Apple's 'Back to School' Offer Now Available Across Europe

Apple's annual Back to School offer for university students and educational staff is now available in many European countries, after initially launching in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Singapore, India, and the United Arab Emirates last month.

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Apple's online educational store is now showing the limited-time promotional offer in a long list of countries. With the purchase of an iPad, MacBook, or iMac, students can receive an accessory such as the Apple Pencil Pro, AirPods 4, or ‌AirPods 4‌ with Active Noise Cancellation for free. Alternatively, for a fee, customers can upgrade to a pricier accessory while retaining their overall saving.

The available accessories, savings, and supplementary costs are as follows (UK pricing):

iPad

  • ‌Apple Pencil‌ Pro (£119.00 savings)
  • ‌AirPods 4‌ (£129.00 savings)
  • ‌AirPods 4‌ with Active Noise Cancellation (£129.00 savings, after paying additional £50.00 fee)
  • AirPods Pro 2 (£129.00 savings, after paying additional £100.00 fee)
  • Magic Keyboard for iPad Air 11-inch (£119.00 savings, after paying additional £130.00 fee)
  • Magic Keyboard for ‌iPad Air‌ 13-inch (£119.00 savings, after paying additional £160.00 fee)
  • Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro 11-inch (£119.00 savings, after paying additional £160.00 fee)
  • Magic Keyboard for ‌iPad Pro‌ 13-inch (£119.00 savings, after paying additional £210.00 fee)

MacBook

  • ‌AirPods 4‌ with Active Noise Cancellation (£179.00 savings)
  • AirPods Pro 2 (£179.00 savings, after paying additional £50.00 fee)
  • Magic Mouse (£79.00–£99.00 savings)
  • Magic Trackpad (£129.00–£149.00 savings)
  • Magic Keyboard with Touch ID (£179.00–£199.00 savings)

iMac

  • ‌AirPods 4‌ with Active Noise Cancellation (£179.00 savings)
  • AirPods Pro 2 (£179.00 savings, after paying additional £50.00 fee)

The offer is now live in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, the Netherlands, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and a few other countries and territories in Europe, as well as in Türkiye.

The free accessory is included in addition to Apple's standard year-round 10% educational discount on select Mac and ‌iPad‌ models. In Europe, the promotion ends on October 21. In the U.S., it ends on September 30.

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Top Rated Comments

KRBM Avatar
18 weeks ago

Europe is a geographic continent of which the UK is a physical part and always will be. Are you perhaps thinking of the European Union which is a trading bloc?
Pop quiz: which currency is the most prevalent across Europe?

A) the British pound
B) the Swiss franc
C) the Turkish lira
D) the Euro

People from countries without lead in their drinking water are prohibited from participating ?
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contacos Avatar
18 weeks ago
Back to school? Summer break doesn't even start for another 3 weeks here ?
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jankyjamie Avatar
18 weeks ago
“Across Europe”. Text proceeds to provide figures in GBP instead of EUR.
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NightFox Avatar
18 weeks ago

Back to school? Summer break doesn't even start for another 3 weeks here ?
I used to hate it as a kid when we'd finally break up for the long-awaited summer holidays, and the shops would immediately be full of 'back to school' sale posters
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