Client Overview
Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology (SZABIST) is one of Pakistan’s leading higher education institutions, with campuses in Karachi, Islamabad, Larkana, Hyderabad, and Dubai. SZABIST offers a wide range of academic programs in management sciences, social sciences, computing, media sciences, and more.
Operating across multiple campuses, including its international Dubai campus, SZABIST required a centralized digital management platform to streamline administrative and academic functions across all departments.
The Problem We Solved
SZABIST faced significant operational challenges:
Decentralized processes across multiple campuses, leading to inconsistencies in records and workflows.
Manual administrative tasks, causing inefficiencies in student management, HR, finance, and procurement.
Difficulty in data consolidation, especially when managing multiple campuses across Pakistan and abroad.
Limited governance and transparency, making it hard to track performance and ensure standardization.
No unified system, creating delays in communication and decision-making at the institutional level.
SZABIST needed a multi-campus university automation solution to integrate all departments and standardize processes across Pakistan and Dubai campuses.
Our Approach
MMC implemented a comprehensive business function automation solution for SZABIST, designed to scale across multiple campuses:
Multi-Campus Integration
Unified operations across Karachi, Islamabad, Larkana, Hyderabad, and Dubai campuses.
Enabled centralized reporting while allowing campus-level autonomy.
Departmental Automations
HR & Administration: Automated staff records, payroll, and approvals.
Finance & Procurement: Implemented digital workflows for budgeting, purchasing, and expenditure monitoring.
Academics: Streamlined student record management, course registrations, and faculty assignments.
Examinations & Attendance: Introduced role-based access for academic evaluations and attendance management.
Centralized Database
Designed a single, scalable database for cross-campus data synchronization.
Allowed real-time insights and governance for management.
Scalability & Governance
Built audit trails, approval hierarchies, and compliance-ready workflows.
Provided modular structure for future integrations such as alumni management and research tracking.
Results
The automation initiative achieved transformative results for SZABIST:
Operational Efficiency: Reduced administrative workload by 55% across all campuses.
Consistency & Standardization: Unified business processes, ensuring consistent practices across Pakistan and Dubai.
Centralized Visibility: Management gained real-time insight into operations across campuses.
Data Accuracy & Transparency: Improved decision-making with centralized records and audit trails.
Future-Ready Platform: Positioned SZABIST for further digital transformation initiatives in academic excellence and research management.