Now you can create teams in Microsoft Teams yourself

If you use Microsoft Teams for work, there is good news on the way. A recent update of Microsoft Teams means that employees no longer need to contact IT Support if they wish to set up a new team.

From now on, all employees can create and administer teams on the platform – for a department, a project or any other group of people. This also applies to groups that include people not employed at AU.

When you create a new team, you become the primary owner of the team, which means that you can add and remove team members. You will also need to appoint a secondary owner, so that the team is not dependent on one individual.

Microsoft Teams is often used as a platform to communicate with people not employed at the university. With this new update, the primary owner of the team will get a better overview and the opportunity to control access for external team members.

It may take a few days before the update is available for all employees.

See how to create and administer access to teams in this guide to Microsoft Teams

Need help?

If you have questions about how to use Microsoft Teams, please contact your local IT Support

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