The UOW College Hong Kong

Challenge

Migrating to a new, cloudbased system under a tight deadline

Results

• Completely new system delivered within nine months
• Improved, intuitive mobile experience
• Major business efficiencies and time-savings

Summary

The UOW College Hong Kong (UOWCHK) is one of the leading colleges in Hong Kong, offering a wide range of degree and sub-degree courses to more than 2,000 students every year. With a state-of-the-art campus based in Kowloon City, UOWCHK is part of the global network of institutions operated by the University of Wollongong (UOW).

UOWCHK’s transformation began in July 2015 when UOW took stewardship of the institution, then known as the Community College of City University (CCCU). Established over a decade prior, CCCU needed much more than a simple rebrand to become UOWCHK. The transition required a new student management system as soon as possible.

Because of the small team size and tight deadline for delivery, selecting the right technology was crucial. “A cloud-based solution was a key priority for us,” explains Louise Silvestri, Executive Director of Business Transformations for UOW Global Enterprises. “We had narrowed our evaluation down to three options, but considering that we already knew and trusted Ellucian, and that we needed a scalable solution that would help to futureproof the business, Banner quickly became the only choice.”

UOWCHK formed a close partnership with Ellucian, working with an Ellucian project manager and technical lead to help ensure a smooth migration to the Banner Student Management System in the Ellucian Cloud infrastructure, supported by Amazon Web Services (AWS), to meet its future goals. Kicking off in November 2018, the project was split into two phases; the first of which aimed at launching a minimum viable product (MVP) by September 2019 to meet the semester start and to transition from the previous CCCU system.

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