The aim of the SAP University Alliances programme is to provide Professors themselves with access to SAP to enable them to explore a large enterprise system and to devise new and interesting ways to teach and research key concepts taught in business, computing, management information systems, operations, strategic management, finance, software engineering and others.

The programme provides Professors with access to world class tools that stimulate student understanding of business and systems concepts and enable them to perceive how real world enterprises integrate the concepts they are being taught into their organisations.

Students become more engaged whilst studying at university and more employable afterwards.

The core program consists of:

• Access to SAP ERP, Business Intelligence, Business Objects, Supply Chain Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Customer Relationship Manager, Enterprise Portal and 20 other applications including industry systems such as those for Retail, Banking and Healthcare
• A reliable hosting mechanism provided by the Technical University of Munich whereby universities only have to install a graphical user interface at their location and then obtain service and support from fellow academics
• Curricula materials and extensive datasets that can be used immediately, thereby reducing the amount of effort required to get going
• Extensive and free workshops for Professors and Lecturers to enable them to develop SAP skills themselves
• Access to a global network of academic researchers and professional educators on topics addressing management information systems, school curriculum development, e-business, business process /technology integration, ICT strategy and e-learning among others