Development of the web-based data-driven university information management system (UIMS) for inter-university council for east Africa

Abstract

A significant challenge faced by the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) is the lack of a common Higher Education Information System (HEIS) for the East African Community (EAC) to harmonize the region's education and training system. The system has to manage data about the academic program, universities, research, and human capital respectively developed in different modules. Both EAC's citizens and IUCEA need statistics regarding this information and complex questions these data may answer. Traditional high education management is not only costly but also ineffective. In this work, a web-based data driven University Information Management system (UIMS) for IUCEA is designed to effectively manage university information concerning the academic life cycle, assets, finance, and human resource. In addition, a university application portal to help high education institutions is provided to apply for being among all degrees awarding high education. This system is the second module of the East Africa Community High Education Information System (EAC HEIS); it has been developed using agile software development and web technology such as RESTful API, React, Django, and MySQL. UIMS for IUCEA will significantly impact the IUCEA's day-to-day operation and receive recognition from the surfer. It will improve the efficiency of many processes.