Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:AMZN), announced the launch of AWS Educate on May the 15th 2015. It is a program that helps educators and students use real-world cloud technology in the classroom to graduate students ready to enter the cloud workforce. AWS Educate is designed to make it easy for educators to quickly and easily find cloud-related course content, incorporate cloud technology into their teaching curriculum, and provide students with hands-on experience with cloud technology – with AWS credits to make the cloud more affordable than ever. AWS Educate is free for educational institutions, educators and students to join, following AWS’s approval of their application.
  AWS Educate: Program Benefits are classified asStudents
Students from around the globe receive access to AWS technology, training, content, and community resources geared to prepare them for a future as cloud entrepreneurs, thinkers, and leaders.
Educators
Professors, teaching assistants, and educators receive access to AWS technology, open source content to infuse into their courses, training resources, and a global community of cloud evangelists.
Institutions
Institutions can provide educators and students with resources for cloud-related learning. Those at member institutions receive twice as many AWS credits, demos and special on-campus programs.
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