SAP for Higher Education & Research offers comprehensive functionality that allows colleges, universities, and research institutions to address the challenges and opportunities of today's economy. A comprehensive set of functions supports student life-cycle management. Plus, SAP for Higher Education and research addresses other core business areas.

E-Procurement

• Intelligent procurement and materials management
• Requirements planning, purchasing, invoice verification, inventory management, and warehouse management
• Direct links with funds management, financial accounting, and managerial accounting capabilities

Knowledge Management

• Web check-in, authoring, and editing
• Performance assessment workbench
• Integration with document management

E-Learning

• Personalized online educational offerings to match student needs and eligibility
• Tailored learning paths to match student profiles
• Student accounts and progress tracking
• Assessment results integrated with ERP systems

Financial Management

• Comprehensive budget and finance management across the institution
• Optimized budget formulation processes
• Managerial accounting tools and decision support for cost control of processes, products, and services
• Return on investment (ROI) analyses
• Comprehensive accounting functions for increased efficiency of accounts payable and accounts receivable accounting

Human Resources

• Organization and position management, linking personnel budgets with work areas and employees
• Recruitment processes for managing open positions, applicant screening, reporting, and cost analysis
• Time and leave management
• Personnel administration