Duke Kunshan University has chosen Oracle Corporation, (NYSE:ORCL) and tasked it with the responsibility of optimizing the student experience at the school.
The reason behind this according to analysts Oracle was chosen because of its long term experience offering computer technology services. With this new development it is expected that the joint venture between Duke University, Wuhan University and the City of Kunshan will be more effective because Oracle will provide cloud technology to the students hence supporting students’ recruitment, enrollment and engagement.
What will Duke Kunshan Get from Oracle?
According to Executive Vice Chancellor at Duke Kunshan Denis Simon, the way forward towards creating a world-class university is to focus on liberal arts and research in China. With Oracle student clouding, it is expected that the school will be in a better position to offer effective systems of recruiting highly qualified students, driving program success and also helping in reducing information communication costs. With oracle, Duke Kunshan University expects that it will be in a position to meet proper students’ admission objective both in short and in the long run.
Suitability of Oracle in Service Delivery
According to the Chairman of Duke Kunshan, by employing Oracle, the university will benefit from combining deep domain knowledge which was established more than a century ago. With this, it is expected that the next generation of higher education deserves better user experience, embedded analytics and building collaboration delivering comprehensive support for the entire student lifecycle.
Many are waiting to see what will happen when Oracle completes its projects at Duke Kunshan University. Skeptics have, however, expressed their concerns that Oracle may not completely meet the objectives if they don’t invest in pre-project implementation research.
With a very comprehensive solution focused on managing the students’ lifecycle and promoting collaborative relationship, other stakeholders associated with the university have expressed their positive expectation towards what Oracle is offering. The students are also waiting to see what is in store for them as far as university cloud services are concerned.
