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Thi ss howst hei mpact ofDr upal ont heuni ver s i t ywebs i t eadmi ni s t r at i onpr oces s .

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TheEducat i onSect or Mul t i si t eFunct i onal i t y Auni ver s i t y' secos ys t em i svas tand i t ' si mpos s i bl et oenabl eandmanage i tt hr oughas i ngl ewebs i t e.

Mul t i s i t es ar ees s ent i al t ocat ert ot heneedsof s t udent sandf acul t ybel ongi ngt ovar i ousdepar t ment s .

Themul t i s i t emanagementf eat ur ei sbui l twi t hi nt he Dr upal cor et hatpr ovi dest hef r eedom r equi r edf orvar i ousdepar t ment st o enabl emul t i pl ewebs i t esconnect ed t oas i ngl epar ents i t e.

Thi sf eat ur emai nt ai nst hehar monyoft heuni ver s i t ys i t esby pr ovi di ngowner s hi pt oeach depar t mentt of r eel ydi s pl ay i nf or mat i ont hatcat er st o t hei rneeds .

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Thi sens ur est hatt hevi s i t or scanef fici ent l ynavi gat et hr ough t hewebs i t et oacces scont entanddat awi t houtanyconf us i onor di s t r act i ons .

Dr upal i soneoft hef ew CMSt hatl et syout oeas i l y di vi dewebs i t esi nt os ubgr oupsi nar obus tands i mpl i fied manner .

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Thi shel ps t hem t omoni t ort hepr ogr es sef f or t l es s l y.

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St ar tr eachi ngoutt odi s t ants t udent st hr oughvi r t ual s es s i ons t hatcaneas i l ybes etupwi t ht hi suni que Dr upal modul e.

Themodul eal s ol et syou pr ovi deaudi oandvi deos es s i onsal ong wi t ht het ool sneededt oi nt er actandpr ovi deval uabl eknowl edges har i ngs es s i onst os t udent s .

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Sendi ns t antal er t st os t udent sr egar di ngt hei r pendi ngas s i gnment s , l at es tupdat es , cl as st i mi ngsandot heri mpor t anti nf or mat i on.

Thi smodul e eas i l yconnect swi t ht heDr upal webs i t eandr el at i vel ycr eat eseas yupdat es , i ns t ant l y.

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Di gi t alLi br ar y

Vi deoTr ai ni ng

Sendi ns t antal er t st os t udent sr egar di ngt hei rpendi ngas s i gnment s , l at es tupdat es , cl as st i mi ngsand ot heri mpor t anti nf or mat i on.

Thi s modul eeas i l yconnect swi t ht he Dr upal webs i t eandr el at i vel y cr eat eseas yupdat es , i ns t ant l y.

Cr eat eandupl oadvi deos cr eencas t st opr ovi devi deot r ai ni ng mat er i al sf ors t udent s .

Thes emat er i al shel ps t udent sr evi s i tcl as s l ect ur est ounder s t andt hei rl es s onsbet t er .

Vi deoscanal s obe upl oadedandt r ans mi t t edi na s ecur edmannerus i ngaCDNt o s af eguar danypr i vi l eged cont ent .

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Educat i onWebsi t es Dr upal ’ ss ucces s f ul ecos ys t em i sbui l tbykeepi ngcont entands ecur i t yas i t sdr i vi ngf or ce.

Si ncet hes et woel ement sar et hemai ni ngr edi ent sf ort he educat i ons ect or , Dr upal makest heper f ectpl at f or ms ol ut i ont hatcanhel p uni ver s i t i est of r amet her i ghtdi gi t al s t r at egy.

I nt hecur r ents cenar i o, ani ncr eas i ngnumberofs t udent sandf acul t ymember sar epr oact i vel yus i ngt hei rmobi l edevi cest oacces ss i t esandDr upal i s t hebes tpl at f or mt hateas i l yl et st hem s har eandpubl i s hcour s ewor ks , l es s onpl ans , r es ear chpaper s , pr es ent at i on, et c. f r om t hei rphonesand t abl et s .

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AtDr upal Par t ner s , wehavehel peduni ver s i t i esf r amer obus tpr oces st hr ough var i ousmodul est hats t r eaml i net hei rwor kflow.

Wehel pbui l dt her i ghthi er ar chyt oenf or cet her i ghtdi gi t al s t r at egy.

Weal s obui l dcus t om modul est obui l d s ui t abl edi gi t al s t r uct ur ei nor dert oi mpr oveengagementands t r engt hent he

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