In 2015, the University of Tasmania announced bold plans to double its intake of international students over the next decade, making education one of the state’s biggest export industries. To meet this challenge, the University needed a proven admissions management solution, so it could streamline the experience for students, education agents, and staff. The new solution also had to give the university staff the ability to manage applications both in the office and on the road.
The university identified four main areas for improvement:
- Reduce data entry for staff
- Enhance communications with agents and applicants
- Smarter reporting capabilities
- Better workflow and referral visibility
Flywire's StudyLink platform addressed all these needs through a safe, seamless integration with the university’s Student Management System. First, the university integrated curriculum data into the platform, then student details, applications, and offers back into their SMS. Updates are synced every night, further reducing data entry time.
The University of Tasmania now processes all international and higher degree research applications through Flywire's StudyLink platform – and it’s not just turnaround time that has improved. All data is captured in one place, making it simpler to view and find application information. Staff, agents, and applicants can all monitor the status of an application from anywhere, and secure servers mean data does not have to be shared via email, adding an extra layer of safety and reducing the risk of lost documents.
Flywire's StudyLink platform as dramatically improved our processing in terms of the time it takes to finalise acceptance of an application. The centralised platform simplifies the application process for prospective students while eliminating time-consuming manual data entry and minimising errors.
