Higher education: what software can you use to manage your school?
When you manage a higher education establishment, the question arises as to the choice of software, and in particular your ERP.
The reason why it has become essential to acquire such software is that managing an educational establishment raises a number of challenges: arousing the interest of potential applicants, organising competitive examinations, managing enrolments, recruiting lecturers, designing programmes, timetables and examinations, and much more besides.
Using specialist higher education software, such as CRM (Customer Relationship Management) for candidate relationship management, or ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) for education , makes it possible toIt also saves time on certain tasks thanks to automation, centralises data and helps with decision-making.
Discover our detailed selection of software specialising in higher education, and some advice on how to choose the one that's right for you.
Selection of CRM and ERP software for higher education
Universities, business schools, engineering schools, apprentice training centres and other higher education establishments need a specialised ERP.
A higher education ERP is specially designed to help educational establishments deal with their problems more effectively and to help them manage their day-to-day tasks.
And if you want to optimise the recruitment of new candidates for your institution, a specialist CRM can offer some very useful features and complement your ERP.
Here is our selection of 3 software packages specialising in higher education:
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 AIMAIRA |  Aurion |  OSCAR CRM Enseignement Sup |
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| For all companies | For companies with 2 to 50 employees | For all companies |
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| Learn more about AIMAIRA | Learn more about Aurion | Learn more about OSCAR CRM Enseignement Sup |
aimaira, 100% web-based to control management costs
aimaira is a 100% online management solution for higher education institutions, tracking applicants from selection to graduation. It helps schools control their management costs while streamlining processes and communication between different departments, thanks to data workflows.
© Aimaira
⚙️ Features include
- management and monitoring of enrolments in progress, with the option of interacting with students to help them finalise the process,
- a candidate selection assistance module that allows you to manage the scheduling of competitions and appointments between the jury and the candidate,
- online payment management (alerts, reminders, payment on account) and accounting by interfacing with accounting software,
- organising examinations, managing assessments and generating mark sheets,
- intranet for students to track their course timetable, re-register for the following year, download a certificate or report card, and for teachers to sign their contracts or view their trombinoscopes.
👍 Advantages :
- Ergonomically designed, the sophisticated navigation makes it easy to get to grips with,
- automatic workflows simplify communication between departments,
- students register in 7 minutes (electronic signature, payment of registration fees, uploading of documents and photos, etc.),
- support for setting up the tool (particularly for interfacing with other software) and learning how to use it,
- accessible from anywhere and via a variety of media (mobile, tablet, etc.).
❌ Disadvantage:
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pricing not visible on the site.
AIMAIRA
Aurion adapts to all types of needs
Aurion, from publisher Auriga, offers a comprehensive tool that brings together all the strategic data of a training establishment for administrative, pedagogical, logistical and financial management. It is suitable for all specialisms (business, engineering, health, social, etc.) and offers 7 modules.
Aurion - Auriga
⚙️ Features include
- management of the various stages of a competitive examination (application files, organisation of sessions, invitations to tests, admission and waiting lists, jury management, etc.),
- administrative follow-up to manage enrolments, build programmes (UE or teaching units, syllabus, course catalogue), organise tests and assessments,
- management of relations with companies, partners and former students (prospecting, contact management, relationship history, etc.),
- invoicing with online payment, payment tracking, a reminder system and data transfer to the accounts department,
- simple, effective business management using dashboards, graphs and decision-support indicators.
👍 Benefits :
- ERP implementation expertise thanks to a secure method that respects costs and deadlines, and human support,
- automation of processes and interfacing with management software, saving time and improving the quality of the service provided,
- It's easy to use, thanks to its sophisticated ergonomics and an interface tailored to the user's profile,
- Numerous parameter settings to adapt to all specific needs and to evolve with requirements without additional development,
- regular updates that bring new features.
❌ Disadvantage:
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No functionality for recruiting candidates.
Aurion
Miracle by School Tech, an innovative way to manage your school
Miracle by School Tech is a fully modular ERP software package, offering a single platform with a CRM for recruiting and monitoring applicants, as well as educational, administrative and financial management, and a portal for all school stakeholders (applicants, students, teachers, alumni, companies, etc.).
⚙️ Some features:
- Sales module (CRM): management of contacts, monitoring of prospecting and applications, sending of personalised, automated campaigns to the right channels, thanks to the use of marketing automation and Artificial Intelligence,
- teaching module: publishing school documents, report cards, managing timetables, tracking attendance, facilitating student career paths and the work of lecturers,
- administrative module: centralising data and monitoring the electronic management of your documents,
- financial module: invoicing, performance support tools and steering of the school's finances,
- company module: for commercial and administrative management of company partners, particularly OPCO rules (apprenticeship contract/professionalization contract, etc.).
👍 Benefits :
- solution developed with the help of higher education institutions and industry experts,
- ergonomic and intuitive design with the user in mind,
- The aim is to improve productivity and communication between all in-house teams, with multi-campus management,
- customisable and adaptable platform with specific developments, able to integrate your other tools (HR, payroll, etc.), connection via API,
- quick and easy installation, support in deploying the tool and its upgrades.
❌ Disadvantage:
- no payroll/HR management.
Oscar Campus CRM, boost your student recruitment
Oscar Campus CRM is software specialising in optimising the transformation of your prospects into students. Dedicated exclusively to higher education, this platform provides you with all the tools you need to manage prospects and improve their conversion into future students in order to fill enrolments.
⚙️ Features include
- centralisation of prospect data from trade shows, open days, online forms, calls, emails or files,
- integrated communication tools enabling actions to be triggered automatically or manually (emails, SMS, appointment scheduling, etc.),
- management of competition applications (online registration, payment of fees, etc.),
- Its API makes it possible to interface the solution with other software on your information system, in particular an ERP,
- Business performance management, providing information on fill rates, ROI on communication campaigns and analysis of the conversion tunnel to improve conversion.
👍 Advantages :
- time-saving prospect data entry that can be carried out at tablet events,
- quick and efficient software implementation,
- complete management of prospects, for better conversion into registrations,
- human support and close monitoring by a dedicated project manager,
- the ability to configure action scenarios alternating between SMS, emailing and paper mailings.
❌ Disadvantage:
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Does not manage post-registration.
OSCAR CRM Enseignement Sup
How do you choose your higher education software?
Choosing the right software is crucial, because it integrates into the heart of an organisation to manage all its facets. You need to think carefully beforehand, ask yourself the right questions and, above all, don't hesitate to take the time to compare and test the software.
In our opinion, it's important to choose software that :
- is specialised in the industry, because a generalist will find it harder to respond precisely to your training needs,
- hosts your data in France, to ensure better data security in compliance with European standards,
- is accessible via the cloud to guarantee better availability of the software,
- is flexible, so it can be adapted to your future needs for long-term use,
- can be easily adapted to your needs, because while some features may be particularly innovative and attractive, you need to ensure that the investment is well worthwhile.
Article translated from French