Student experience takes centre stage at LIPA

The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) has made a major investment into student wellbeing, partnering with global Software-as-a-Service provider TechnologyOne to implement its OneEducation solution. The move will provide students with a one-stop-shop for administrative services from enrolment to graduation and everything in between using any device, anywhere, at any time.

TechnologyOne’s OneEducation is a leading true SaaS solution tailored to the UK’s higher education market. It encompasses every facet of the student lifecycle and provides sophisticated corporate systems including Financials, Supply Chain Management , Human Resources and Payroll and Student Management. The solution’s cutting-edge data management tools will allow LIPA to automate, consolidate and transform student-related information, such as academic performance, finance, and attendance into insights on student wellbeing.

The project will leverage the global software vendor’s unique SaaS Plus offering, saving time and money for the institute, who will enjoy the simplicity of a single, annual fee to implement, operate and support the software.

LIPA Principal & CEO Sean McNamara said: “Moving away from on-premise applications to a modern SaaS Plus solution will allow us to keep pace with the ever-changing technology landscape and apply those innovations to better meet the needs of students.”

TechnologyOne provides an innovative and trusted true SaaS solution and constantly deploys platform-wide security enhancements, ensuring institutions benefit from the most recent updates for optimal protection.

TechnologyOne UK Executive Vice President, Leo Hanna, said: "LIPA was dealing with a tremendous amount of risk managing its antiquated Tribal Student Management product on premise. Our Student Plus offering was specifically designed to move customers off unsecure legacy technology onto our secure SaaS platform at no risk, providing customers with a trusted and innovative ERP solution purpose-built for the industry, which is really resonating with the market.”

“We partner with higher education providers across the UK and direct our R&D resources towards continually improving our solutions, making them faster, more secure and more focussed on the outcomes institutions desire. Our scalable SaaS solution will grow with LIPA to provide them with the data and insight they need to make smart, evidence-based decisions.”

“Running servers and big IT estates is not central to an education provider’s purpose, in fact it is an expensive and downright risky pursuit. TechnologyOne takes full responsibility for the complete outcome of the solution experience – not just the software, enabling LIPA to leverage the expertise of our highly skilled in-house consulting team, so they can focus on delivering enriching educational experiences for students.”

TechnologyOne partners with two thirds of the UK’s higher education institutions, including the London School of Economics, the University of Dundee, the University of Exeter and York St John University.