University credentials
If you have never used the University's online services and you are not yet registered (or if your credentials are no longer valid), you can access admission, enrolment, education incentive programmes and information services:
- by using your SPID identity
- by registering as an external user
If you are or have been a student of the University of Milan, and your credentials are still active, you can access the above services by using either your credentials or your SPID identity.
University credentials are required to access:
- all online services requiring user authentication (University email, Unimia, Ariel, etc.)
- the off-campus Digital Library
- the wireless network (eduroam)
- the service
Once generated, the username cannot be modified, whereas you may change your password at any time.
The credentials assigned to students are a username - which takes the form [email protected] - and a password comprising letters and numbers.
Username and password are generated and assigned automatically when first matriculating on
- bachelor's degree programmes
- single courses,
- vocational master's,
- Initial Training and Traineeship (FIT) programmes,
- advanced training courses
- incoming Erasmus students.
They are indicated in the matriculation receipt, along with a PIN; should you lose them, they can be retrieved by accessing the matriculation service again with the credentials used to matriculate. The PIN is associated with the matriculation number assigned to you during the matriculation procedure.
In order to provide stronger security measures when accessing the University email and Microsoft 365 account, multifactor authentication (MFA) has been implemented, requiring students to take a further step for authentication after entering their username and password. For further information, please read the MFA instructions.
The credentials will be active from 48 hours after matriculation.
The credentials remain valid for any subsequent matriculations on other University programmes (e.g. when transitioning from bachelor's degree to master's degree programmes).
You can retrieve your receipt by accessing the matriculation service again with the credentials used to matriculate.
Answers to the most frequent questions regarding University credentials.
Those who enrol in PhD programmes and Postgraduate schools automatically receive University credentials, in the same format as for internal staff: [email protected].
To activate your credentials, access the web service for the release of online credentials and enter the activation code (or temporary PIN) which was texted to you.
PhD and postgraduate students who have graduated from our University will have two different credentials to access online services, including Unimia:
- @unimi.it for their post-graduate career
- @studenti.unimi.it for their previous career
Students
University credentials for students do not expire: even after completing your studies, you can access the sections of the portal dedicated to services for students and graduates.
On the contrary, access to the Digital Library lapses upon graduation.
Your e-mail box will remain active for two academic years following the year of last renewal.
PhD and Postgraduate students
University credentials for PhD and Postgraduate students expire one year after the thesis discussion or final exam date.