Cloud-Based Management Information System for students:

Universities to be automated

by Uditha Kumarasinghe

The Higher Education Ministry will introduce a Cloud-Based Management Information System to automate the entire university system to suit modern day needs.

This is the first time in history that the entire university system would be automated through a Cloud- Based Management System which would enable university students, lecturers and the management to obtain instant information online about universities, Ministry institutions and other student and educational information, Higher Education Ministry Secretary Dr. Sunil Jayantha Nawaratne told the Sunday Observer yesterday.

Earlier, there was no mechanism to provide university student for their educational needs. As a result, all sectors in universities functioned in an isolated manner.

To overcome this long-felt need, steps were taken to introduce this latest information system covering the entire university network. Dr. Nawaratne said that the ministry is now making preliminary arrangements to introduce the Cloud Based Management System in 15 state universities. s

In addition, this system would also be introduced to the Buddhist and Pali University, Buddhashrawaka University, Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education, University Grants Commission and Higher Education Ministry.

"We hope that we could implement this system fully within the entire university system by the end of the year.

The information system will be implemented under eight key sectors such as student information, human resource management, student welfare facilities, accounting and finance, stock management, fixed asset management, salaries and wages and library information management, he said.