.edu

. edu is a generic top -level domain ( gTLD ). It was introduced on 1 January 1985, making it one of the oldest entries at all. For the management of. Edu -profit organization Educause is responsible, based in Boulder ( Colorado). The operation was carried out by commercial companies VeriSign By the year 2001.

The abbreviation. Edu stands for education educational to German as education. This indicates that the top -level domain is intended for organizations in the education system. To date, may only be appropriate devices from the United States. Edu domains order, interested parties from other countries is not open to the ending. The first contract ever awarded. Edu domain was assigned to the University of California at Berkeley on April 24, 1985.

In the initial phase even outside of the U.S. could order one. Edu domain, which is no longer possible today. Already assigned addresses but passed away, so for example, uses the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, the domain kit.edu. , The University of Applied Sciences Munich uses the domain hm.edu, the Otto Beisheim School of Management, the domain whu.edu, the Management Center Innsbruck the domain mci.edu and the European Academy of Bolzano, the domain eurac.edu.