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New generic extensionSince 2013

.academy domain registration

An extension for teaching and training: for an academy, a course center or a trainer who teaches a skill, saying from the address that the visitor has come to learn.

Score card

.academy 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
3 out of 5
Short names available
4 out of 5
Local meaning
1 out of 5

Overview

What is .academy

The word academy is one Arabic uses as it is for institutes of teaching, training, the arts and sport, so Arabic-speaking visitors understand it without translation. .academy 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 course centers, academies for languages, coding, the arts and sport, and trainers who gather their lessons, schedules and students’ certificates on one site. In people’s minds it’s less formal than .university and .college, so it suits those who teach a skill or a trade without granting a university degree.

We have a first-year offer, and renewal costs more. Many people know it less well than .com, and it doesn’t say which country you teach in, so put your city’s name in it if your students are in Qatar, and register .com for those who look for you from abroad.

Type
New generic extension (new gTLD)
In the root since
December 12, 2013
Name’s origin
academy, a place of learning
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 .academy the best fit?

Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .academy says in each, and which extension completes it.

  • A course and training center

    Excellent · The first choice

    It says the visitor has come to learn, and .com completes it for those who type your academy’s name out of habit.

    Register it with.academy.com

  • A sports academy

    Good · A good fit

    The word is familiar among training clubs, and .club completes it for your club.

    Register it with.academy.club

  • An online lessons platform

    Good · A good fit

    It says it’s for learning, and .online says the lessons are remote.

    Register it with.academy.online

  • An independent trainer

    Good · A good fit

    Your name with .academy turns your lessons into a small school, and .coach says you’re the trainer.

    Register it with.academy.coach

  • A university or college

    Consider another · Consider .university

    Whoever grants a university degree needs an extension that says so; .academy suggests courses, not degrees.

    Register it with.university.college

  • A study supplies store

    Consider another · Consider .store

    Visitors expect lessons while you sell; a trade extension is clearer.

    Register it with.store.com

What it does for you

What you gain when you register it

  • Learning in the address

    Visitors know from the link they’re facing lessons and courses, not a store or a blog.

  • A place for your students

    Courses, dates and enrollment on one site students return to.

  • Email that presents your academy

    info@maharat-doha.academy tells whoever receives it that the message comes from a place of learning.

  • Certificates under your address

    A course certificate carries an address anyone who wants to check it can visit.

And where its value shows

On course certificates

An address employers can check.

In the course ad

The sign-up link in one word.

In student groups

An address students pass around easily.

On the center’s door

Under its name, saying what goes on inside.

Pros and cons

What you should know before you register

Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.

Pros

  • 01A word Arabic uses as it is
  • 02Suits courses and training of every kind
  • 03A first-year offer with us
  • 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
  • 03Doesn’t suggest a university degree
  • 04Doesn’t say which country you teach in

Rules

Registration terms for .academy

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.

  1. 01Registration1 to 10 yearsThe name is yours from the moment you pay, for the term you chose.
  2. 02Before expiry31 days, then 8 days beforeWe remind you twice by email; auto-renewal saves you the reminder.
  3. 03After expiryDays 1–8The website and email stop; renew within these days at the regular renewal price.
  4. 04AuctionFrom day 10The name may go to auction; if it sells, it passes to its buyer.Domain recovery policy
  5. 05Redemption30 daysIf the registry offers it after deletion: a $200 redemption fee plus a year’s renewal.
  6. 06Final deletion5 daysThen the name is free again for anyone to register.

Tips

Before you register

  1. 1The skill before the extensionAn academy for languages or coding is recognized faster when its skill shows in the name.
  2. 2A link to check every certificateGive every certificate a page on your site, so whoever sees it can trust it.
  3. 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
  4. 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
  5. 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
  6. 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

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FAQ5 questions

Frequently asked questions about .academy

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  • $35 for the first year with an offer, then $56 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 .academy 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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