You can use Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching as part of your private use of Microsoft products.

Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching overview

Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching (hereafter abbreviated as Azure Dev Tools) is a program that provides Microsoft development languages, operating systems, servers, etc. for educational purposes.
Important: The procedure for using Azure Dev Tools has changed as of October 2025. Please make sure to check “How to Use” before using the service.

Usage restrictions

The use of Azure Dev Tools software is limited to educational and research purposes and has the following limitations.

• It cannot be used for commercial purposes.
• It cannot be used to build infrastructure for undergraduate or laboratory computer environments. For example, Exchange Server cannot be used as a laboratory mail server.

Available software

The available software is what appears in the Education software list on the Microsoft Azure portal site.
* To check the list, you must complete self sign-up on Microsoft Azure. Please refer to “How to Use” below before proceeding.

Range of use

Eligible persons:
University members (faculty and students) who have been given @u or @un email addresses, as well as related personnel such as emeritus professors. (After graduation, completion, retirement, or other cases where you are no longer a university member, you will no longer be eligible.)
Target devices:
University PCs managed by faculty and staff, and personal computers used for education and research purposes.

How to Use

• For Students

Please use your @u email address and your M365 password to complete self sign-up for Microsoft Azure from the self sign-up page.
* Even if you have used the service before, you must sign up again.

• For Faculty and Staff

As of October 2025, the procedure for using Azure Dev Tools has changed.
Due to licensing specification changes, individual users can no longer obtain software or product keys directly.
The administrator will check and handle requests, so please inform us of the software you need and the purpose of use through the inquiry form.
* Please do not perform the student-oriented self sign-up. If you have already done so, please refrain from using the software.