Building an Information System for a Higher Education Register in Croatia

10 pages•Published: August 9, 2023

Abstract

Higher education in Croatia has a long tradition; there are many strong HEIs with a large student population, and higher education is recognised as essential for the country's development. Public HEIs are developed based on program financing and contracting between HEIs and the Ministry of Science and Education to support economic needs by educating needed professionals. However, reporting and measuring key performance indicators and, finally, recognition or lack of concrete results are missing in this process. One of the primary reasons for that is a lack of a register of students, teachers and diplomas that would enable accurate and easy reporting, data analysis and tracking of developments and trends. The register should also enable other informed decision- making and the creation of policies and measures based on the evidence.
Building an Information System for Higher Education Register in Croatia started in the middle of 2022 and should last for three and a half years. In this paper, we describe the objectives that drive the project, list major information systems recognised as the primary data sources for the Register, and provide basic concepts covered during the system design. Also, we present, in short, a development approach that will drive the project of building the information system for the HE Register. Current status and plans are provided briefly in conclusion.

Keyphrases: higher education, information system, register, software development, system design

In: Jean-François Desnos and Martín López Nores (editors). Proceedings of European University Information Systems Congress 2023, vol 95, pages 199--208

Links:	https://easychair.org/publications/paper/nj6Z
	https://doi.org/10.29007/mgb1