At Studica, our commitment is to the education market, our customers, and our employees. During these uncertain times with the ongoing Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, this remains true. We understand this situation is a difficult transition for our schools, teachers, educators, administrators, and students. We aim to be a resource for you during this time. As we continually monitor this fluid situation, we are taking steps to continue to serve our customers and protect our staff.

Resources for Schools during Coronavirus Closures

We are proud to say that we work with some amazing manufacturer partners. They are as committed to the education market as we are. We value our customers and want to provide as much help as we can. Studica is here if you need assistance. We have compiled a list of contact information for schools that have existing education lab licenses but are in need of student licenses due to the current novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation.

• GameMaker/YoYo Games – If you are an active/current education customer and your school has GameMaker Studio 2 licenses – each seat license has been extended to support five simultaneous student sessions, to help facilitate learning from home, details at https://www.yoyogames.com/blog/558/covid-19-education-student-home-working
• National Instruments (NI) – All NI online training courses have been made free through at least April 30, 2020. You can access free training from anywhere in the world, 24×7. This offer is not just for NI customers, it’s for all of us in the global engineering community.
• Lumion – In the USA, free student licenses are available at https://lumion.com/students-usa
• Chaos Group/V-Ray – Educational customers affected by COVID-19 campus closures can now request temporary, at-home licenses for their students and teachers.
• Edge Factor – As an online software, Edge Factor provides a fantastic opportunity for students to discover industries, careers, and CTE pathways, learn soft skills, be inspired by stories of real-life people pushing back the edge, and much more – right in the comfort and safety of their homes. They are providing free access for educators to share with their students. Educators – Request access now.
• Adobe – Creative Cloud tool offering, details at https://theblog.adobe.com/adobe-enables-distance-learning-globally-schools-impacted-covid-19/
• Avid – As an added measure to assist our community in adjusting their workflows to accommodate COVID-19 virus precautions, Avid will make a limited number of temporary licenses of our creative products (Media Composer Ultimate, Pro Tools, Pro Tools Ultimate, Sibelius Ultimate) available to qualified educational institutions at no charge. Get full details.
• Unity 3D Student – Free student licenses of this real-time 3D development platform are available, get details at https://store.unity.com/academic/unity-student
• Pixologic/ZBrush – If you are a current customer in need of assistance, please submit a ticket at http://support.pixologic.com and a member of their team will be happy to assist you as soon as possible.
• PTC – Free limited edition student licenses of Creo and Mathcad plus helpful resources available at https://www.ptc.com/en/academic-program/academic-products/free-software
• Robert McNeel Rhino – Offers 90-day free evaluation licenses:
  • Rhino 6 for Windows Evaluation – https://www.rhino3d.com/download/rhino-for-windows/6/evaluation
  • Rhino 6 for Mac Evaluation – https://www.rhino3d.com/download/rhino-for-mac/6/evaluation
• Netop – In response to the COVID-19 crisis, they are providing Netop Remote Control OnDemand FREE for all schools and universities through June 30, 2020. This is ideal for education IT folks and teachers who have attended access needs. You can request by sending an email to [email protected]
• Autodesk – Free student/faculty licenses at www.autodesk.com/education
• Foundry – Offers an opportunity for new students to experiment with Foundry products for one year, free of charge. Details at https://www.foundry.com/education/first-year-free
• Mixcraft – For educators using Mixcraft in the classroom, you can request free Mixcraft temporary student licenses. Simply email [email protected] with your school name and Mixcraft version # used in school for more details.

Moving Forward

As we continue to get more information, we will update this information for you. We are also working to find even more resources that could assist you. Please be well and know that Studica is here to support you. Feel free to contact Studica if you are an educator and have concerns about obtaining software for your students.