Microsoft Qualified Educational User Definition (EMEA)

The following are eligible to acquire Microsoft Academic Edition (AE) products in the programs indicated and are defined as
qualified educational users. Microsoft reserves the right to review the status of any customer or proposed customer as a
qualified educational user.
ELIGIBLE
QUALIFIED EDUCATIONAL USERS:
PROGRAMS:
A) Educational Institutions AE Full Packaged
Product
Academic Open
Academic Select Plus
(i) An academic or vocational institution accredited by the applicable governmental Campus Agreement
regulatory agency in the country in which the Educational Institution has its principal (includes new enrollment
offices; or under Campus
Agreement : Enrollment
For Education Solutions)
(Both K12 Ed or
Preschool & Higher Ed)
School Agreement
(primary or secondary
education sector only)
Open Value Subscription
– Education Solutions
(Both K12 Ed or
Preschool & Higher Ed)
Get Genuine Windows
Agreement – Academic
Microsoft Online
Subscription Agreement
(ii) A not-for-profit full-time teaching institution/organization which is non-academic and/or Microsoft Products and
non-government recognized. Services Agreement
AE Full Packaged
Product
Academic Open
Academic Select Plus
Get Genuine Windows
Agreement –
Academic
Microsoft Products and
Services Agreement

B) Administrative Offices of an Educational Institute AE Full Packaged

The local, regional or national administrative offices of one or more Educational Product
Institutions described in A(i) above. Academic Open
Academic Select Plus
School Agreement
(primary or secondary
education sector)
Campus Agreement
(includes new enrollment
under Campus
Agreement : Enrollment
for Education Solutions)
(Both K12 Ed or
Preschool & Higher Ed)
Open Value Subscription
– Education Solutions
(Both K12 Ed or
Preschool & Higher Ed)
Get Genuine Windows
Agreement – Academic
Microsoft Online
Subscription Agreement
Microsoft Products and
Services Agreement

C) Faculty and Staff AE Full Packaged

Full and Part Time Faculty and Staff of an Educational Institution as defined in Section Product
A(i) above. Only
D) Students AE Full Packaged
Full and Part Time Matriculated Students of an Educational Institution as defined in Product
section A(i) and Full Time Matriculated Students of an Education Institution as Only

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 defined in section A(ii).
E) Public Libraries AE Full Packaged
A public library that provides basic general library services without charge to all Product
residents of a given community, district or region. Academic Open
Academic Select Plus
School Agreement
Get Genuine Windows
Agreement – Academic
Microsoft Online
Subscription Agreement
Microsoft Products and
Services Agreement

F) Public Museums AE Full Packaged

A public museum organized on a permanent basis essentially for educational or Product
aesthetic purposes that utilizes a professional staff and regularly exhibits tangible Academic Open
objects to the public. Academic Select Plus
School Agreement
Get Genuine Windows
Agreement – Academic
Microsoft Online
Subscription Agreement
Microsoft Products and
Services Agreement

G) Charitable Organizations AE Full Packaged

A charitable organization which operates on a not-for-profit basis and whose aim is (i) Product
the relief of poverty, (ii) the advancement of education, (iii) the advancement of social Academic Open
and community welfare, iv) the advancement of culture, or v) the advancement of the Academic Select Plus
natural environment. Eligibility criteria: Get Genuine Windows
http://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/en-us/nonprofits/whos-eligible/ Agreement –
Academic
Office365 Nonprofit

Special note regarding Hospitals, Healthcare Systems and Research Laboratories:

Hospitals, Healthcare Systems and Research Laboratories are NOT eligible to acquire AE product licenses unless they are
wholly owned and operated by a qualified Educational Institution as defined above in Sections A(i) and B. "Wholly owned and
operated" means that the Educational Institution is the sole owner of said hospital, healthcare system or research laboratory
and the only entity exercising control over the said institution's day-to-day operations. Note that hospitals, healthcare systems,
and research laboratories are NOT eligible to purchase School Agreement and are not eligible to be included as part of an
Educational Institution’s School Agreement even if they are wholly owned and operated by the Educational Institution.

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