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Introduction to Canvas for Students

Getting familiar with Canvas, the university’s digital learning platform, can be challenging, especially at the start of your studies.

To make full use of the platform, it is helpful to understand its basic features, as well as other tools that may become useful over time.

Although each course organises its Canvas course page in its own way, the platform’s basic features can be explained in a general way across courses. We have therefore created a short instructional video covering the most important parts of Canvas: how to log in, find your courses, manage notifications, and more.

We hope this resource will be useful for teachers at the Faculty of Social Sciences, especially those responsible for introductory courses in the first semester of bachelor’s programmes. The video can be shown to students during the first lecture, shared as a Canvas announcement, or made available as a resource on the course page.

Published Aug. 12, 2026 1:15 PM - Last modified Oct. 19, 2026 12:07 PM