Storage Guide @ Hasselt University

Location

Cloud-based in Europe

UHasselt

Intended use

Low-volume research data 

Concurrent collaboration

High-volume research data

Confidential/sensitive research data

Maximal storage size

Up to 1TB / drive ^*

750 GB / 24 hours / user
500,000 items / drive

Unlimited

^{* For Google Shared Drive, the 1TB storage limit can be increased on request to enable external collaboration.}

Confidential or sensitive data

No ^*

Yes

^{Confidential or sensitive data are information that need enhanced protection because of legal, ethical, contractual, procedural, or policy obligations. More information on confidential or sensitive data.} 

^{* For Google Shared Drive, data encryption might be necessary depending on the type of data.} 

Sharing & collaboration

Extensive collaboration possibilities inside and outside UHasselt

Non-concurrent collaboration with UHasselt personnel ^*

^{* On the UH Research Drive, external sharing requires requesting a UHasselt Guest account.}

Security

Medium

High

Back-up mechanism

Versioning

Snapshots

Price 

< 1TB: free 
> 1TB: 100 EUR /TB/year

< 1TB: free 
> 1TB: 100 EUR TB/year

^{Costs will be invoiced starting from January 2026.} 

Request

Steps to request a Google Shared Drive via the servicedesk.uhasselt.be

• Click the button Register a request
• Select Office suite, mail and document management
• Select Google Drive
• Select Shared Drive Request
• Complete the form and click on submit

Steps to request UH research drive via the servicedesk.uhasselt.be

• Click the button Register a request
• Select Applications Research & Innovation
• Select Research Data Management (RDM)
• Select Request research data storage (local server)
• Complete the form and click on submit

Questions? Contact the RDM helpdesk

Our support:

• Standard intake for all research storage requests.
• Guidance in finding the best solution through a Data Management Plan.
• Offer best practices throughout the entire research data lifecycle.