Special Offer for Universities
Support education with professional-grade open source GIS solutions
At NextGIS, we believe that students and researchers should work with real-world geospatial tools. That’s why we offer a special academic program for universities and higher-education institutions worldwide.
What we offer
Free cloud access for teaching and learning + on-boarding webinar
Universities receive a free NextGIS Premium subscription (20 users), including:
- Hosted Web GIS environment (no infrastructure required)
- Interactive Web Maps publishing system
- QGIS collaboration infrastructure (projects publishing, team editing, version control)
- Field data collecting subsystem
- User and access management
This is ideal for courses, labs, workshops, and student projects.
A 1-hour onboarding webinar (in English) is included to help you get started. We’ll introduce the platform, share our experience, and answer your questions.
In addition to the free cloud plan, universities get 50% off:
The same platform can be used for education, research, and internal university needs.
What universities can do with our software
Teach modern GIS and geospatial analysis
Use professional tools already adopted in industry and public sector:
- Desktop <-> Web GIS workflows with QGIS
- Real-time collaboration on shared datasets
- Vector and raster data publishing. Clear demonstration of what raster and vector tiles are, and how OGC services work
- Version control and editing history for advanced team work
Students gain practical, transferable skills, not vendor-locked abstractions.
Support research and scientific projects
Our platform is actively used in environmental science, urban studies, hydrology, ecology, and spatial planning:
- Organize and manage projects’ spatial data
- Publish interactive maps for research results
- Share datasets with colleagues or the public
- Deploy project-specific Web GIS portals
Perfect for research teams.
Build public and internal geoportals
Universities can easily create:
- Campus and infrastructure maps
- Research project portals
- Open data portals
- Student project showcases
All without writing backend code.
Enable collaborative work for students and staff
Our tools support multi-user workflows:
- Students work simultaneously on shared layers
- Teachers review edits and history
- Role-based access for courses and departments
- Safe experimentation with rollback and versioning
This makes the platform suitable for both teaching and production use.
Open-source at the core
Our platform is built around open-source GIS technologies and integrates deeply with QGIS.
This ensures:
- Transparency and long-term sustainability
- No vendor lock-in
- Compatibility with open data standards
- Alignment with academic values
Explore our core products source code at GitHub: https://github.com/nextgis
How to apply for the university program
To join the academic program, contact us with:
- University name and country
- Department or faculty
- Your full name and position
Email edu@nextgis.com to request the academic discount. Or contact us in any convenient way.
Please note that the partnership agreement must be signed between your university and NextGIS OÜ. This offer is available only to educational institutions, not to individuals (students or university staff).