Quick Guide to UTH Online Services for first-year students

The University of Thessaly offers its first-year students online services in order to facilitate their interaction with the University.

For direct activation and use of basic online services first-year students can follow this brief guide in steps.

  • Step 1: UTH Institutional Account

Upon registration, every first-year student automatically obtains his/her personal Institutional Account for access to online services, which remains active for the duration of their studies. The Institutional Account is comprised of a username and password.

To activate your Institutional Account, you will have to visit the Password Recovery page where you will submit the username and recovery passcode you were given and a password of your choice, twice. ATTENTION: The recovery passcode you have been given is for one use only and it will be automatically deactivated after you have finished the account activation process.

 

  • Step 2: Email Account

Upon registration, every first-year student automatically obtains a personal email address. No further action is required on the part of the students for them to acquire a UTH email account.

Their personal email address is of the form username @uth.gr , the username being the same as each student’s Institutional Account.

Users can sign in through their Institutional Account.

For webpage access to your mailbox you can use the Webmail service (Webmail instructions).

You can find more information on how to use our email services in the relevant guide entitled Email Account.

 

  • Step 3: General Registration Number

Upon registration, every first-year student automatically obtains his/her personal General Registration Number (GRN). For first-year students of undergraduate study programs the GRN consists of 7 digits.

No action is required on the part of the students in order to obtain their GRN.

In order to be informed of the GRN attributed to you, you may log on to the E-registrar service (see below).

 

  • Step 4: Academic ID

Upon registration, every first-year student is granted the ability to obtain an Academic lD by the Ministry of Education. The Academic ID also serves as a Reduced Fare Voucher.

To obtain an Academic ID you must visit the Ministry of Education's relevant platform by following this link: http://academicid.minedu.gov.gr

While issuing your Academic ID through the relevant platform you may also be informed of the GRN you have been given by the UTH. ATTENTION: on the Ministry of Education platform the 7-digit GRN is simply referred to as Registration Number.

 

  • Step 5: Accessing the UTH's network

In order to access some of the university's online services (e.g. the E-registrar, the Library Databases) from your PC, laptop, tablet or smartphone, it is necessary to:

 

  • Step 6: E-registrar

Through the E-registrar service you can remotely apply for courses, see your grades and more.

ATTENTION: To access the e-registrar from your personal device when you are off campus you need to use a VPN (VPN instructions).

Sign in to the E-registrar service. Access to the e-registrar is possible through the user's Institutional Account.

Furthermore, when you log on to the E-registrar service, you can be informed of your given GRN in the "Student Personal Information" section.

 

  • Step 7: eClass

eClass remote learning platform is the integrated remote learning system of the University of Thessaly.

First-year students will need to visit the eClass website (https://eclass.uth.gr/) and register using their Institutional Account username and password.

ATTENTION: Before registering, it is recommended that you read the FAQ section.

After successful registration, it is possible to sign in to eClass through the user's Institutional Account.

 

  • Step 8: MS Teams

The MS Teams platform is used for conducting and attending remote lectures.

To activate MS Teams, follow the relevant guide entitled Instructions for Connection to and Use of MS Teams.

Further information on how remote lectures are conducted can be found in the relevant guide entitled Remote Lectures.

Following the successful activation and configuration of the service, user sign-in is possible through the user's Institutional Account.

 

  • Step 9: Helpdesk

For technical issues related to the information systems of the University of Thessaly you can send an email to the email address ithelp [at] uth.gr (ithelp[at]uth[dot]gr)

 

 

For more practical information you can visit the central UTH website here: https://www.uth.gr/en/studies/practical-information