Microsoft now offers student discounts on Windows 7 in more countries

Microsoft loves to gives students great deals on their software, and over at the Windows Team blog they've got some good news for our international readers. If you're a student and looking for a nice, cheap copy of Windows 7 you're in luck!

The same program which allows U.S. students to pick up Windows 7 Professional for $29.99 has been expanded to eleven additional countries: Italy, Belgium, New Zealand, Thailand, Spain, Portugal (all available now), Sweden, Denmark (available November 4th), Norway, and Ireland (available November 11th).

If you take advantage of the offer, don't forget about this handy tool which helps you create a bootable DVD or USB flash drive from the disc image file (.ISO) you'll be downloading.

Hit up the official Microsoft post for the purchase link for your country.