Campus
Management International Launches Admissions Automation Service for Indian
Universities and Colleges to Comply with UGC Directive
Uma
Kannan, June 6, 2015, Bengaluru, DECCAN HERALD - Campus Management, a leading
provider of software, strategies, and services to higher educational
institutions, has plans to sell its solutions to at least 200 institutions
across India in the next five years.
Though the Rs 500-crore company started its India operations eight years
ago, only six months back did it start selling its products to educational
institutions in India.
Rajendra C Mruthyunjayappa, managing director (Europe, Asia-Pacific,
Africa, and Middle East), Campus Management, said over 500 employees are
working in the Bengaluru office. “We have been developing solutions that we
sell globally. But only recently did we start selling them to Indian
institutions. We have around 40 clients now,” he said.
To understand educational institutions better, and to provide
tailor-made solutions to the Indian market, Campus Management conducted a
survey, and has come up with ‘Campus Preparedness Report 2015’.
“When we look for information on the Indian education market, there are
many data on how many students are getting jobs and so on, but nothing about
institutional challenges, their priorities, what they want to do, and what they
want to address. We conducted the survey with the help of Engineering Watch,
and covered 500 institutions across the country with about 120 institutions in
the South, North, West, and the East respectively,” said Rajendra. The survey
was conducted over four months with 30 people working on it, and the result was
out a month ago.
2,000
clients globally
The survey revealed that one of the priorities of institutions is how to
effectively manage faculty. “About 85 per cent of institutions were thinking
how to effectively manage faculty time to maximise on teaching and research
versus all other activities. Another priority was how to optimally utilise and
manage their existing infrastructure. When we think of institutions, we first
think about buildings. Most institutions have realised that buildings alone
cannot solve the problem. Infrastructure includes projectors in the classroom, tables,
lab facility, among others. An institution might have a huge building, but what
if it doesn’t have a lab that can accommodate all students? Now institutions
have started thinking how to utilise resources properly,” he said. Rajendra
added that there are 34,000 colleges offering higher education across the
country.
Campus Management’s product suite — Campus Nexus — provides seven tools
to institutions.
“For instance, if we take the admission process management, which
involves lots of paperwork, our solution does everything automatically. It
automatically sends reminders to shortlisted candidates, fixes timing according
to the availability of counsellors, and so on,” he explained.
At present, Campus Management targets engineering colleges, deemed
universities, and its focus area is institutions that are upgrading to the
university status as they will be in dire need of putting systems into place.
“Globally, as many as 2,000 campuses have implemented our system. One of
the challenges in selling our solutions to the Indian market is that it
involves many selling cycles,” he said.
The company, based on survey and experience, will come up with
tailor-made solutions to the Indian market. Speaking about the cost involved in
purchasing the product, Rajendra said, “It is charged on a per student and per
year basis. The product costs between Rs 600 and Rs 2,500, and institutions can
pick and choose products accordingly.”
Bangalore, India – 10 December
2015 —
Campus Management International, a leading provider of enterprise software
products and services for higher education has announced a strategic
partnership with Future Communications Company Global, an active Microsoft
partner and leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) player in
the Middle East region. Through this partnership, Future Communications Company
will offer Campus Management’s products and services to higher education
institutions in the Middle East.
Campus Management’s solutions help institutions worldwide to
navigate the “superstorm” of forces impacting the higher education environment,
including serving the diverse needs of today’s learners, providing agility to
adjust to changing market requirements, and delivering the requirements to
assure a sound financial foundation. The CampusNexus® suite is a purpose-built
solution set for the higher education market which allows institutions to
harness the power of technology and expertise to meet today’s challenges, while
taking advantage of new advances in the future.
“Future Communications Company is actively working toward
enabling campuses in the Middle East to align themselves with global standards
of Higher Education through innovative use of technology and services,” said
Raj Mruthyunjayappa, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Campus
Management International. “Campus Management International and Future
Communications Company will work together to achieve that goal. A key area of
synergy will be addressing the existing and emerging needs of campuses in the
region through the combined strengths of both organisations, including
expertise in Microsoft technology, higher education industry proficiency, and
implementation know-how.”
“Future Communications Company Global has been implementing
Microsoft AX based solutions in a number of prestigious installations in the
Middle East,” said Mr. Mohammed Qiyamuddin, Operations Manager – Enterprise
Business Solutions, Future Communications Company. “Our strong presence and
implementation skills will add reach and depth to Campus Management International’s
desire to expand its presence and fully serve institutions in the region.”
About Campus Management Corp.
Campus Management is a leading provider of software, strategies
and services which enable institutions of higher education to offer dynamic
models of engagement and delivery. Over the past 27 years, Campus Management
has supported higher education, both proprietary and traditional institutions,
as well as foundations and other organizations through its cutting-edge student
information system; constituent relationship management (CRM) software; and
finance, human resources and payroll solutions.
Campus Management’s Campus Nexus suite is specifically designed
to provide institutions the flexibility they need to compete in the
ever-changing higher education landscape. Campus Nexus supports changes in
education delivery, recruitment, financial aid, student accounts, finance,
human resources, payroll, inventory management, procurement handling and
compliance management. Today, more than 2,000 campuses in 18 countries utilize
Campus Management to unite campuses and workflows, improve student outcomes and
achieve goals.
About Future Communications Company
Future Communications Company is a leading technology company
that provides cutting edge services ranging from retail, distribution and
maintenance of mobile devices, ICT products and services, enterprise mobility
solutions, project management services and telecom engineering services. With
its headquarters in Kuwait, the company also has a presence in Bahrain, Saudi
Arabia, Qatar and the UAE. Through its strategic partnerships with some of the
biggest brand names in the world, the company is able to provide a broad
spectrum of technology solutions to various industries in both, the private and
government sectors across the region.
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