SAP Higher Education & Research combines years of higher education expertise with state-of-the-art software, innovative business tools, and personalised information and services. The result is an open, Internet-based solution that helps institutions streamline their processes and enhance academic development.

SAP Higher Education & Research includes seamlessly integrated processes for funds management, human resources, financial accounting and operations control which help universities achieve increased efficiencies whilst reducing costs. The heart of the solution, campus management and e-learning capabilities, provides educational organisations with the tools to reach out to students anywhere and to manage their academic and financial requirements over time. Country-specific functions and forward-thinking management capabilities are helping more than 600 institutions around the world successfully tackle the challenges faced by higher education and research institutions today.

SAP Higher Education & Research enables colleges, universities and research institutions to more responsively and effectively address today s complex challenges of running institutions of higher education and research. Combined with solutions from the SAP.com e-business platform, SAP Higher Education & Research helps institutions to better communicate with and serve members of the academic community, streamline business processes to enhance efficiency and reduce costs, and more effectively manage resources, including financial, physical, and human capital. SAP Higher Education and Research is supported by the following cross-industry solutions:

• SAP Business Intelligence (SAP BI) seamlessly integrates data from various sources to help higher education institutions better understand the interrelationships of tactical activities and strategic goals. SAP BI can integrate external data, perform strategic modelling, and generate cross-functional reports.
• SAP Human Resources (SAP HR) helps universities and research institutions manage the high cost of personnel. In addition to providing fundamental administrative, management, and accounting functions, SAP HR delivers the benefits of planning and control of personnel resources, costs, and capabilities. SAP HR includes UK specific requirements such as National Insurance and multiple employments.
• SAP Financials delivers organisation-wide control of budget preparation and execution and financial planning for higher education institutions. Comprehensive financial accounting functions handle annual account generation, monitor receivables and payables, and link to automatic payment and debit systems.
• SAP Enterprise Portals offers a wide range of functions that enable online access to personalized information. Critical to developing a university s Internet presence, SAP Enterprise Portals simplifies the configuration of portals and also handles such basic functions as registration, security, personalization, and incorporation of content and services. The solution also supports role-based information processing with access control.
• SAP E-Procurement streamlines and accelerates the procurement and administration of consumable, indirect materials, such as the books and supplies that are typically procured by university organizations. Purchasing, inventory management, and invoice verification functions enhance the efficiency of your procurement processes, reducing costly off-catalogue buying and increasing the efficiency of the processes required for procuring goods and services. Through SAP E-Procurement, institutions can handle requirements planning, support purchasing and invoice verification, coordinate inventory management, and manage warehouse stock on the basis of both quantity and value.

You can find out more about SAPs solutions in the brochures below:

• SAP Higher Education and Research
• Campus Management