Subject: Request to Activate Azure for Education Account – Country Not Listed

Hello

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Azure Education Support. We appreciate your interest in using Azure for Students / Educators to support teaching, virtual labs, and hands‑on cloud learning at the Academy of Science and Industrial Technology.

Azure for Students, Azure for Students Starter, and Azure Dev Tools for Teaching are only available in countries/regions where Azure is commercially available. If a country does not appear in the sign‑up dropdown (as in the case of Djibouti), it indicates that self‑service activation of Azure Education offers is not currently supported for that region. This behavior is expected and by design. Additionally, Azure Dev Tools for Teaching requires the institution to have a Microsoft Volume Licensing agreement. Availability and eligibility are tied to both regional Azure availability and institutional licensing status.

Contact Azure Education / Plans Support to inquire about:

• Regional availability exceptions
• Institutional onboarding via Volume Licensing
• Any alternative education programs available for your region Azure Billing and Subscription support is included with the Basic Support plan at no additional cost.
  https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/create-ticket/

Review official program details and eligibility to understand requirements and next steps:

• Azure for Students & Azure Dev Tools for Teaching eligibility and availability are documented on Microsoft Learn.
  If your institution later becomes eligible (for example, Azure becomes commercially available in your country or your institution enters a qualifying licensing agreement), these offers can then be managed through the Azure Education Hub.

Regional availability and eligibility for Azure Education programs are governed by Microsoft’s commercial availability and licensing terms. Microsoft cannot bypass country/region restrictions through self‑service sign‑up.

Thanks.

Azure for Students and Azure Dev Tools for Teaching are only available in countries and regions where Azure is commercially available. Azure Dev Tools for Teaching eligibility also requires that the institution has a Microsoft Volume Licensing agreement.

If Djibouti is not listed in the country/region dropdown when attempting to sign up, this indicates that the Azure for Students / Azure for Students Starter / Azure Dev Tools for Teaching offers are not currently available there. In this case, self-service activation for your university or students isn’t supported through the Azure Education programs.

For any exceptions, regional availability questions, or to explore whether your institution can participate via Volume Licensing or other education offers, the documented path is to contact Azure Education/Plans Support for your region and work directly with Microsoft:

1. Review the Azure Dev Tools for Teaching and Azure for Students program details and eligibility, including the requirement for a Volume Licensing agreement for Dev Tools for Teaching.
2. Use the Plans Support contact page to reach the Azure Education team and ask about options for institutions in Djibouti and whether any alternative education offers are available.

If your institution later becomes eligible (for example, by entering a Volume Licensing agreement and Azure becoming commercially available in your country/region), Azure Dev Tools for Teaching and Azure for Students can then be managed through the Azure Education Hub in the Azure portal.

References:

• What is Azure Dev Tools for Teaching?
• Frequently asked questions about Azure for Education
• Azure for Students
• Support for Azure Dev Tools for Teaching