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Presentation✯

The UCA (Université Clermont Auvergne) account is used for authentication for all UCA services and all ISIMA/LIMOS services. It is therefore essential for studying, teaching, or conducting research.

You only have one password for all your environments (ISIMA, UCA ENT, email, etc.)

This account is assigned to you upon your arrival at ISIMA/LIMOS. It is usually composed of the first 3 letters of your first name, followed by the first 5 letters of your last name, followed by a number if necessary to avoid homonyms.

Students and PhD students✯

The UCA account is assigned to you by the UCA registrar's office (scola).

Your UCA credentials will be sent to you by the university via your personal email address.

Registration procedure

Registration must be validated as early as possible at the beginning of the year to ensure good conditions for attending classes. * If you haven't already, connect to https://inscription.uca.fr/ * with your CVEC number https://cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr/ * registration procedure depending on your program * First-time students: * OPI number date of birth + personal email * Returning students: * student number + date of birth + personal email

If you are a PhD student with teaching duties...

please refer to this FAQ section

Academic staff, postdocs, ATER, external teachers, administrative staff✯

The UCA account is assigned to you by the UCA Human Resources (HR) department.

Attention

Your account will only be usable once your HR or registrar's office file is complete.

Guests, visitors, and interns✯

The UCA account is assigned by the ISIMA/LIMOS CRI service for

If you have problems with your account

guests, visitors, and interns can contact the ISIMA/LIMOS CRI service directly.

Using your UCA account✯

All ISIMA/LIMOS users are users of the Université Clermont Auvergne's information system. As such, they are subject to the charter.

You can view your account information by logging into the ENT and clicking on the My account tab at the top right. Make sure to note your UCA email address.

Activating your UCA account (new students, new PhD students only)✯

Activating your account

New students and PhD students at UCA must activate their account by logging into the UCA account activation page using their file number, available on the registration certificate.

Changing your UCA account password✯

It is essential to change your password if you suspect it may have been compromised.

A good password includes at least 12 characters, uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and punctuation marks.

Regularly changing your password is a good practice recommended by the ANSSI.

Once logged into the UCA ENT, you can change your password at https://ent.uca.fr/compte/password/update.

Automatic synchronization of UCA password across UCA directories

The password is automatically updated wherever necessary immediately.

Recovering your UCA account (forgotten password)✯

UCA requires each user to provide a recovery email (often a personal email). This email will allow you to reset your password in case of forgetting via the UCA account recovery form

For members of the École des Mines de St Etienne...

the @emse.fr address is used as the recovery email.

Creating a temporary guest UCA account✯

For individuals who do not need a UCA account (i.e., individuals independent of UCA HR and registrar's office services), it is possible to create a temporary guest UCA account.

A temporary guest UCA account can only access UCA resources such as the ENT and notably WiFi (Eduroam). Printing printers is not accessible with an ISIMA/LIMOS account.

ISIMA/LIMOS resources are not directly accessible with a temporary guest UCA account

FAQ and issues✯

Why do I have two UCA accounts? Which one should I use?✯

PhD students with teaching duties have two UCA accounts because they are considered students by the UCA registrar's office and teachers by the UCA Human Resources department. One account is associated with an @doctorant email address (the PhD student account) and another with a @uca.fr address (the teaching or professional account).

For PhD students, the PhD student account should be used for LIMOS services and the teaching account for ISIMA services

Academic staff, PostDocs, or ATERs who were previously PhD students at UCA may still have a valid PhD student account upon arrival, but it may be closed at any time by UCA services. Please use your teaching account (with the @uca.fr email address).

For academic staff, PostDocs, ATERs, only the teaching account should be used for ISIMA/LIMOS services

What should I do if I don’t have my UCA account? Who should I contact?✯

If you don’t have a UCA account when you should, it is likely because your registration (as a student, PhD student, etc.) or your HR file (as a teacher or researcher) has not been completed or finalized.

To find out what steps to take with UCA, contact your administrative supervisor (registrar's office, ISIMA administration, LIMOS administration), who will guide you.

How can I access an ISIMA/LIMOS service if I am not eligible for a UCA account?✯

In some cases, you may need to access one of our services even if you cannot have a UCA account (e.g., volunteer instructor, student from a non-university program, research collaboration, etc.).

To do this, you can ask your ISIMA/LIMOS contact to create a local account in our directory, which will grant you access to some of our services.