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Business use

Software subject to licensing is purchased in the form of collective licences (multiple, campus, regional, state and federal licences) for official use.

This software may only be used for official use on university computers.

The procurement process is described in this guide as an example for Windows 10.

Software productPlatformLicence typeLicences
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows 8
Microsoft Windows 10
Operating systemCountry contract
free of charge
campus-wide, employees only
Microsoft Windows Server2008 R2
Microsoft Windows Server2012 R2
operating systemcountry contract
free of charge
campus-wide, employees only
Microsoft Office2010
Microsoft Office2013
Microsoft Office2016
Microsoft Office2019
Windowscountry contract
free of charge
campus-wide, employees only
Microsoft Visio2010
Microsoft Visio2013
Microsoft Visio2016
WindowsSingle user licence
Price on request
campus-wide, employees only
Microsoft Project 2010
Microsoft Project 2013
Microsoft Project 2016
WindowsSingle user licence
Price on request
campus-wide, employees only
Sophos AntivirusWindows, Maccountry contract
free of charge
campus-wide, employees only
Adobe Acrobat Pro 2017
Adobe Photoshop Elements
Adobe Premiere Elements
Adobe Lightroom
Various
platforms
Single user licence
Price on request
campus-wide, employees only
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC
Adobe Premiere Pro CC
Adobe After Effects CC
Adobe Dreamweaver CC
Adobe Illustrator CC
Adobe InDesign CC
Adobe Photoshop CC
Various
platforms
Rental licence
(per person or
device)
Price on request
campus-wide, employees only
Adobe - other productsVarious
platforms
On requestcampus-wide, employees only

Teaching & Research

Software subject to licence is purchased in the form of collective licences (multiple, campus, regional, state and federal licences) for use in teaching and research.

This software may only be used on university computers.

Application areaProduct nameVersionPlatformLicence typeLicences  
ChemistryGaussian09 E0.1allcentral softwarecampus-wide  
ChemistryGaussView5Linuxcentral Softwarecampus-wide  
FEMAnsys13allcentral software
(exclusively for use in teaching)
(exclusively for use in teaching). teaching)1250
MathematicsMATLAB2018ballcountry licence   
StatisticsStatgraphics Windowscentral softwarecampus-wide  
StatisticsOriginPro9.6.5Windowscentral softwarecampus-wide  

 

Private use

The URZ has concluded a state-wide licence agreement (Campus Sachsen) for some software products that may be used privately by students of TU Bergakademie Freiberg on their home computers.

Product nameVersionPlatformLicence typeLicences
Microsoft Office 365Office 365 ProPlusWindowsFederal contractcampus-wide, students only