Why Students Are Claiming .it.com Domains

The .it.com domain extension was recently added to the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme — an EU-funded education initiative running across universities in Lithuania, Poland, and Bulgaria. Students in the programme receive a real .it.com domain alongside hosting and site-building tools, and use it to publish a personal portfolio they actually own. You can read the original Erasmus+ announcement from .it.com Domains for full context.

It's a small detail with a big implication: a personal domain is no longer a 'someday' purchase you make once you have a job title. It's becoming part of how the next generation of students, founders, and creators introduces itself online.

For years, students have rented their digital identity from platforms — a LinkedIn slug, a Behance subpage, a Notion link. Those work, until the platform changes its layout, its pricing, or its rules. A domain doesn't change. A short personal domain like yourname.it.com points wherever you want it to, for as long as you want it to. That portability is one of the core reasons founders and students choose .it.com over a free subdomain.

That's the case the Erasmus+ programme is making in practice: ownership over digital space is a skill, not a luxury. Students who learn to publish on their own domain early tend to keep doing it — through internships, first jobs, side projects, and eventually their own companies.

The reason .it.com fits this use case is the same reason founders pick it: it's short, globally recognized, and reads naturally in conversation, on a CV, and in search results. A first-name or handle-style domain — exactly the kind found in our short and brandable .it.com category — is the kind of URL you can put on a business card or conference badge without explanation.

If you're a student, a recent grad, or anyone building a personal brand, the takeaway is simple: claim the name before you need it. Premium first-name and short-word .it.com domains move quickly, and the cheapest time to secure your premium .it.com domain is always before someone else wants it. For the very best names, see our ultra-premium collection.

Browse the full catalog of premium .it.com names to find one that fits — or send an inquiry if you have a specific name in mind. Every transfer is handled through escrow, so funds and the domain are protected end-to-end.