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Contracts with Microsoft

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RWTH Aachen University has concluded several contracts with Microsoft. Depending on the intended use, the license can be obtained via one or the other contract.

  1. Microsoft federal contract

This contract includes the basic Microsoft licenses for universities and access to central services for staff and students. These are licensed/leased for the duration of the contract. The licenses always include the current version of the included products. Older versions can continue to be used via a downgrade right. The institutions participate in the refinancing of procurement costs incurred via Microsoft Campus Teilhabe.

  1. Microsoft Select Plus

In contrast to the Microsoft federal contract, the Microsoft Select Plus contract allows you to acquire permanent licenses for a specific version. These can usually be purchased with or without Software Assurance (maintenance). The Software Assurance ends on the key date of the contract of the respective year. Depending on the date of purchase, it runs for between 25 and 36 months. Software Assurance entitles the user to use new versions of the licensed product within its term.

Due to the conclusion of a new contract in fall 2024, there was a change in the contract effective date. For all licenses that were concluded with Software Assurance via the old MS Select Plus contract by 23 October 2024, the contract effective date is 30 June. For all licenses with Software Assurance purchased from 24 October onwards via the Software Shop, the contract effective date is 31 October. This is particularly important when extending the Assurance in 2025 and 2026. The Assurance must then be extended once for each of the affected licenses on 31.10.2025 or 31.10.2026 instead of on 30.06.2026 or 30.06.2027 - i.e. 8 months earlier.

The institutions of RWTH Aachen University can order these products in the RWTH Software Shop.

  1. Azure Dev Tools for Teaching

Through this agreement, students, trainees and teachers can obtain selected Microsoft products for teaching and training free of charge within the scope of the license conditions. These are personal licenses. In addition, installation for teaching purposes in pool rooms is permitted.