Microsoft 365

Product Information

Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) is a cloud-based productivity platform that offers a wide range of applications and services. It combines classic Office applications with modern collaboration and communication features (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, ...)

All members of the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg community (students and staff) are eligible to use it. However, only for personal use. Microsoft 365 Cloud and its components may not be used on work computers owned by the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg.

For work-related use, the local Office ProPlus is available through the EES contract.

Important Notice Regarding Use

BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg currently provides Microsoft 365 as a service not yet fully regulated, exclusively for personal use by authorized university members.

Use of Microsoft 365 for work-related or university purposes is currently not permitted. This applies in particular to the processing, storage, and disclosure of work-related data and documents.

IT Services is currently developing a plan for the regulated and data-protection-compliant use of Microsoft 365 at BTU. The goal is to enable its use in a work-related and university context in the future.

Information regarding the introduction of corresponding regulations and the approval of additional usage options will be provided in a timely manner.
 

Terms of use

Microsoft 365 and its cloud components may

  • be used exclusively for personal purposes
  • and may not be installed or used on work computers owned by BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg.

Number of Installations

You can install Microsoft 365 on 5 PCs or Macs, as well as 5 additional mobile devices (iPad, Windows tablet, etc.) and smartphones, and use it to its full extent—even offline—as usual.

In addition, you can access the mobile Office applications from an iPhone or Android device (the mobile Office applications are already preinstalled on Windows Phones).

The user is solely responsible for the proper use of Microsoft products and enters into a corresponding user agreement with Microsoft.

License Use After Leaving BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg

If you are no longer employed by the university or upon expiration of the EES Campus contract, your right to use Microsoft 365 expires. Please note that before you leave, you must have copied all your data from the university’s OneDrive storage to your personal OneDrive storage.

Microsoft 365 can remain installed on the user’s device. After a maximum of 30 days without a valid license, Microsoft 365 enters what is known as “reduced functionality mode.” In this mode, for example, you can no longer edit or create documents. To regain full functionality, the user must purchase a new license (privately).

Please also note the additional Terms of Use and the information regarding data security, data protection, and the use of cloud services.

Registration and Download

By signing the EES Campus Agreement, we are entitled to use the Student Advantage Benefit Program and the Microsoft Teacher Benefit free of charge.

The Microsoft 365 licenses from the Student Advantage Benefit or Teacher Benefit may be used ONLY on personal devices.
Register at https://www.microsoft.com/de-de/education/products/office?ms.officeurl=teachers?ms.officeurl=teachers.

Home screen for users who have already registered