Microsoft is giving Office to students across the globe for free

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Microsoft announced a new program last year that would allow grant eligible students across the United States a free Office 365 license. Now the company has announced that millions of students across the globe are now eligible for free access to its productivity suite and has asked students to check whether or not they are, in fact, eligible for the program. Teachers can get free access to Office 365 as well. 

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Last week, at a public event held by the New York City Department of Education, New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito announced free Office for all of their 1.1M students plus teachers. The room—filled with students and teachers—erupted with cheers. But New York is not alone. Millions of students around the world are eligible for free Office from their school and today we are announcing that we’ve made it easy for all eligible students globally to sign up themselves to get Office 365 and install free Office.* That includes the 5.5 million eligible students in Australia, the nearly 5 million eligible students in Germany, 7 million more in Brazil, 1.3 million at Anadolu University in Turkey, every student in Hong Kong and millions more. This service was previously available only in the U.S., but beginning today it can be accessed by any eligible student or teacher where Office 365 is available. You’ll need a valid school email address to complete the sign up.

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