Next-Gen Student Portal Development for Higher Education Scale-up

Our higher education institution, a rapidly growing scale-up, is looking to overhaul its existing student portal with a state-of-the-art solution tailored to the needs of modern learners and educators. The current platform struggles with scalability, performance, and user engagement, impacting our ability to support a larger student body. We anticipate the new portal will serve as a cornerstone in delivering personalized education experiences, supporting features such as real-time collaboration tools, virtual campus tours using WebRTC, and interactive 3D elements via Three.js. The project involves building a Progressive Web App that guarantees fast load times, offline capabilities, and push notifications to improve engagement. Leveraging technologies like React, Next.js, and TypeScript will ensure a robust and maintainable codebase. GraphQL will be implemented for efficient data querying, while micro-frontends will allow us to scale features independently. The serverless architecture will provide the necessary flexibility and cost efficiency, and edge computing will bring data processing closer to users for enhanced performance. The successful completion of this project within the 8-12 weeks timeframe is crucial to accommodate our upcoming student enrollment period, ensuring we meet the expectations of digitally-savvy students and educators alike.