cloud of the Microsoft office 365 education platform for up to 21 calendar days and then self-destructs as a GDPR obligation implemented by Microsoft.

The entire transfer process is carried out in the Microsoft Office 365 edu cloud. In the framework of distance learning the following have been applied by the University of Tirana:

    • Law no. 9887, dated 10.03.2008, “On the Protection of Personal Data“, amended.
    • Orders, Instructions, Recommendations and Decisions of the Commissioner for the Protection of Personal Data.
    • Law no. 80/2015, “On Higher Education and Scientific Research in Higher Education Institutions“.
    • Order no. 12, dated 08.06.2015, on the approval of the “Regulations for the protection, processing, storage and security of personal data at the University of Tirana“.
    • UT Statute and Regulation.
    • Code of Ethics of the University of Tirana.
    • Internal Regulation of the University of Tirana “On protection from infection caused by the Covid-19 virus”.
    • Decision of the Academic Senate dated 21.10.2020, for the unified use of the digital distance learning system, the Microsoft Teams platform.
    • The development of the distance learning process is conditioned by the Covid-19 virus.
    • Guide of the University of Tirana for the development of distance learning;
    • Special regulation of the University of Tirana on how to conduct online exams of the winter season of the academic year 2021-2022.
    • Decision of the Rectorate no. 1, dated 01.02.2021, “On the manner of conducting the first semester exams at the University of Tirana“.
    • Decision of the Rectorate no. 2, dated 24.05.2021, “On the way of conducting the second semester exams at the University of Tirana“.
    • Decision of the Rectorate, no. 6, dated 01.10.2021, “On some additions and changes to the Special Regulations of the University of Tirana” On the manner and conduct of online exams of the winter season of the academic year 2020-2021″.
    • Decision of the Rectorate, no. 7, dated 01.10.2021, “For some additions to the Internal Regulation of the University of TiranaOn protection from infection caused by COVID-19“.
    • Decision of the Rectorate, no. 8, dated 01.10.2021, “For some additions to the Guide of the University of Tirana “On the development of distance learning“.