Esri Higher Education

The programme provides access to ArcGIS software, including ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and ArcGIS Enterprise, for use in teaching, coursework, and academic research. Site licences are available to higher education institutions, covering software access for staff and students across departments such as geography, environmental science, urban planning, public health, business, and the humanities.

The offering includes curriculum guidance, lesson plans, sample datasets, and learning pathways aligned to GIS skills development at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. In addition to software access, the programme provides instructor resources, self-paced online courses through the Esri Academy, student competitions, and a community forum for educators.

Universities can use the platform for research projects involving spatial data analysis, cartography, remote sensing, and field data collection through companion mobile applications such as ArcGIS Field Maps and Survey123. The service also supports administrative use cases within higher education institutions, including campus facilities mapping, student recruitment analysis, and alumni engagement tracking.