Microsoft 365 Education was also known as Office 365 Education. We use the abbreviations M365 and O365 for it. It is Microsoft’s suite of services that, in addition to email service and OneDrive storage, offers a wide range of tools available to all university students and staff. Link to M365 service: https://o365.oulu.fi/ The contents of […]

Description of the project The VISU environment is an audited operating environment that meets the requirements of the data permit authority (Findata) and secondary legislation (Act on the Secondary Use of Social and Health Data 552/2019). VISU is intended for research that deals with data-licensed or other sensitive and confidential material in accordance with secondary […]

Quick guide for downloading and using the MazeMap mobile application Contents of this instruction: Downloading the application Installing the Oulu profile Using the application (with Oulu profile installed) Downloading the application Android users Open the Google Play Store on your phone. Install the MazeMap application from the page that opens. iOS users Open the App […]

The home computer or another device which is not in the control of the ICT Services of the university can be used to deal with the information which is related to the work and is classified as public. The handling of the internal information is allowed at own risk, then the information security protection and […]

Always follow the university’s information processing instructions when saving work files. See also this instruction: Personal file storage locations. When needed, you can encrypt your files, read more: File encryption. The university offers the tools and storage spaces for the handling of the files needed in the work. If you process your own private files or messages, keep them […]

Always follow the university’s information processing instructions when saving work files on hard disk drives, in the network, in cloud services or on external media. See also this instruction: Shared storage. When needed, you can encrypt your files, read more: File encryption. The university offers the tools and storage spaces for the handling of the files […]

Panopto is a media management tool for the University of Oulu and Oamk. All students and staff of the University of Oulu and Oamk can store their video files in Panopto and share them with other services. In Panopto, you can make screen capture videos and order automatic subtitles for your videos. Panopto also has […]

University of Oulu and Oamk EXAM (exam.oulu.fi) Report form for interruption in an electronic exam (webropol) Contact user support (e-exam@oulu.fi)       News EXAM summer break 2026 EXAM rooms in the University of Oulu and Oamk are closed in July (1.7.2026–1.8.2026). Exam reservations cannot be made for this time. The EXAM room in Oulainen […]

You can solve most of the problems related to the username or password yourself using self-services. Did you forget your password or account? Is it time to set a new password? Is your account locked? Can you not log in with your account? Are you unable to login because you don’t receive the MFA verification to […]

Temporary Ufo user account A person who has no contract in the University of Oulu (UO) or Oulu University of Applied Sciences (Oamk), but has a justified reason to use IT services for the staff, a temporary user account must be applied by her/his unit. This person could be a part-time teacher, a visiting researcher […]