CINECA

Digital evolution of information systems supporting Italian universities

Need

CINECA develops and manages information systems for universities, research institutions and the Public Administration. To ensure operational continuity and support the evolution of university services, it was necessary to modernise a broad set of applications covering teaching, student management, HR, accounting and administrative processes.

The variety of technologies and modules required a structured approach capable of improving system integration, simplifying maintenance and adapting applications to new organisational and regulatory requirements.

Solution

We supported CINECA in the evolution of its application ecosystem through corrective and evolutionary maintenance, new module development, re-engineering of existing components and integration with systems already in use across universities. Our work covered the main areas of university management: teaching and student services, Language Centres, e-procurement, HR, payroll, accounting, business travel, compensation, appointments, doctoral programmes and calls for applications. We also delivered new functionalities and improved interoperability between platforms, adopting modern technologies and a modular approach oriented towards service continuity.

Key Elements of the Solution

  • Application development in Java, Angular and PHP 

  • Corrective and evolutionary maintenance 

  • Module and component re-engineering 

  • Integration between administrative and accounting systems 

  • HR, Payroll and Finance suite evolution 

  • Digitalisation of doctoral programmes, calls and projects 

  • Integration with Identity Management systems 

  • Modular and interoperable architectures 

  • Operational continuity support 

Benefits

  • Greater integration across university systems 

  • Reduced application fragmentation 

  • More efficient administrative, academic and accounting processes 

  • More reliable and maintainable applications 

  • Improved HR and financial process management 

  • Greater flexibility across different organisational models 

  • Faster adaptation to new regulatory requirements 

  • Enhanced value from existing technology investments