How to create a new team in Teams at Maastricht University

UM students can create their own team(s) in Teams. Currently, it is not possible for UM staff to create their own teams. A request for a new team can be directed to the Information Manager – or Officer.

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Open the Teams applications and click on "MyHub".

You can either click on "Start a request" or "New Request".

Click "UM_Create_Student Team.

Select your faculty.

Create a team name and description.

You need to add a second owner for your team. You can search for the name in the search box.

Now you can add the other Team members. You can also do this at a later stage.

Click Submit to create your new team.

Go to the Teams page to see your new Team.

By clicking on the three dots you can: - Manage the team - Add a member - Add a channel - Create a link so that others can access the team - Leave the team - Delete the team

If you create a channel, these channels can be found on your team page. A channel is a place within a team to share messages, tools, and files. It is also possible to create private channels within a team.

When you click "Manage team" (after clicking the three dots) you have several options to manage the team. Here you can accept pending requests and change additional settings.

Under Settings you can change the team picture.

Now your new team is ready to use.