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Editor\u2019s note: This blog was originally published on March 6, 2024, and was updated on March 28, 2024. We previously shared that <\/em>Copilot for Microsoft 365<\/em><\/a> would be available for higher education institutions to purchase as an add-on for their students aged 18+ on April 1, 2024. Availability is now planned for May 1, 2024.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Reimagine Education<\/a>, we announced new ways that Microsoft\u2019s AI tools can be used to bring new opportunities to life, build secure foundations, and prepare students for the future. We\u2019re bringing Microsoft Copilot to more education audiences, launching free AI features designed to save time for educators, and publishing an AI Toolkit. Learning Accelerators\u2019 availability is expanding to popular learning management systems and Speaker and Math Progress are entering private previews. We also shared a new offer: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint tailored towards protecting student devices, at a discounted price. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you missed the event today, you can watch it on-demand<\/a> and continue reading to learn more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft Copilot: your AI assistant for education\u202f <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft\u2019s advancements in AI are grounded in our mission to empower every person to achieve more and are guided by Microsoft\u2019s Responsible AI principles<\/a> that are built upon decades of research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Educators around the world are already using Copilot to draft content, brainstorm new ideas, and free up their time to focus on what matters most. And we recently spoke to educators from O’Dea High School and Indiana University to hear first-hand how they now have a secure AI “scaffolding” to support them<\/a> in and outside of the classroom. During the Reimagine Education event, we shared Copilot expansions to empower education institutions to harness Microsoft AI technologies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft Copilot<\/a> with commercial data protection is built into all Microsoft 365 Education offers, including our zero-cost license. It\u2019s already available to all faculty and higher education students ages 18 and above, and we\u2019re starting a private preview program for younger learners this spring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting April 1, 2024, Copilot for Microsoft 365<\/a> will be available for higher education institutions to purchase as an add-on for their students aged 18+. To be eligible, students must be assigned Microsoft 365 or Office 365 A3\/A5 licenses. Integration across Microsoft 365 applications provides seamless performance, so you can: <\/p>\n\n\n\n