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Office 365 A1 Plus for faculty licenses
- Sure. I think so because the qualification criteria is outlined here
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/education/deploy/office-365-education-self-sign-up
After the school qualifies, all active full-time or part-time students, faculty, and staff are eligible and can get the plan directly from Microsoft at Office 365 Education if they meet all three of the following requirements:
1. They have a school-specific email address provided by the school (for example, sara@contoso.edu) that can receive external email.
2. They are of legal age to sign up for an online offer individually (13 years old).
3. They have Internet access.
There is no specification of the type of device. This is consistent with the business plans which allows this mix.
Best, Chris
See here
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/academic/compare-office-365-education-plans?activetab=tab%3aprimaryr1
A1 does not contain the desktop versions of Office - only the web versions. You would need to get A3 or A5 if you wanted the desktop versions
Hope that answers your question
Best, Chris
thanks for that - we've got A1 Plus, which according to this page: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/office-365-platform-service-description/office-365-education
Gives us this:
Some schools are eligible for Education Plus, which includes Office 365 ProPlus, and allows students, faculty and staff to install the latest version of Office on up to five PC or Mac computers and on other mobile devices, including Windows tablets and the iPad. Schools qualify for Office 365 Education Plus when they license Office institution-wide for faculty and staff through Enrollment for Education Solutions, Open Value Subscription Education Solutions, or a school contract.
What isn't clear is if this is for our institute devices, their personal devices or a mix of both...
thanks a lot,
Tom
- Sure. I think so because the qualification criteria is outlined here
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/education/deploy/office-365-education-self-sign-up
After the school qualifies, all active full-time or part-time students, faculty, and staff are eligible and can get the plan directly from Microsoft at Office 365 Education if they meet all three of the following requirements:
1. They have a school-specific email address provided by the school (for example, sara@contoso.edu) that can receive external email.
2. They are of legal age to sign up for an online offer individually (13 years old).
3. They have Internet access.
There is no specification of the type of device. This is consistent with the business plans which allows this mix.
Best, ChrisChrisHoardMVPThey sometimes insist on a .edu email. However, the government no longer assigns or allows .edu to be used by any institution below the college level. It is possible to get a faculty license with an email other than .edu
I have a question, I am in a school where there are more than 1000 children, where we need an educational office 365. We made the first registration and they gave us the free A1, but until September, after that trial period ... should I pay? Is there a way to have it for free for life? I must also validate my institution, how do I do it? ? and what is necessary?
A thousand apologies for the doubts, but I did not find much information related to the process.
- I have the same situation. could you tell me about your experience regarding the licensing process of Office 365 A1 for education. how did you manage it? do you extend the trial period or have a long-term license. how much the fees after the expiration of free trial.
I would appreciate your response. thank you in advance.
