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For schools that need a clear DPA under §80 SGB X and Article 28 GDPR, that's problematic.",[103,263,265],{"id":264},"what-alternatives-exist","What alternatives exist?",[233,267,269],{"id":268},"state-level-centralised","State-level (centralised)",[271,272,273,280,286,292,298],"ul",{},[274,275,276,279],"li",{},[74,277,278],{},"NRW:"," LOGINEO NRW (Moodle + open-source stack)",[274,281,282,285],{},[74,283,284],{},"Lower Saxony:"," IServ (commercial, EU-hosted, widely deployed)",[274,287,288,291],{},[74,289,290],{},"BW:"," MoodleNet + BigBlueButton",[274,293,294,297],{},[74,295,296],{},"Bavaria:"," ByCS (BayernCloud Schule)",[274,299,300,303],{},[74,301,302],{},"Hesse:"," Schulportal Hessen",[233,305,307],{"id":306},"school-board-level-local-choice","School-board level (local choice)",[70,309,310],{},"This is where we come in. europioneer sets up:",[108,312,313,323],{},[111,314,315],{},[114,316,317,320],{},[117,318,319],{},"Microsoft Tool",[117,321,322],{},"Open-Source Equivalent",[127,324,325,338,352,362,372,382,392],{},[114,326,327,332],{},[132,328,329],{},[74,330,331],{},"OneDrive / SharePoint",[132,333,334,337],{},[79,335,32],{"href":336},"/en/blog/nextcloud-vs-onedrive-sharepoint"," (with ONLYOFFICE for Office files)",[114,339,340,345],{},[132,341,342],{},[74,343,344],{},"Teams",[132,346,347,351],{},[79,348,350],{"href":349},"/en/blog/microsoft-teams-alternative","Element/Matrix"," + BigBlueButton",[114,353,354,359],{},[132,355,356],{},[74,357,358],{},"Outlook / Exchange",[132,360,361],{},"Mailcow + Nextcloud Mail",[114,363,364,369],{},[132,365,366],{},[74,367,368],{},"OneNote",[132,370,371],{},"Nextcloud Notes / Joplin Server",[114,373,374,379],{},[132,375,376],{},[74,377,378],{},"Forms",[132,380,381],{},"Nextcloud Forms",[114,383,384,389],{},[132,385,386],{},[74,387,388],{},"Azure AD",[132,390,391],{},"Keycloak (or integration with state IdP)",[114,393,394,399],{},[132,395,396],{},[74,397,398],{},"Whiteboard",[132,400,401],{},"Whiteboard (Nextcloud), Excalidraw",[70,403,404],{},"All components:",[271,406,407,413,419,425],{},[274,408,409,410],{},"Are ",[74,411,412],{},"GDPR-compliant",[274,414,415,416],{},"Are hosted in ",[74,417,418],{},"Germany (Hetzner Falkenstein)",[274,420,421,422],{},"Run on ",[74,423,424],{},"iPad, Chromebook, Windows, Linux, Android",[274,426,427,428,431],{},"Cost a ",[74,429,430],{},"fraction"," of MS licensing: ~€1–3 per student/month",[103,433,435],{"id":434},"cost-comparison-gymnasium-with-800-students-70-teachers","Cost comparison: Gymnasium with 800 students + 70 teachers",[233,437,439],{"id":438},"microsoft-365-a3-education","Microsoft 365 A3 (Education)",[271,441,442,445,448,451],{},[274,443,444],{},"Students: free (A1) or €2.50/month (A3)",[274,446,447],{},"Teachers: €3.40/month (A3)",[274,449,450],{},"Consulting & operations: not included",[274,452,453,456],{},[74,454,455],{},"Plus:"," Compliance risk not quantifiable",[233,458,460],{"id":459},"europioneer-school-stack","europioneer school stack",[271,462,463,470,477,480],{},[274,464,465,466,469],{},"800 students + 70 teachers ≈ ",[74,467,468],{},"€350–550 / month"," (managed, fully included)",[274,471,472,473,476],{},"One-off setup from ",[74,474,475],{},"€1,500"," (eligible for funding)",[274,478,479],{},"24/7 monitoring included",[274,481,482],{},[74,483,484],{},"Compliance risk: zero",[103,486,488],{"id":487},"pedagogical-value","Pedagogical value",[70,490,491,492,495],{},"Open source isn't just data-protection-compliant — it's ",[74,493,494],{},"pedagogically valuable",":",[271,497,498,504,511,514],{},[274,499,500,501],{},"Students learn ",[74,502,503],{},"transparent software",[274,505,506,507,510],{},"Teachers can ",[74,508,509],{},"customise"," without asking a vendor",[274,512,513],{},"No lock-in: content is exportable, platform-independent",[274,515,516,522],{},[74,517,518],{},[79,519,521],{"href":520},"/en/blog/eurostack-digital-sovereignty","Digital sovereignty"," becomes tangible",[103,524,526],{"id":525},"how-we-support-school-boards","How we support school boards",[271,528,529,532,535,538,541],{},[274,530,531],{},"Free initial consultation with data-protection guidance",[274,533,534],{},"Funding application support (DigitalPakt successor, state programmes)",[274,536,537],{},"Pilot for one school, then scale",[274,539,540],{},"On-site teacher training",[274,542,543],{},"Student onboarding material",[70,545,546],{},[79,547,549],{"href":548},"/en/contact?subject=School-Migration","Free consultation for school boards →",[103,551,553],{"id":552},"conclusion","Conclusion",[70,555,556,557,560,561,564],{},"Microsoft 365 in schools is a ",[74,558,559],{},"legal end-of-life model"," in 2026. 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