Student account
As an admitted student at Halmstad University you are given a personal student account to be able to register for courses and participate in education. With the student account follows log in information to different systems and tools, an email account, wifi, personal file space and the possibility to download software. The student account is connected to you and intended for just you to use in relation to your studies.
Forgotten password or user name
If you have lost your user name and/or password, but have access to your log in information for university admissions or your eduID, you can retrieve your user name and reset your password.
You can contact Service Center or report in Helpdesk that you need a new activation code if you have forgotten your password. Remember that you will have to show a valid ID if you ask Service Center for an activation code.
If you retrieve your activation code through the link below, the code will be sent to your Swedish national register address.
Retrieve login information
External link.
Ask for an activation code (will be sent by mail to your Swedish home address)
Keep in mind that you may have saved your eduroam password in many devices (your phone, tablet, computer), and that you need to update your password in each device before connecting that device to eduroam again!
Change password for your student account
- Login to Helpdesk.
Helpdesk - Select Manage passwords and Change password in the menu.
- Type your current password and the password you want to change to.
- Done!
Student account for organisations, groups and projects
You can share student account with other students within a degree project for example. Student organisations may also create a joint account with an e-mail address connected to the organisation.
These accounts, including their e-mail address, will be removed when the need no longer exists. The account may be e-mailed, or teachers/project members contacted, before removal. Information stored on file servers is saved for at least one year after the account is removed.
If you need a joint account, you can ask for it using Helpdesk.
The University uses Microsoft Office 365 for email. Your inbox size is 50 GB and the maximum size of an email attachment is 100 MB. You also need the email account to be able to print documents on the University printers. In Office 365 you also get access to Office software.
How to log into your email account
Username: your email address 'username@student.hh.se' (for example nistut18@student.hh.se)
Password: the password you chose when you created your student account.
It is important that you, as soon as you have created your student account and registered for your first course, also update your contact information in Student Ladok. You can do this under ”My pages” Choose the email address that you want the University to contact you at, it can be your student.hh.se address or another email address if you rather want to use your private account. You can also forward email from your University account to an other account.
Built-in Android email app
You may be requested to accept security settings in the built-in Android e-mail app. Unless you do this, unfortunately the built-in app won't function with Office 365. Microsoft suggests that you use the Outlook app instead.
Wifi (eduroam)
We recommend that you use eduroam when you connect to the Internet. You find eduroam on most of campus.
Login for wifi (eduroam)
User name: username@hh.se (for example nistut18@hh.se)
Password: your unique password for eduroam.
Forgotten your password?
- You can find your wifi password in Helpdesk by clicking on:
- Manage passwords
- Eduroam Password
- The eye symbol
Change password?
- Change your wifi password in Helpdesk by clicking on:
- Manage passwords
- Eduroam password
- Generate new eduroam password
Eduroam in other locations
You can find eduroam at many places, i.e. airports and railway stations in Sweden, and other universities around the world.
Connect to wifi – computer (PC and Mac)
To use the eduroam network you need to configure your device.
1. Download a file with settings and select the installation file appropriate for your computer.
Download the settings file External link.
2. When the file is downloaded, run the programme and follow the instructions.
Connect to wifi – Android
To use the eduroam network on an Android phone you need to download the app Eduroam CAT.
The app should find Halmstad University automatically, otherwise select ”Manual search” and type Halmstad.
Click ”Install” and ”Yes” when asked if you want to install the profile. Enter your username and password. Remember that your username should be followed by @hh.se (i.e. annban17@hh.se).
Personal file space
Through your student account you have access to a personal file space with 200 MB disk space on your home directory. You should always save your files there. From a University computer you can access your home directory by opening File explorer and then you can find the disc with your user name further down the list. You can also access your files through a web browser while connected to the University wifi and when you are not on Campus.
A safe place to store files
If you save your files in your home directory you can be certain that the files are available the next time you want to access them. Your files are accessible regardless of which of the University's computers you have logged onto.
Don't save anything directly on University student computers, the files can disappear at any time. No backup or other archiving is normally done on local discs.
In Helpdesk you can see how much space you have left. You can also send a query to our IT Support (through Helpdesk) if you need more space, i.e. for project work.
Lost or damaged files
If a file in your personal file space for some reason disappears or is damaged, there is a possibility for you to obtain the file thanks to the backup that is made every night. In order to obtain lost or damaged files, register an IT support case in the Helpdesk self-service.
In the query you need to state:
- What files you want to recreate
- What folder they were in
- The date when the file(s) were lost
Access your files outside of the campus area
You can also access your files while connected to the University wifi and when you are not on Campus. You log in through the link below using your student account user name and password.
Log into your personal file space External link.
More than one account
If you have several student accounts, you also have access to several file spaces. It is not possible to have more than one connection between a computer and a file space at the same time. This means that if you want to copy files between different student accounts you need to log in to your file space according to the instructions above.
Student Ladok
In Student Ladok you can see your results, register for courses and exams.
When you log in to Student Ladok for the first time, it is important that you make sure that your contact information is correct, otherwise you may miss out on important information.
Check your contact details
If you previously have studied at another Swedish university before you began studying at Halmstad University, you may have an old email address registered in Student Ladok. If you don't want us to send information to that account you need to update your email address in Student Ladok. You can do this in ”My pages”.
How to log in to Student Ladok
- Go to Student Ladok.
External link, opens in new window. - Then click the button ”Inloggning via ditt lärosäte / Access through your institution”.
- Enter Halmstad University in the field ”Find your institution” to be directed to Halmstad University's log in page.
- Username: your student account user name, for example nistut18.
- Password: the password you chose when you created your student account.
Video instructions
Blackboard (learning platform)
At Halmstad University we use the learning platform Blackboard for web-based teaching and teaching support. Here you will find teaching materials for your courses.
How to log in to Blackboard
You can find all of your courses through the same login page in Blackboard.
- Go to Blackboard External link, opens in new window.
- Username: your student account username , for example 'nistut20'.
- Password: the password you chose when you created your student account.
Can't you find your course in Blackboard?
If you cannot find your course in Blackboard, it may be because you are not registered for the course. Log in to Student Ladok and make sure you are really registered. If you are not registered, you can contact Service Center at servicecenter@hh.se.
Student Ladok External link, opens in new window.
Blackboard works best on a computer
You should make sure you have access to a computer when you study. Blackboard works best on a computer (PC or Mac does not matter) and with most browsers such as Firefox, Safari and Chrome.
All functions are not available in the app
Blackboard is also available as an app for Iphone, Android and Windows phone, but you should be aware that you cannot fully conduct your studies by only using your phone or tablet. Some functions are not available in the app.
If you want to use the app as a complement, you can download the Blackboard app where apps are available and then search for Halmstad University.
Removal of student account
Your personal student account will be removed when you no longer are an active student. Since you need the account for re-exam registrations and to collect information from Student Ladok the account will not be removed immediately
The account will be removed when you haven't been registered in Student Ladok for one whole semester. If you have registered interruption of studies or are studying abroad the account will not be removed during your temporary absence.
Before removal, you will receive an email to your University email address and to the email address you have registered in Student Ladok at least two weeks in advance.
Information stored in your personal file space will be saved for at least one year after the account has been removed.
