Hi, I guess you have already tried.
My Uni also made it difficult but I succeeded in setting up a working davmail, using the exchange protocol.
Mail my username at gmail.com if you think I can help.
Gateway: Exchange Protocol: O365Interactive OWA or EWS (Exchange) URL: https://outlook.office365.com/EWS/Exchange.asmx
(follow the instructions at https://davmail.sourceforge.net/faq.html)