---
type: entity
title: Microsoft Office 365 Education
tags: [software, productivity-suite, cloud-services]
related: [universitatsrechenzentrum-urz, universitat-greifswald, gdpr-compliance]
created: 2026-06-30
updated: 2026-06-30
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_studium_lehre_office_365.md"]
---

# Microsoft Office 365 Education

**Microsoft Office 365 Education** is a cloud-based productivity suite provided to students at the [[universitat-greifswald]].

## Implementation at Universität Greifswald

### Student Access (A1 License)
Students are granted access to the **Office 365 A1** plan. This is a free, web-only tier that includes:
- **Web Applications:** Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote.
- **Collaboration Tools:** Microsoft Teams and OneDrive.

**Critical Limitation:** The A1 license **does not include desktop applications**. Users cannot install the Office suite locally on their devices through this university license.

### Employee Restrictions
The use of Office 365 Education for official university business (teaching, research, or administration) is **strictly prohibited** for employees. This restriction is based on data protection concerns raised by the **Datenschutzkonferenz (DSK)** regarding [[gdpr-compliance]] for public sector entities.

### Support and Administration
The [[universitatsrechenzentrum-urz]] treats Office 365 Education as an external service. Consequently:
- The URZ has no administrative influence over the service.
- **No technical support** is provided by the URZ for the activation or use of Office 365 Education.
