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| Dr Nabil Mohamed Ahmed, Minister of Higher Education and Research |
The University of Djibouti has implemented
a sophisticated software system to help it achieve its ambition to deliver
tertiary education to students in countries in the horn of Africa, DigitalSENSE Business News
gathered.
Oracle’s Corporate Communications Leader, Mr.
Peter Rae, disclosed to DigitalSENSE
Business News that the initiative which was sponsored by the Ministry of
Higher Education, was unveiled at a ceremony attended by the Djiboutian
President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh and students from the university.
Minister of Higher Education and Research,
Dr Nabil Mohamed Ahmed, in the statement said that the system will entrench
global best practices in delivering and managing higher education. “This is the
perfect platform upon which to build our continuing investment in the youth of
this region, for whom world-class education is essential,” he said.
Dr. Ahmed noted that modern technology is a
key requirement to advance education in Djibouti and beyond.
Oracle Senior Vice President, East Central
Europe, Middle East and Africa, Alfonso di Ianni said “significance of this
implementation lies in the vision of the Djibouti’s President, who recognized
that modern technology today is a vehicle for progress,” stressing that this implementation has proved that
information technology is a very powerful transformational tool for business
and government.
Principal of Djibouti University, Dr Djama
Mohamed Hassan, said that the software platform constitutes a complete
university system delivering teaching, research and administrative management
in line with international modern practices.
“The university would not have had the
skills to implement these processes manually, but the Peoplesoft system already
has best practices built into the workflows. Students, academic staff and
administration can have a fluid, seamless engagement whether virtual or
physical, thus allowing them to address student and academic needs
dynamically.”
The long-term goal of the university is to
provide degree and post-graduate courses to students in surrounding countries,
a service the university believes will be supported by the system.
DigitalSENSE Business News
checks reveal that implementation was conducted jointly by Mahindra Satyam and
Mega Bureautique, a Djibouti-based partner which trained a team of software
engineers to provide support. Oracle provided servers, storage, and software to
ensure the project was a success.
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