Microsoft's Student Advantage Benefit Programme offers all enrolled students and all employees of OTH Amberg-Weiden access to the latest versions of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher and Access. You can obtain Office 365 directly from Microsoft via the Office 365 Portal. The necessary Microsoft account is created via the StudiSoft portal of the University of Würzburg.
NOTE: The HS ACCOUNT mentioned in the process is NOT the email address but <username>@oth-aw.de.
The package includes the following Microsoft applications:
Word
PowerPoint
Excel
Outlook
OneNote
Publisher
Access
Features
Office desktop version installed locally and usable offline
5 installations per user on PC and Mac
Version upgrades included
Use is linked to the respective status of the student/employee. Authorisations are generated directly from the user account. The transfer of personal data must be expressly agreed to before transmission. Activation must be renewed regularly and ends upon de-registration or departure from the university.
Note: When using MS Office 365 and the associated MS 365 Cloud, the guidelines for cloud use valid at OTH-AW (registration required!) must be observed!
If you have already set up an Office account via Studisoft:
IMPORTANT: Your Microsoft login details are <username>@oth-aw.de> (not your email address).
If you do not yet have a Microsoft account via Studisoft:
1. Visit the web shop at https://www.studisoft.de (select your university if necessary).
2. Log in with your university login details (four-digit university ID, password).
3. Order Microsoft Teams + Office365.
4. Click on Continue to licence confirmation.
5. Read and accept the license terms (at the bottom of the page).
Click Continue.
6. Click Order free of charge.
7. You will now receive two emails: an order confirmation and an email with your initial login details. (This may take up to 30 minutes.)
8. Log in to Microsoft using the login details provided in the email.