As a student, you are expected to regularly check your account for updates on the management of your course, key student administration matters, University events and individual emails from your lecturers and fellow students.

Login to your student email account if you already know how it works. If you're not sure how it works and what you can do with the system, read on.

Student email upgrade

We are currently upgrading the VU student email system, migrating all student emails from Live Mail to Outlook Live.

We will let you know when to stop using Live Mail site and start using the new feature-packed Outlook Live site. 

Once the upgrade is complete you will have access to:

• 10GB of email storage
• 25GB online storage (password protected) through Windows Live SkyDrive
• instant messaging
• improved calendars
• photo sharing
• Multiple browser support
• SMS alerts to your mobile phone

You can preview Outlook Live now. 

Want to know more? Login to read VU's student email guide.

How to access your student email

If you are a first time user you can activate your student email account within 48 hours of successfully enrolling at the University. To check your enrolment status, contact the Student Service Centre  +61 3 9919 6100.

After you find out your login details and review the terms and conditions, you can then start setting up your email account.

If you have previously accessed your student email account, you can go directly to Live Mail and login using the same user ID and password.

Important emails from the Victoria University community will be sent to your student email account so it is important that you activate your student email and check it on a regular basis.

Manage your email accounts

If you already have an email account, you can either forward your student emails onto your primary email account or use your student email account to send and receive mail for your other email accounts.

Forward your student emails to your existing email address

To forward your student emails onto your personal email account, follow these simple steps.

1. Log into your student email account
2. Go to Options > Account > Connected Accounts
3. Under Forwarding, enter the e-mail address of the account you want all e-mail to be forwarded to
4. If you want to keep copies of messages that are sent to your account, select Keep a copy of forwarded messages 
5. Click Save 

Important emails from the University, sent to your student email address, will now be sent to your preferred email address.

More information and other features

You can search for through various guides and FAQs at Windows Live Hotmail Help centre.

Contact us

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Phone  +61 39919 6100
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