OpenEMIS

OpenEMIS

Developer(s)	UNESCO
Stable release	2.0 / March 1, 2014 (2014-03-01)
Operating system	Any (web based application)
Platform	PHP
Type	Education Management Information System
License	Common Development and Distribution License - Version 1, January 2005
Website	http://www.openemis.org

OpenEMIS is an open source Education Management Information System designed to collect and report data on education systems. The system was conceived by UNESCO to be a royalty-free system that can be easily customized to meet the specific needs of UN member countries.

Modules

The main OpenEMIS modules include:

• Institutions
• Students
• Staff
• Reports
• Administration

Features

The key features of OpenEMIS include the following

• Royalty-free, open source Education Management Information System (EMIS)
• Runs offline on a desktop computer, on a local network, or as a cloud-based application hosted on a dedicated, secure OpenEMIS server
• Fully customizable system to meet specific education system requirements
• Multiple language support
• Cross-browser compatibility
• Automatically calculates and aggregates standard education indicators
• Integrated with national financial and population census data
• Integrated with DevInfo to visualize, analyze and identify disparities and gaps using tables, graphs and maps
• Comprehensive reporting system to generate reports in different file formats including Microsoft Excel, Adobe Acrobat and Google Earth
• Integrated mobile apps to disseminate education information via smart phones and tablets
• Powerful security architecture that allows users to create roles that grant permissions to access different modules, geographic areas or institutions
• Worldwide network of education experts and technicians provide a 24x7 help desk

See also

• Education Management Information System
• PHP
• Web 2.0
• Opensource

External links

• OpenEMIS - http://www.openemis.org
• UNESCO - http://www.unesco.org