Microsoft 365 for students
As a student at Karolinska Institutet, you have access to Microsoft 365 for students. You have access to several services within Microsoft 365, which give you the opportunity for collaboration and communication with, for instance, other students and your teachers.
Conditions
You have to be a current student at KI (registered on a course) to be able to take part of this offer.
Office software (MS Office)
You can create and edit for instance Word-, Excel- och PowerPoint-files directly in your web browser with the web browser version of Microsoft 365. You can also, free of charge, download up to five licenses of the Microsoft Office-package on your units.
The following programs are included in MS Office:
- Word
- Powerpoint
- Excel
- OneNote
- Outlook
- Publisher
- Teams
Document storage (OneDrive)
As a student you will get a 50GB storage space for your files in the cloud, which can easily be accessed through your browser, or directly from the Office applications on your computer. Please keep in mind that you are responsible for the materials you upload on OneDrive and handle in the applications.
Microsoft 365 on mobile units
Microsoft 365 works on iPhone, iPad, Android- och Windows phones but not on Android tablets.
Installation
- Go to: https://aka.ms/office-install
- Login with you KI-student email and password
- Download and install Office
Free of charge for students at KI
The service is free of charge for all students at Karolinska Institutet. You choose if you want to use the service or not.
How safe is Microsoft 365?
Karolinska Institutet tends to safety and integrity. With help from central authentication structures, KI guarantees that the student’s password does not leave KI’s IT infrastructure when logging in to Microsoft 365.
More information about handling data in Microsofts cloud services (in Swedish)
Support
Karolinska Institutet provides no user support.
The IT Office at Karolinska Institutet makes sure that the authentication is functioning towards Microsoft 365.
What happens with Microsoft 365 when I finish my studies?
The offer applies to active students at Karolinska Institutet. When you finish your studies at KI, your Microsoft 365 account will be closed after 365 days.
Make sure to copy the data (emails, attachments, OneDrive etc.) which you want to save before your account is closed.
Limitations
Karolinska Institutet reserves the right to activate various functions within the frame of Microsoft 365.
As a student, you might have to authenticate yourself on a regular basis by stating your username and password when you start Microsoft 365 applications. This is a safety measure to confirm that you are an active KI-student.
If you are on a registered study break, you will keep your access to Microsoft 365 during this period of time.