Microsoft 365 E5 Information Protection & Governance

Extend Microsoft 365 E5 information protection and governance capabilities to eligible student users with an annual-commit add-on designed for education environments. This licensing option helps institutions apply consistent controls across sensitive student records, academic communications, and regulated content without fragmenting policy management. Use it to support data classification, retention, and governance workflows within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, aligning protection policies with institutional compliance requirements. For IT teams managing mixed faculty and student populations, the Student Use Benefit helps maintain a cleaner licensing model while preserving the security and governance posture expected in larger education deployments. Because this is an add-on tied to Microsoft’s cloud licensing framework, it fits organizations that already standardize on Microsoft 365 and need to extend advanced information protection and governance capabilities to student accounts. The annual commitment supports predictable procurement and simplifies renewal planning for education buyers managing budget cycles and policy consistency at scale.