School and university management systems in Yemen: what should a system include?
Schools and universities in Yemen handle attendance, fees, exams and transport every day, and many still rely on paper or scattered files. This guide sets out what a good management system should include, so you can compare the systems offered to you.
Attendance
Attendance is the most frequent daily task, so it must be the fastest part of the system. At school: attendance the teacher records quickly, with a notification to the parent. At university: attendance per lecture, with absence rates, warnings and barring calculated automatically under the regulations.
Fees, instalments and scholarships
The system should know what each student owes and has paid, support instalments, discounts and scholarships, and issue receipts and financial reports without outside spreadsheets. If the institution deals in more than one currency, the system must support it.
Exams, results and certificates
Grades entered once, averages calculated automatically, results and certificates issued in an official format, with a log of every grade change.
Transport, housing and services
School transport is one of parents' biggest worries; tracking the bus on a map with its arrival time cuts daily phone calls. At universities: housing, transport, the library and administrative requests.
An app for each role and clear permissions
The principal, accountant, teacher, student and parent each need different screens and should only see what concerns them. Ask about the mobile app for parents and students: it is what makes the system actually used.
A checklist before choosing a system
| Item | Question |
|---|---|
| Attendance | How many seconds does a teacher need to record a whole class? |
| Fees | Does it support instalments, scholarships and several currencies? |
| Results | Are averages and certificates produced automatically? |
| Parents | Is there a mobile app with notifications? |
| Data | How do I get a copy of my school's data? |
| Training | Who trains the staff and supports us after go-live? |
Madar for Schools and Madar for Universities
Madar Software is a company licensed by the Ministry of Communications and Transport, and safe to deal with.
Madar Software in Sanaa offers two education products:
- Madar for Schools: the whole school in one app: student attendance by QR scanned by the teacher, the bus on the map with its arrival time, fees, exams, results and certificates, and an AI assistant that answers from the textbooks.
- Madar for Universities: the whole university in one system: attendance per lecture with automatic warning and barring, fees, scholarships, instalments and registration, housing, transport, library and requests, and an AI assistant for every role within its permissions.
- Each product has a brochure, and you can ask for a demo.
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