PH Schwyz manages complex higher education administration with daylight.
Small university, big demands: Today, PH Schwyz uses daylight to manage all processes related to education and continuing education—from student administration to fully automated degree conferral with its own grading scales, weightings, and graduation requirements. What at first glance appears to be purely an IT project is, for the university, also an investment in a reliable, long-term partnership.
PH Schwyz
At a glance
PH Schwyz is a small university in the canton of Schwyz that offers a wide range of teacher training and continuing education programs. With daylight, it now has a system that centralizes all administrative processes—from personnel management to automated diploma issuance—in a single platform.
The decisive factor was not only the software’s range of functions, but also the nature of the collaboration: requests are addressed directly, adjustments are reliably implemented, and all changes are fully documented. The fact that daylight is deeply integrated into the existing system landscape at PH Schwyz and communicates with other applications via automated interfaces demonstrates how far the solution goes beyond simple course management.
Schwyz University of Teacher Education
The PH Schwyz, based in Goldau, is the cantonal university of applied sciences for teacher education and continuing education. As a state-recognized and accredited institution, it trains teachers for kindergarten and lower elementary school, as well as offering a master’s program in media and computer science education.
In addition, the PH Schwyz offers a wide range of continuing education programs for teachers at all levels, from practical courses to accredited programs. The university sees itself as a personal, manageable institution that values direct contact with its students and continuing education participants.
A Small University of Teacher Education With Too Little Say in the Consortium
Before implementing daylight, the University of Teacher Education Schwyz (PH Schwyz) used a software solution from an external provider, along with several other universities of teacher education. As a small institution, it had only limited influence on the system’s further development within the consortium. New features were primarily developed for the larger consortium partners, while the specific requirements of PH Schwyz were often neglected.
The technical implementation of the degree certification process was particularly challenging. Accurately mapping grading scales, weightings, rounding rules, and graduation requirements demanded a solution that was truly tailored to the institution’s own curriculum. Additionally, there was a desire to better integrate the administration of undergraduate and continuing education programs and eliminate data silos.
Tailored to PH Schwyz: From certification to system integration
With daylight, PH Schwyz chose a solution that prioritizes flexibility and high adaptability. Today, daylight is the leading system for all of the university’s core administrative processes and is integrated into the existing IT infrastructure via multiple automated interfaces. For every department, daylight provides a knowledgeable contact person who reliably implements change requests with high-quality results.
Wera Bossert, daylight Application Manager at PH Schwyz, emphasizes: “Personal contact is a major added value for us. Through continuous support, a trusting collaboration develops in which our specific needs and processes are well understood. This allows our concerns to be addressed directly without lengthy explanations.”
An overview of the modules and functions used:
Management of personal data, study programs, modules and continuing education courses
Complete administration of the course offerings, including room management with calendar view.
Automated diploma award with target/actual comparison, grading scales, weightings and doctoral regulations
Online registration, surveys and grade submission by lecturers via web portal
Create fee contracts and invoices, including tuition invoices, with just a few clicks.
Achieving the set goals and building a strong partnership
Since the introduction of daylight, PH Schwyz has benefited from a software solution that is truly tailored to its needs. The administration appreciates the consistent digitization of processes and the fact that customizations are implemented reliably and to a high standard.
The complete communication history in the Jira ticket system proved particularly valuable: When Wera Bossert took over the role of application manager, she was able to quickly get up to speed thanks to the fully documented changes and decisions. A lengthy verbal onboarding was not necessary.
DAYLIGHT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET BIG REQUIREMENTS SOVEREIGNLY AND PROFESSIONALLY.
Wera Bossert
Applikationsmanagerin daylight
Further Improvements and Efficiency Gains
In addition to the overarching process improvements, daylight has also simplified many aspects of day-to-day administration at PH Schwyz. Tasks that used to be manual and time-consuming are now largely automated. Specifically, the administrative office team benefits from the following streamlining measures on a daily basis:
Registration confirmations and status messages are triggered automatically, without manual follow-up.
Fee agreements and invoices can be created and sent with just a few clicks.
Thanks to the integrated calendar view, room planning can be grasped at a glance at any time.
Outlook distribution groups are maintained directly from within the system.
A Customized Solution for Your Course Management
Every educational institution has unique needs. daylight adapts to you, not the other way around. Let’s work together to find out how we can best support your processes.
