Educators & Students Academic Community

As an academic faculty, you have access to the Windows Embedded Academic curriculum offering, available in five languages. Developed by Georgia Institute of Technology, this curriculum provides materials and labs for an Introduction to Embedded Systems. While Windows Embedded CE is used as the embedded operating system of reference, the goal of the course is to enable students to learn the core theory of embedded systems, both hardware and software . This material is scalable to multiple academic levels across computer science, electrical engineering, and computer engineering.

To obtain a Windows Embedded operating system and associated development tools for a non-commercial project, you can become an MSDN Academic Alliance Member. MSDNAA gives Universities access to full-packaged versions of Windows Embedded CE. By checking out the MSDNAA site you can confirm whether your school is already an MSDNAA member.

You can easily download our zero cost trial version of Windows Embedded CE 6.0 or trial version of Windows Embedded Standard.

As a student, you can participate in a variety of programs that will offer you the opportunity to apply your imagination, passion and creativity to learning. These programs include:

Imagine Cup – Embedded Development Competition

The focus of the Windows Embedded offering for students is the Imagine Cup, an annual technology competition. The Embedded Development category of the Imagine Cup challenges student developers from around the world to go beyond the desktop and use their creativity to build a complete hardware and software solution using Windows Embedded CE. Hardware is provided for those who advance to Round 2. Teams of up to three and a faculty mentor are challenged to build a working prototype of an embedded solution. The contest spans nearly a year, beginning with local, regional, and online contests and ending with global finals that are held in a different location our the world each year.

The embedded division is a fast-growing market, and Microsoft is looking for bright, innovative minds that thrive in an atmosphere of creativity and constant innovation.

If you are interested in full-time or internship opportunities at Microsoft, please submit your resume at the Microsoft College Careers Page and make sure to note on your resume that you are interested in a position within Windows Embedded.