The Challenge
Imperial College London runs a series of summer schools and cohort programmes to promote Imperial to the most able students worldwide and to support students from under-represented backgrounds in reaching their full potential.
As part of its Operational Excellence agenda, Imperial set out to streamline the multiple systems and processes used to manage the applications with the aim of:
- Improving the application experience of students applying to its summer schools and cohort programmes
- Improving the assessment criteria metrics for programmes aimed at widening participation
- Managing a system of communications throughout the application process to students, guardians and teachers
- Meeting GDPR compliance requirements
- Providing one single solution to the multiple processes and systems used