Education

Education sector is an important vertical for SAP. The Education industry comprises of public and private institutions that span early childhood to higher education. Continuing education as well as online education are new additions to the sector. Digital campuses and mobile learning are creating significant disruption and generating new and evolved expectations from consumers.

SAP and partner solutions for education

A wide range of solutions are available from SAP and its partners for various elements of the education sector:

Education sector is an important vertical for SAP. The Education industry comprises of public and private institutions that span early childhood to higher education. Continuing education as well as online education are new additions to the sector. Digital campuses and mobile learning are creating significant disruption and generating new and evolved expectations from consumers.

SAP and partner solutions for education

A wide range of solutions are available from SAP and its partners for various elements of the education sector:

  • Online tools deliver exceptional end-to-end student experience ranging from courses, grades, research, billing, scholarships, etc.
  • HCM solutions support gig economy and floating teaching workforce to deliver maximum value
  • Finance solution brings together all financial process and provides high-quality analytics to manage financial goals
  • Analytics and data help mine student engagement and deliver higher quality, tailored education and meet revenue goals
  • Integration and development solutions enable integration of the expanding set of tools with SAP and provide seamless experience
  • Artificial Intelligence helps develop guidance and insights for a tailored learning experience.

With increasing pressure to transform as well as the budget pressures, educational institutions can leverage such technologies to operate nimbly and efficiently while also responding to student demand for new models of learning.

Key Considerations for SAPinsiders:

Several higher education institutions have achieved significant benefits through SAP and partner solutions.

  • Case Study: A new age of expense and reimbursement management at Johns Hopkins. Read thiscase study on how Johns Hopkins made the move to SAP Concur for expense management to simplify and speed their expense and reimbursement process
    • Case study: How Texas’s largest school district implemented an SAP budgeting and planning solution. Read insights from this case study on Houston independent school district implemented budgeting and planning by leveraging master data from source systems for the purpose of budgeting, centralize employee calculations and leveraging SAP SBP-standard PEP engine functionality as much as possible for projections
    • Case Study: Duke University Men’s Basketball Enhances Digital Playbook. Read case study on how Duke University used SAP HANA to use computational algorithms to provide context of in-game performance across the history of the program

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  1. Live from SAPinsider Las Vegas 2025: An Interview with Dr. Berg of UNC Charlotte

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    In this episode of the SAP Insider: Las Vegas 2025 podcast, host Robert Holland speaks with Dr. Berg of UNC Charlotte, a seasoned SAP expert and educator, about preparing the next generation of SAP professionals. With over 30 years of SAP experience, including pioneering work in SAP HANA and BW implementations, Dr. Berg now teaches…

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    Agentic AI in education: Collaboration between Capgemini, UNESCO and AWS

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    UNESCO has partnered with Capgemini and AWS for the seventh Global Data Science Challenge (GDSC) initiative, harnessing GenAI for learning. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here

  3. SAPinsider Europe Super Summit 2025

    SAPinsider Europe Super Summit 2025

     

    June 17 - 18, 2025

     

    Vienna, Austria

     

    Join fellow SAP end users, experts, partners, and SAP leaders this June in Vienna for a curated educational, connected, and inspirational experience – all designed to help you return to your office with solutions and ideas you can implement immediately.

  4. photo of a government building during daylight | High Availability Solutions for SLED from SIOS

    Ensuring High Availability for SLED Organizations with Robust Cluster Solutions

    Reading time: 3 mins

    Organizations in the state, local government and education sector must leverage technology solutions like SIOS’s high availability cluster software to maintain efficient service delivery amidst budget constraints and staffing challenges.

  5. Pacon gets Creative with Avalara Tax Compliance Suit

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    Fast-growing maker of art and educational supplies meets unique needs with expert implementation partner.

  6. Lenovo STEM

    SAP Technology Partner, Lenovo, Unveils Competition Program to Attract STEM Students

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    Lenovo has announced the launch of its #Waste2Wonder program giving students the opportunity break into STEM subjects.

  7. The Y NSW’s SuccessFactors Journey – Lessons Post Launch

    Hear how The Y NSW prepared for the implementation and kept their end-users at the forefront of all decisions, ensuring there was full understanding of the business requirements to implement a solution that was fit for future needs and ensure they had a team dedicated to the transition and launch. Membership Required You must be…

  8. Case Study: A new age of expense and reimbursement management at Johns Hopkins

    Learn how the renowned healthcare organization, Johns Hopkins, made the move to SAP Concur for Expense Management to simplify and speed their expense and reimbursement process. With over 150,000 reimbursements per year, Johns Hopkins was able to use Concur to move their backlog on expense report processing from 10 days to a day and half.…

  9. Case study: How Texas’s largest school district implemented an SAP budgeting and planning solution

    Houston Independent School District (“HISD” or “District”) is implementing SAP Budgeting and Planning for Public Sector (“SBP”) solution. This implementation project is divided into two phases. Phase 1 scope is to implement SBP’s Personnel Expenditure Planning (“PEP”) functionality to calculate the Personnel Costs relating to the District’s budget. HISD SBP Phase 1 will only include…

  10. Basis & SAP Administration: Case study: How Newcastle University migrated 9 SAP Business Suite, SAP BW, and SAP Java-based systems to SAP HANA

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    Gain insight from Newcastle University’s recent implementation and migration from Oracle to SAP HANA. Click this link to view the slides from this session — Admin2017_Burns_Casestudyhownewcastleuniversitymigrated. Chris Burns If you have comments about this article or publication, or would like to submit an article idea, please contact the editor.... Membership Required You must be a…