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Higher Education and Research

To educate the next generation and stay ahead of trends, colleges and universities are using smart higher education software.

The future of higher education and research

Colleges, universities, and research institutions are using innovative technology to prepare students for the world of work and to do more with less.

New higher education technology

Proactive institutions are transforming, using smart education technology to deliver the new skills, tools, and job experiences students will need – and the personalised, interactive tools they expect.  

Intelligent finance and accountability

Using next-generation finance solutions, higher educational institutions can make the most of finite resources – and meet demands for transparency around affordability, value, and learning outcomes.

Smart campuses

To keep pace with digitally native students, and to stay sustainable, institutions are evolving into smart campuses – transforming everything from entrance admissions and student experiences to parking.

Always-on student engagement

Colleges and universities create student information systems resembling video gaming to gauge student interests and sentiments – using the data to tailor meaningful recruitment messaging and outreach.

Changing faculty and staff paradigm

Teaching talent from the business world is rebalancing tenured university faculty models. Contingent workforces support learning areas most in need – and departments are integrating to form agile hubs. 

Accelerated research processes

Advancements in AI, analytics, and computing power help research institutions to automate functions, integrate digital processes, streamline projects and finance – and accelerate vital discoveries.

Innovative higher education and research solutions from SAP and our partners

Solutions that address specific higher education and research industry needs help you achieve cost-effective transformation and sustainable growth.

SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Our modern ERP system with embedded analytics, AI, and machine learning supports efficient and agile processes to maximise resource value and help you deliver measurable cross-campus and online campus results.

SAP Analytics Cloud

By integrating analytics and planning functionality with SAP applications, this solution can provide direct insights into academic and financial data. 

SAP SuccessFactors solutions

From core HR and payroll to talent management, HR analytics, and workforce planning, our software can help you offer individualised experiences and strategic solutions to empower employees to reach their potential.

Research budget management by Flexso

Digitalise your research administration with a solution running on SAP Portfolio and Project Management that enables straightforward and detailed budget entry, simulation, or calculation for research projects.

labour Relations and Safety for Higher Education by Sodales

Minimise compliance risk with preventative management by deploying comprehensive lifecycle support for tenure, sabbatical, seniority, grievances, job bidding, liberation management, and safety inspections. 

Proctoring Record and Review by Questionmark Computing Limited

Help ensure that assessments are valid, reliable, and defensible with a remote proctoring service. This add-on fully integrates with the SAP Assessment Management application by Questionmark to deliver tests remotely.

Explore our higher education and research solutions

Retention and graduation rates are critical for an educational institution’s reputation, ranking, and overall economic viability. You need 360-degree, always-on oversight of students to deliver superior experiences and value on the journey to graduation and continued professional development.

  • Real-time customer relations portal
  • Unbundling of massive student support system contracts
  • Outreach to students to assess evolving needs
  • Predictive analysis for base planning
  • Analysis of budget constraints to meet new value standards

Improving the student experience for 40,000 students.

Source: University of Ljubljana

 

SAP S/4HANA is our chosen software for standardising our internal operational processes. We can work out staff payroll and headcount far quicker than before, and it makes us attractive to young people from a technology standpoint.

Aleš Košir, Head of IT, University of Ljubljana

SAP solutions help maximise operating margins and efficiency to increase institution value, faculty and staff development, and sustainability. Digital finance and human resource operations increase automation, maximising revenue streams and cash management while allowing faculty and staff to grow professionally and focus on education value.

  • Consolidated systems support structure
  • Automated accounting and grants and funds management
  • Optimised HR processes, enabling changes to support structures 
  • Intelligent analytics to enable sustainable efficiencies
  • Real-time analysis of critical needs against budget constraints

 

18 months from initial design to go-live.

Source: University of Bonn

 

Supporting cutting-edge research and teaching is a daily challenge for our administration. With SAP S/4HANA, we have standardised our processes, and our teams are working even more accurately and faster

Holger Gottschalk, Chancellor, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn

Research solutions from SAP leverage cross-functional and cross-departmental assets and resources. Superior research results are realised with optimal efficiency through the use of advanced analytics, shared services, and common practices. The increase in research enhances the output of an institution for enhanced reputation and revenue growth.

  • Segregation and tracking of grant and endowment funding
  • Transparency in regulatory oversight and reporting
  • Optimisation of shared-service centres and contract spend 
  • Intelligent analytics to increase efficiencies 
  • Cross-departmental asset-sharing and utilisation

30% time reduction in report generation.

 

Source: RV Educational Institutions and YASH Technologies

SAP S/4HANA is an incredible solution for higher education institutions that is helping us transform into an intelligent enterprise.

A.V.S Murthy, Honorary Secretary, Rashtreeya Sikshana Samithi Trust