Gmail in the @student.uw.edu.pl domain
Who is it for?
An account in the @student.uw.edu.pl domain is created for:
- students (first and second cycle, long-cycle master’s);
- postgraduate study participants.
A functional account for a university student organisation or doctoral organisation is created upon the request of the organisation’s supervisor, submitted in DocSense.
How to create a Gmail account?
Accounts for students and postgraduate study participants are created automatically when the user’s data appears in USOS (from the date of admission / matriculation).
A functional account for a university student organisation or doctoral organisation — via DocSense (Create document -> Application for Google services), with the approval of the organisation’s supervisor.
Where to log in to Gmail?
- mail.google.com
- if you already use another Gmail account, select the “add new account” option.
Password reset and change
- Change and forgotten password reset: mojekonto.uw.edu.pl.
Password policy
The password must:
- consist of at least 14 characters;
- contain at least 1 uppercase letter, 1 lowercase letter and 1 digit;
- not contain the user ID or first/last name;
- allowed special characters:
!-_?#.,%$*+=().
Multi-factor authentication (MFA / 2FA)
MFA is mandatory. The mechanisms offered by the Google Workspace platform are permitted:
- Gmail mobile app;
- Google Authenticator or equivalent app (TOTP);
- SMS codes;
- backup codes.
Account limits
- Account capacity: 100 GB;
- Maximum message size (with attachments): 25 MB. Send larger files as a Google Drive link.
- Maximum number of recipients per message: 2000 (including 500 external).
Account deactivation
The account is automatically deactivated based on data in USOS:
- student / postgraduate study participant — within 12 months of graduation or removal from the student list;
- continuation of studies in a different programme — no deactivation;
- functional account for a student / doctoral organisation — upon loss of justification.
Terms of use
- Do not share login credentials with third parties or IT systems not managed by UW.
- Do not forward UW mail to external systems.
- Before graduation, save a copy of data important to you — once the account is deactivated, recovery of its contents is not possible.
Help
If you have problems with your account, contact the central helpdesk.
