# Visual Studio Professional (incl. Azure credit) Supported on Windows Usage Paying Price €62.47 ![Visual Studio Professional Logo](/system/files/styles/media_library/private/2026-03/VSPro.png?itok=QFzfIbnq) Visual Studio Professional is Microsoft's comprehensive development environment, designed for professional software development. This subscription gives you access to the full Visual Studio IDE, which you can use to build applications for Windows, the web, the cloud and more. For UCLL students and staff, this subscription offers a particularly attractive benefit: you receive **$50 in Azure credit** every month that you can freely use on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. This lets you experiment with cloud services such as virtual machines, databases, container environments and AI services — ideal for projects, assignments or personal development. **What are the main benefits?** - **Azure credit** of $50 per month to set up and test cloud projects - **Visual Studio Professional IDE** for development in C#, .NET, Python and more - Access to **Azure DevOps** for version control and CI/CD pipelines The Azure credit expires every month and does not carry over to the next month. Payment methods To get access to Visual Studio Professional, you need to [enroll and pay via this link](https://services.ucll.be/offerenrollment/add/offer/4405) (academic year 2026-2027, license active until September 30, 2027). Once your payment has been received, you will get a payment confirmation. It then takes about 2 hours for your license to be activated. After activation, you will receive an onboarding email from Microsoft. Contact: Last updated: 09/10/2026 - 13:56 Copy link page