Education

Redefining student engagement, retention and success with the Microsoft Cloud

With increasing competition to attract the highest calibre of students, institutions are having to work harder to stand out. 2018 saw a 40% increase in unconditional offers, reflecting the pressure on institutions to maintain student numbers despite a market squeeze caused by a lack of 18 year olds.

We’re delivering tools to help institutions engage with prospective applicants, support students thought their journey, and ensure long lasting relationships post-graduation.

We are the trusted technology partner for 30% of UK universities

We’re enabling institutions to:

Replace and consolidate legacy solutions to achieve a single view of each student

Deliver proactive reporting and trend analysis, to maximise student support and retention.

Manage end-to-end student recruitment and marketing activities through cross- channel campaigns

Improve the quality and consistency of student services with AI and bot technologies available 24/7

Maximise domestic and international student conversion through dedicated online accounts and student portals

Make significant savings by consolidating systems and moving legacy IT infrastructure to the cloud

Boost communication across the institution with interactive intranets for news and documents

Empower staff and students to work remotely with document management and collaboration solutions

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“Working with Pythagoras helped us broker a unified way of doing things. We have 14 departments working in an effective and consistent way to deliver support to our students.”

Northumbria University

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“The introduction of Microsoft Dynamics 365 with Evolve HE is anticipated to improve staff utilisation, saving the team 780 hours a year through extending automation and allowing the reduction of manual input tasks.”

London Metropolitan University

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Our expertise in education

Dynamics 365

For education

Dynamics 365 has become the go-to CRM platform in education, largely due to its flexibility and native integrations with other Microsoft tools that are widely used throughout institutions.

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Microsoft 365

For education

Microsoft 365 provides a suite of tools that your staff and students can use to assist productivity, enable more effective group working and facilitate collaboration.

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SharePoint

For education

SharePoint provides the building blocks to create engaging online intranets, build social learning environments and provide accessible and secure access to key documents and policies.

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What makes us different?

Our dedicated team

Our education team live and breathe the sector. By working closely with industry leaders, Microsoft and our wide range of education customers we understand the changes and trends in the market, particularly concerning student recruitment, retention and the need for centralised management.

Our experience

Having worked with many education organisations including further education institutions, awarding bodies, independent higher education institutions and over 30% of UK universities, we understand other key technologies that work alongside a CRM system. Student record systems, for example, can play a key role in our solutions. By choosing Pythagoras as your partner, you’ll be working with a team who can navigate the complexities of integrations to SITS, Banner, Unit 4 and other SRSs.

Our delivery

Our education team employs a flexible approach to solution delivery to ensure that we have an approach to suit your organisation. Whether you are looking for a product that can be delivered quickly to fast-track your project, or a bespoke build or enhancement to an existing solution, our team can deliver to fit your business needs and timescales.