Open the homepage and click on Register now.

Step 1: Verify your email address

Enter a valid email address to which you have access. Please note that you will not be able to change this email address afterwards.

You will now receive an email with a verification code. The code is valid for five minutes.

• The sender of the email is Microsoft im Namen von Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst e.V. (DAAD).
• The subject is E-Mail-Prüfnummer für Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst e.V. (DAAD)-Konto.

Enter the verification code into the registration form and click Verify code. In case you did not receive the email, you can have the verification code sent once again after waiting 15 seconds. Please make sure to check your spam and junk folders.

Step 2: Complete your profile

Fill out the additional information on your profile (password, title, first name, surname, preferred language) and confirm that you have read our Data Privacy Statement. Then click Continue to set up your account.

Tips for setting a safe password:

• 8–16 characters
• 3 of the 4 following criteria must be met:
  • Lowercase letters
  • Capital letters
  • Numbers (0–9)
  • Special characters: @ # $ % ^ & * – _ + = [ ] { } | \ : ‘ , ? / ` ~ ” ( ) ;

No. Your existing portal access data can be used as your DAAD ID with immediate effect. Simply log in with your email address and password. The previous additional option to login via an individual username is not available anymore. You may however login using the email address you registered with when you initially created your account.