The tech giant continues efforts to attract users to its cloud-based productivity suite

Apr 30, 2013 17:41 GMT  ·  By
Office 365 packs the right tools for schools and universities, Microsoft claims
   Office 365 packs the right tools for schools and universities, Microsoft claims

Microsoft has already scored big with several major US partnerships for the Office 365 suite, but it seems like the company has switched the focus to the Old Continent.

The tech giant convinced several schools and universities in Europe to make the move to its cloud-based productivity suite, as it packs new-generation communication and collaboration tools that can be easily tailored for education institutions.

According to a Microsoft press release, the schools that adopted Office 365 include School Center Skofja Loka (Slovenia), EDUCATIVA (Romania), TEI Kalamata (Greece), Kozminski University (Poland), University of Maribor, Faculty of Economics and Business (Slovenia), and Vaikystes Sodas (Lithuania).

“We are honored to work with so many educational institutions, helping them to use technology to improve student outcomes as well as address their staff and faculty IT needs through enhanced collaboration, communications and productivity,” Don Grantham, president for the CEE region at Microsoft, explained.