Notion Education Plus Upgrade Detailed Tutorial
Follow the steps to upgrade in 3 minutes and enjoy an unlimited Notion experience
Video Tutorial (Recommended)
Preparation before upgrade
After the purchase is successful, please check your email (including the spam folder) to see if you have received the account and password for the educational email.
Please log in to your Notion account first to ensure that you can access and edit normally.
Although the upgrade process will not affect your data, it is recommended to export important pages as a backup in advance.
Verify Education Email Account
First, we need to verify that the education email you purchased can be logged in and used normally.
Detailed Steps:
- 1Open the email provider's website https://mail.joi.edu.kg
- 2Log in with the education email account and password we provided
- 3Confirm that you can send and receive emails normally
- 4Write down this email address, you will need it later
Having trouble?
Prompt that the account or password is wrong
Log in to your Notion account
Log in with your existing Notion account, we are going to change the email address bound to the account.
Detailed Steps:
- 1Open Notion's official website (notion.so)
- 2Click the "Log in" button in the upper right corner
- 3Enter your current Notion account email and password or third-party login
- 4After successful login, confirm that you can see your workspace and pages
Having trouble?
Forgot Notion account password
Account is locked or abnormal
Go to the account settings page
Find the account settings option in Notion to prepare to change the email address.


Detailed Steps:
- 1In the Notion interface, click "Settings" at the bottom of the left sidebar
- 2In the pop-up window's left menu, select the user avatar + common name option, in the menu line above "Preferences"
- 3Find the "Email" section and click the "Change email" button on the right
Having trouble?
Can't find the "Settings" option
The "Change email" button is gray
Change bound email
Change your Notion account email to the education email we provide, this is the key step to upgrade.



Detailed Steps:
- 1In the "Change email" dialog box, first complete the password verification, and then enter the education email address we provided
- 2Click "Send verification email" to send the verification email
- 3Open a new tab and log in to the education email
- 4Find the verification email sent by Notion and copy the verification code in the email
- 5Return to Notion, paste the verification code in the "Change email" dialog box, click the "Change email" button, and wait for the verification to complete
- 6Go back to the Notion account settings page and confirm that the email has been changed to [your-email]@joi.edu.kg
Having trouble?
No verification email received
The verification link is invalid or expired
The email address prompts that it has been used
Upgrade to Education Plus plan
Verify that your Notion account has been successfully upgraded to the Education Plus plan.


Detailed Steps:
- 1In Notion, enter the "Settings" window page again
- 2Click the "Upgrade plan" tab, scroll down the window to find the "Get the Education Plan" option
- 3Click the "Get the Education Plan" button and wait for the page to load
- 4Confirm that the page displays the words "Welcome to Notion for Education"
- 5Check if all the features of the Plus plan are displayed, such as unlimited blocks, file uploads, etc.
- 6Try using some Plus features, such as uploading large files or viewing page history
- 7If everything is normal, congratulations, the upgrade is successful!
Having trouble?
Still showing free plan
Some features are still restricted
Upgrade Success Verification
After completing the above steps, please verify whether the upgrade is successful as follows:
Go to "Settings" → "Explore plans" to see if "Education Plus" is displayed
Try to upload a file larger than 5MB, free users cannot upload
Open any page to see if there is a "Page history" option
Go to "Settings" → "Explore plans", click the "Notion AI" option to see a 50% discount on the subscription price.
Need help? We are here for you
If you encounter any problems during the upgrade process, please do not hesitate to contact us. We promise to reply within 1 hour.