Microsoft Pakistan and the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan have announced the launch of ‘Students Advantage Program’ whereby Office 365 services will be offered for free to the students enrolled at Higher Education Institutions of Pakistan.
Materializing ‘The Educational Alliance Agreement’ between HEC and Microsoft, this program offers a magnificent opportunity for the students to access the latest Microsoft software products and get on par with the students of developed nations of the world.
This program is just the tip of the iceberg; more is yet to come under the introduction of ‘Office 365 services’.
Taking this collaboration a step further, HEC of Pakistan and Microsoft are partnering with Techaccess Pakistan to introduce ‘Office 365 Services’ to Pakistan’s educational system which will allow students to install the latest Genuine Microsoft Office products on up to 5 PC’s or Mac’s and 5 Windows tablets including Office Apps on mobile devices.
How will the students benefit from this program?
- Access to latest Microsoft Office products
- Access to state-of-the-art social networking services including; Skype for Business, Exchange, Yammer and SharePoint.
- 1TB of One Drive storage
- Flexibility to work in online versions of the familiar Office applications
- More opportunities and better access for skill development and training
Student Advantage Program is indeed one of the unique initiatives taken by HEC. The impact analysis of this project would be worth due consideration in the near future.
Contributed by Misbah Jamal.
