New generic extensionSince 2013
.education domain registration
An extension for education in its widest sense: for an education center, a lessons platform or a teacher sharing knowledge, saying from the address that the site is a place to learn.
Score card
.education in six cells
Our score out of five, as we see it when we help a customer choose.
- Trust
- 3 out of 5
- Easy to remember
- 3 out of 5
- Global reach
- 2 out of 5
- Price stability
- 4 out of 5
- Short names available
- 4 out of 5
- Local meaning
- 1 out of 5
Overview
What is .education
The word education is the broadest word in the field: it sets no stage and no kind, so it covers school, university, courses and private lessons. .education entered the internet’s root in 2013 as a new generic extension; it is run by Binky Moon, LLC and supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing.
It suits education centers, lessons platforms, curriculum publishers and teachers who gather their lessons on one site, and fits literacy initiatives and support for students who have fallen behind. Because it sets no stage, it has room for work that teaches young and old together, or moves from one stage to the next with its students.
We have a first-year offer, and renewal costs a little more. Many people know it less well than .com, the word is somewhat long, and it doesn’t say you grant a qualification, so put your city’s name before it if your students are in Kuwait, so they know from the address that you’re close to them.
- Type
- New generic extension (new gTLD)
- In the root since
- December 19, 2013
- Name’s origin
- education
- Responsible body
- Binky Moon, LLC
- Who may register
- Anyone, person or organization, from any country
- DNSSEC
- Supported
- Names in Arabic
- Supported (IDN)
Who it suits
For your field: is .education the best fit?
Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .education says in each, and which extension completes it.
An education center
Excellent · The first choice
It says you teach without confining you to a stage or subject, and .com completes it for those who type your center’s name out of habit.
Register it with.education.com
An online lessons platform
Good · A good fit
It says the site is for learning, and .online says the lessons are remote.
Register it with.education.online
A teacher sharing lessons
Good · A good fit
Your name with .education makes your lessons an educational site, and .me makes your page your own.
Register it with.education.me
A non-profit education initiative
Good · A good fit
It states its field, and .org says it’s not for profit.
Register it with.education.org
A curriculum publisher
Good · A good fit
It says what you publish is for learning, and .store says it can be bought from your site.
Register it with.education.store
A degree-granting university
Consider another · Consider .university
The word is broad and doesn’t say you grant degrees; .university and .college are more precise.
Register it with.university.college
What it does for you
What you gain when you register it
Learning in the address
Visitors know from the link they’re facing an educational site, not a store or a blog.
Room for every stage
A word that sets no stage, so your site has room for young and old.
Email that presents your center
info@durus-salmiya.education tells whoever receives it that the message comes from a place of learning.
Names still free
Short words taken in .com long ago you may find free here.
And where its value shows
On worksheets
An address students return to for more.
In course ads
One link for every subject.
In messages to students
Their source known before they’re opened.
On the curriculum cover
An address that goes wherever each copy goes.
Pros and cons
What you should know before you register
Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.
Pros
- 01The broadest word in education
- 02Suits centers, platforms and teachers
- 03A small gap between the offer and the renewal
- 04Short names are easier to find than in .com
- 05Supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing
Cons
- 01Renewal costs more than the first year
- 02Less familiar than .com to many people
- 03Broad: says neither the stage nor the qualification
- 04A somewhat long word
Rules
Registration terms for .education
What the registry requires and what we add, in one place.
- Who may register
- Anyone, person or organization, from any country
- Documents
- None required
- Name length
- Up to 63 characters
- Characters
- a–z, digits and hyphens, never first or last
- Names in Arabic
- Supported (IDN)
- Registration term
- 1 to 10 years
- DNSSEC
- Supported
- Privacy protection
- Optional, for a separate fee
- Transfer
- 60 days after registration or the last transfer, with an EPP code; adds a year to its term
Life cycle
From registration until the name is free again
What happens to your name if it isn’t renewed, and when you can still get it back.
- 01Registration1 to 10 yearsThe name is yours from the moment you pay, for the term you chose.
- 02Before expiry31 days, then 8 days beforeWe remind you twice by email; auto-renewal saves you the reminder.
- 03After expiryDays 1–8The website and email stop; renew within these days at the regular renewal price.
- 04AuctionFrom day 10The name may go to auction; if it sells, it passes to its buyer.Domain recovery policy
- 05Redemption30 daysIf the registry offers it after deletion: a $200 redemption fee plus a year’s renewal.
- 06Final deletion5 daysThen the name is free again for anyone to register.
Tips
Before you register
- 1The subject or stage before the extensionThe word is broad, so say before it what you teach: math, a language or exam preparation.
- 2A subdomain for each curriculumIf you publish more than one curriculum, a subdomain for each makes the student’s way easier.
- 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
- 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
- 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
- 6Make sure the name isn’t someone else’s trademarkA registered trademark’s owner can recover the name from whoever registered it first.
Nearby extensions
If your name is taken in .education
- .comThe most trusted, for your center’s name first.$17 first year
- .instituteFor an institute with set programs.$17 first year
- .universityFor those who grant degrees.$73 first year
- .academyFor courses and training.$35 first year
- .schoolFor schools and young learners.$43 first year
- .studyFor those who support students in their studies.$46 first year
FAQ5 questions
Frequently asked questions about .education
Didn’t find your answer? Our technical support team is with you around the clock.
Contact support$39 for the first year with an offer, then $43 for each renewal. Look at the renewal price before you register: it’s what you’ll pay every year after the first.
Anyone, person or organization, from any country, with no documents or conditions; the contact details in the owner’s name just need to be accurate.
Yes, once 60 days have passed since it was registered or last transferred. Ask your current provider for the transfer (EPP) code and open a transfer request with us; a full year is added to the domain’s term.
We remind you by email 31 days and 8 days before expiry, and 3 days after it. After expiry the website and email stop, and you can renew in the first eight days at the regular renewal price; from day 10 it may go to auction. If it is deleted and the registry allows redemption within 30 days, the redemption fee is $200 plus a year’s renewal.
Yes. The body responsible for .education has an Arabic table in IANA’s repository of internationalized names (IDN), so the name is written in Arabic and stored in a form that begins with xn--.
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