Higher Education Website Design & Development

Innovative higher education websites for universities and colleges

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Higher Education Web Development

Higher education websites are specific projects which demand unique solutions. The website usually constitutes the first point of contact between the candidate and the university. The primary impression can be the critical factor determining the educational offer attractiveness for the user. Poor page speed, obsolete design, or unintuitive navigation may easily verify the university's trustworthiness and prestige in the potential candidate's eyes.

Higher Education Website Design in Smartbees

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Our experts specialize in modern higher education website development. In Smartbees, we offer multiple web development services, including, e.g., graphic works and further support and maintenance.

We design and deploy simple higher education websites or complicated internal systems and databases. Our portfolio covers numerous realizations for universities and colleges, e.g., the biggest network of private universities in Poland – Merito (formerly known as WSB).

Why Smartbees?

+12 years of experience in college and university website design

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Support and maintenance services for existing higher education websites

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Projects based on Drupal – a well-known CMS perfect for educational websites

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Experience in WCAG implementation for universities and colleges

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Dedicated apps and internal systems development for education websites

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Drupal – the Best CMS for Educational Websites

CMS for educational websites has to fulfill crucial criteria. Drupal (an Open Source technology) is one of the most frequently chosen CMS for colleges and universities worldwide. Find out what makes Drupal an ideal CMS for higher education websites.

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Safety

Drupal is one of the most secure CMS systems. When regularly updated, it is exceptionally resistant to hacker attacks. Safety is essential for a higher education website as it processes thousands of sensitive data regarding students, employees, and payments.

Efficiency

Each day, hundreds of students visit higher education websites. The amount rapidly increases during recruitment periods. Many systems are unable to handle such traffic. When installed on a high-quality server, Drupal guarantees exceptional efficiency.

Scalability

Universities and colleges often extend their offer and add enhancements to encourage as many candidates as possible. As a scalable CMS, Drupal provides nearly unlimited development possibilities, including new subpages or extension additions.

Multilingualism

Studying abroad gains popularity from year to year. Thus, it is crucial to have a multilingual higher education website. Then, you can reach a broader target group. Drupal is an ideal CMS for education website design providing advanced content management options from one administration panel for all website versions.

Websites for Universities – Our Experience

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Kozmiński University

The university website is usually the first touchpoint with the candidate. Thus, it has to be easy to navigate and transparent. Check if we dealt with it on the Kozminski Academy website.

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WSB Merito

An intuitive website is a must-have for every higher education institution. Find out how we created an innovative, fully responsive portal for WSB Merito University based on Drupal multisite.

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Wrocław Medical University

When a website is not user-friendly, you may lose significant traffic. Read more about the new University service built with a UX-first attitude.

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Best Higher Education Websites – What Functions Do They Have?

Integrations

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Integrations

Universities and colleges frequently operate on multiple platforms. Only their proper integration assures an uninterrupted workflow. While preparing educational website designs, don’t forget about crucial integration execution.

WCAG implementation

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WCAG implementation

Higher education websites should be easily accessible for all users, including the ones with disabilities. Being WCAG-compliant shows that the university takes care of students’ needs and doesn’t exclude any of them.

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Payment methods

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Payment methods

Integration with payment methods is one of the most critical functionalities for the higher education website. Recruitment or tuition fees – students are obliged to make payments at nearly every stage of education. Properly implemented integrations ease and shorten the processes, making them more intuitive and user-friendly.

Login options

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Login options

Well-designed higher education websites offer straightforward login processes to particular systems e.g., assuring access to all platforms using one user account. Higher education website design should provide separate login options, e.g. for students and academic employees.

Our Clients – What Do They Think?

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Tomasz Radzki

CEO / VELO

“We can recommend Smartbees as great experts in Drupal technology”

We have been cooperating with Smartbees for several years. Throughout our cooperation, we could count on great contact from the team. They always provided advice and quickly responded to our messages and calls. Their rich experience in Drupal ensured the quality of the created solutions. We cooperate with Smartbees to this day.

Bogumił Perzyna

Head of Sales and Customer Service / LINK4

“Our cooperation has been perfect from the beginning”

The team was proactive, took the initiative to suggest solutions, responded quickly to our needs, and completed tasks on time. Simultaneously with implementing the graphic design, Smartbees maintained our current website. We assess our cooperation and the project’s final effect very positively.

Małgorzata Hulisz

Head of Marketing / Sanplast

“We are pleased to recommend Smartbees as a trustworthy and reliable business partner”

When performing the assigned tasks, the team demonstrates professional knowledge about Magento’s technical support, experience, commitment, individual approach, and understanding of issues related to the business. All agreed and accepted tasks are carried out on time and in accordance with previous arrangements.

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Cooperation With Smartbees

    First contact

    Do you want to build a website and think we might partner well? Contact us via email, call us, or fill out a short form on our website.

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    Answer

    It’s our turn now. We will contact you within one business day to better understand your needs, clarify your inquiry, and determine the further course of the offer process.

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    Offer

    After the arrangements we go through an individually-made offer process, which results in a personalized estimation of your project.

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    Agreement

    If you are satisfied with the terms of cooperation and the solutions we propose, we arrange the formalities and sign the contract. We are only one step away from starting work!

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    Onboarding

    We organize a kick-off meeting and introduce you to the project manager and implementation team. We divide the project into stages, set deadlines, and key principles of everyday cooperation.

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    Design & Dev work

    Step by step, we carry out the agreed scope of work in accordance with the specifications and schedule. We regularly inform you about our team’s progress in the Jira software and during status meetings with the project manager.

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    Testing

    Before presenting you with the effects of our work, we thoroughly test our solutions to ensure they fully meet your expectations. This applies to each stage of the project and the whole solution.

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    Documentation

    We create the project documentation on an ongoing basis, describing how each system’s element works. Doing this will give you full knowledge of the website’s operation, updates, and development possibilities.

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    Training

    Before implementing the project on a production server, we conduct training on how to use the system so that you get acquainted with it.

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    Implementation

    We are almost ready! If the website meets your expectations, we install it in a production environment or we assist you in this process.

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    Verification

    We always ensure all functions work properly in the production environment so that you can use the website without problems.

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    Support

    If you want us to support and develop your website, check our support offer. We can start work right after implementing the project.

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    Build a top-notch higher ed website with our experts