Free Office 365 services for students

KARACHI: Microsoft and the Higher Education Commission (HEC), as part of their Educational Alliance Agreement, have made Office 365 services available for free for students enrolled in Higher Education Institutions, said a statement.
The objective of this alliance is to deliver programs that provide access to the latest Microsoft software products, trainings & workshops given by trained Microsoft staff and community, opportunities to participate in global technology competitions, content for curriculum design, staff technical training, faculty connection and other global Microsoft programs as well as material for developing teaching content.
Taking the collaboration one step further, Higher Education Commission, Pakistan and Microsoft have partnered with Tech access Pakistan to introduce ‘Office 365 Services’ for Pakistan’s educational system.
Office 365 will allow students to install the latest genuine Microsoft Office products on up to five PCs or Macs and five Windows tablets including office apps on mobile devices. The services also include 1TB of OneDrive storage. In addition, they will also have access to state-of-the-art social networking services which include Skype for Business, Exchange, Yammer and SharePoint.