MSDNAA
MSDN Academic Alliance
What is MSDN Academic Alliance?
This program gives IT and Designer students and academics access to the latest development tools, operating systems, server software, documentation and technical references. In addition, students get licenses to these tools for their personal PCs and laptops, so keeping up to speed is easy
What are the licensing terms for using MSDN Academic Alliance software and licenses?
- Your school/department must be a member of the MSDN Academic Alliance program. Find out here if your school/department is part of the program.
- IT & Designer students can download the latest Microsoft developer and designer software, for doing their coursework in science, technology and design subjects.
- Students and academics may not use the software for commercial purposes or to develop and maintain your own administrative or IT systems.
- Microsoft Office products and licenses are not available under MSDN Academic Alliance. For genuine and student discounted version of Microsoft office, please visit https://www.lapshop.co.nz/.
- Other MSDN Academic Alliance licensing terms applies. To view the full MSDN Academic Alliance end user license agreement, please click here!
What software licenses can I get under MSDN Academic Alliance?
- The latest version of Microsoft’s multiplatform development tool – Microsoft Visual Studio
- Microsoft Servers – Microsoft Windows Server, SQL Server and more
- Microsoft’s latest operating system – Microsoft Windows Vista (Business Edition)
- Microsoft’s new designer suite – Microsoft Expression
- And lots more. Click here for the full list.
How do I get it? Use ELMS!
MSDN Academic Alliance provides students and faculty members of the eligible department/school access to the latest Microsoft developer tools for education and research purposes. Students and faculty members can use ELMS (Electronic Licensing Management System) to download the required software but also request for license keys easily. Click on the link of your department below and find out how you can access MSDN AA software today. To find out more about ELMS click here
How do I get access to the software?
| University | Department | Department |
| University of Auckland | Information Systems | Computer Science |
| AUT University | Computer & Mathematical Sciences | |
| University of Waikato | Information Systems | Computer Science |
| Massey University | Information Systems | Computer Science |
| Victoria University of Wellington | Information Management | Computer Science |
| University of Canterbury | Information Systems | Computer Science |
| Lincoln University | Computing & IT | |
| Otago University | Information Systems | Computer Science |
| Technical Institutes and Polytechnics | Department | |
| UNITEC | Computing & IT | |
| MIT | Computing & IT | |
| WINTEC | Computing & IT | |
| UCOL | Computing & IT | |
| WELTEC | Computing & IT | |
| Whitireia | Computing & IT | |
| CPIT | Computing & IT | |
| Otago Polytechnic | Computing & IT | |
| Northtec | Computing & IT | |
| Eastern Institute of Technology | Computing & IT | |
| Waiariki Institute of Technology | Computing & IT | |
| Western Institute of Technology | Computing & IT | |
| Southern Institute of Technology | Computing & IT | |
University of Auckland
Information Systems
Software Images:
You can download software from here: https://software.isom.auckland.ac.nz/ which is part of the intranet allowing students to download the software at no cost. All students and staff are authenticated through the University Net Account System and must agree to the terms provided by Microsoft.
Software Licenses:
For the MSDNAA Software that require a Product Key, students need to go to the ELMS website: https://msdn70.e-academy.com/uoa_isom
Computer Science/Software Engineering
Software Images:
Students who are qualified to use the software go to https://msdn.cs.auckland.ac.nz/
Software Licenses:
Students who are qualified to use the software go to https://msdn.cs.auckland.ac.nz/
AUT University
Computing and Mathematical Sciences
Software Images: Students need to go to the "MSDN-AA burn station" in WX303 (department open lab). They can also do direct downloads from the ELMS site.
Software Licenses: Students can access licencses from the ELMS site here:
https://msdn70.e-academy.com/auot. To gain access to this site you will need to register using your Student User ID
University of Waikato
Computer Science
Software Images: Students will be sent an email three weeks into each semster providing them instructions on how to get access to the tools.
Software Licenses: Students will be sent an email three weeks into each semster providing them instructions on how to get access to the tools.
Massey University
Information Systems
Software Images: Please connect with local IT staff to obtain access to tools
Software Licenses: Please connect with local IT staff to obtain access to tools
Computer Science
Software Images: Please connect with local IT staff to obtain access to tools
Software Licenses: Please connect with local IT staff to obtain access to tools
Victoria University of Wellington
Information Systems
Software Images: Please connect with local IT staff to obtain access to tools
Software Licenses: Students can access licencses from the ELMS site here:
https://msdnaa.sim.vuw.ac.nz/. To gain access to this site you will need to register using your Student Login
Computer Science
Software Images: Please connect with local IT staff to obtain access to tools
Software Licenses: Please connect with local IT staff to obtain access to tools
University of Canterbury
Accounting Finance and Information Systems (AFIS)
Software Images: .ISO images are located in folders dedicated to different cources, only students enrolled in a course have access to the course folder. Under that is an MSDN folder that contains the images.
Software Licenses: Students can access licencses from the ELMS site here:
https://msdn70.e-academy.com/elms/Storefront/Home.aspx?campus=uoc_afis. To gain access to this site you will need to register using your Student User ID
Computer Science
Software Images: Please connect with local IT staff to obtain access to tools
Software Licenses: Please connect with local IT staff to obtain access to tools
Lincoln University
Computer Science
Software Images and Licenses: Please connect with local IT staff to obtain access to tools
University of Otago
Information Systems
Software Images: To obtain .ISO images of tools please go here https://www.business.otago.ac.nz/infosci/Home/MSDNAA/CD.htm
Software Licenses:
Students can access licenses and tools from the ELMS site here https://www.business.otago.ac.nz/infosci/Home/MSDNAA/ELMS.htm .To gain access to this site you will need to register using your Student User ID
Computer Science
Software Images: Please connect with local IT staff to obtain access to tools
Software Licenses: Students can access licenses and tools from the ELMS site here https://msdn70.e-academy.com/uo_computerscience. To gain access to this site you will need to register using your Student User ID
UNITEC
Computer and IT
Software Images and Licenses: Please connect with local IT staff to obtain access to tools
MIT
Computer and IT
Software Images and Licenses: Please connect with local IT staff to obtain access to tools
WINTEC
Computing and IT
Software Images: The ISO images are located on one of the servers up in ITs own managed network (N317, N301). URL is https://rexnet.itd.local MSDN downloads link. A walkthrough of the checkout and ISO burning procedure is under MSDN help (That link only works from N301, 317 BTW) A couple of images are available for download from ELMS/MSDN servers but most of them are only assesible from the Intranet.
Software Licenses: Students can access licenses from the ELMS site here:
https://msdn70.e-academy.com/elms/Storefront/Home.aspx?campus=wiot_soit .Authentication for ELMS is different to Authentication for Wintec computer labs, the students get given a different username & password. This username is normally their students.wintec.ac.nz email address
UCOL
Computer and IT
Software Images and Licenses: Please connect with local IT staff to obtain access to tools
WELTEC
Computer and IT
Software Images and Licenses: Please connect with local IT staff to obtain access to tools
Whitirera
Computer and IT
Software Images and Licenses: Please connect with local IT staff to obtain access to tools
CPIT
Computer Science
Software Images and Licenses: Please connect with local IT staff to obtain access to tools
Otago Polytechnic
Computing and IT
Software Images: .ISO images are located on a local server: \\bitdev.tekotago.ac.nz\students\. To access this shared folder students need to activate a separate account which can be achieved by contacting their local technician.
Software Licenses: Students can access licenses from the ELMS site here:
https://msdn70.e-academy.com/elms/Storefront/Home.aspx?campus=otago_ite
Northtec
Computer and IT
Software Images and Licenses: Please connect with local IT staff to obtain access to tools
Western Institute of Technology
Computer and IT
Software Images and Licenses: Please connect with local IT staff to obtain access to tools
Southern Institute of Technology
Computer Science
Software Images and Licenses: Please connect with local IT staff to obtain access to tools
Eastern Institute of Technology
Computer and IT
Software Images and Licenses: Please connect with local IT staff to obtain access to tools
Waiariki Institute of Technology
Computer Science
Software Images and Licenses: Please connect with local IT staff to obtain access to tools