Why Higher Education Institutions Ought to Have Their Own Apps?

High schools, colleges and universities are turning their attention to mobile solutions that are useful to students as well as faculty. This will not only enhance student experience and more students may be interested in wanting admission. Due to mobile innovation, engagement and interaction with potential students increase even prior to enrolling.

It’s not mandatory for all educational institutions to have their own mobile app but they will certainly benefit from having one. Hire the services of a mobile app development company and with the help of app builder software come up with your own official app.

Some of the advantages are:

1. Automate complex academic procedures and eradicate paperwork2. Foster 2-way communication and increase interactivity 3. Simplify necessary activities like access timetable, make fee payments etc.

Here are a few of the reasons why a personalized official mobile app can help your academic institution in a major way.

Admission:

Admission process is one of the most vital factors for educational institutions. The procedure of filling up different admission forms and manually process applications is exhausting, tedious and a time-consumer. At every stage of the admission, the app will have the ability to dispatch real-time status updates by email and SMS alerts to potential students and parents. You get to avoid long winding queues to pay fees.

Scheduling:

The institute wants students to attend all the classes that are scheduled. So it is vital that scheduling of the classes is accurate. This will greatly reduce timetable conflicts and will make sure that students don’t miss any class. Develop an automated course timetable in the app and visually inform your faculty or exhibit room availability. A calendar can also be used to prepare a schedule as well as be prepared for upcoming classes.

Online/Offline Data Sync:

This ensures that users can access, store, edit as well as save academic data locally even if the internet connection is not available.

GPS Tracking:

You will have the ability to identify and locate your institute campus or classroom building in real-time via GPS tracking.

Multilingual Support:

The app will feature the option of translating content to a number of different international languages so as to reach more people in different parts of the world.

Attendance:

Do eliminate the practice of pen and paper based attendance. Professors can simply use the mobile app to mark attendance as well as track the activities of the students.

Reports and Charts:

You will be able to avail real-time updates from dashboard reports as well as charts and obtain all the information needed in seconds so decisions can be made faster.

Access Cloud:

Data can be securely stored in cloud and can be accessed from anywhere and at any time. Student absence can be recorded and the progress of the students can be tracked while on the go.

Be Informed:

You can be informed about all the latest events on campus and even upload a photo taken from your mobile phones.

Instant Messages:

This is very important as one can view urgent notifications, reminders, approval requests and alerts. This is done to update as well engage with users, regardless of whether they are on campus or off campus. How to make an app? It’s easy if you follow the steps prescribed and the app will be ready in no time!

Moved from her comfortable hometown, Salini is yet another girl baffled and toughened by the City of Dreams - Mumbai. An MBA in Marketing, she is in the early phase of her career. Ambiverted by nature, she finds occasional solace in hills & books.