At TimeEdit, we’ve always believed that academic operations work best when they’re connected. Curriculum, workload, scheduling, registration, evaluation, all drawing from the same data foundation. That’s why we’ve built our platform to unify these processes, so institutions don’t have to piece them together manually. Now, we’re taking that principle one step further.

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👉 What is MortarCAPS and MCDS?‍

The MortarCAPS Higher Learning Data Standard (MCDS) is the first Commonwealth-wide open standard for higher education data, developed by and for the sector. Its purpose is simple but powerful: to give institutions and vendors a common language for student and institutional data. With MCDS, universities can reduce duplication, simplify integrations, and gain a consistent foundation for everything from enrolment and funding models to student wellbeing and digital credentials.

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👉 What does this mean for institutions?

By aligning our platform with MCDS, we’ll help institutions:

• Ensure their planning and scheduling data is part of a wider ecosystem, not stuck in silos
• Reduce duplication and improve interoperability with other systems and partners
• Connect local needs with global best practices, supporting innovation that benefits the entire sector

For us, this isn’t just about compliance, it’s about collaboration. MCDS represents the same values we care about: openness, transparency, and building with the sector, for the sector.

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💚 To the MortarCAPS team and all the institutions shaping this standard: we’re excited to be working alongside you.

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Integrated capabilities to enhance student experience and operational excellence

RESTON, VA and GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN

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‍Ellucian, the leading higher education technology solutions provider, announced a strategic partnership with TimeEdit, a global leader in academic operations software. This partnership delivers fully integrated curriculum planning and scheduling solutions within Ellucian Student powered by Banner, an AI-driven Student Information System (SIS) that supports the end-to-end student lifecycle. It provides institutions with a unified view of scheduling, curriculum, and SIS data, creating smarter, more connected campuses and improving the experience for students, faculty and staff.

"When academic operations are disconnected, students feel it first — and most," said Jeff Dinski, Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer, Ellucian. "Our partnership with TimeEdit is about eliminating those disconnects, giving institutions the power to deliver a seamless, intuitive experience that improves outcomes for everyone at an institution. Together, we're enabling a smarter, more efficient way to plan their academic schedules and curriculum."

TimeEdit's Academic Operations Platform, now integrated with Ellucian Student, equips institutions with accurate, reliable data across the full curriculum and scheduling journey. The platform significantly reduces manual processes and bridges the gap between disjointed systems to improve planning for administrators and enhance day-to-day scheduling for students.

"Our integrated Academic Operations Platform is designed to deliver better student experiences through accurate, reliable data across the entire curriculum and scheduling journey. And that's exactly why we're so excited about our partnership with Ellucian," said Johan Blomdahl, CEO, TimeEdit. "Together, we're enhancing data reliability at every step, from curriculum planning to daily scheduling, cutting manual work and genuinely improved experiences for students. Users find it frustrating to jump between disconnected interfaces, and this partnership addresses the problem directly. We're proud to be able to provide a unified experience that's long overdue in higher education."

To learn more about Ellucian's solutions, visit: https://www.ellucian.com/solutions/all-products.

To learn more about TimeEdit, visit: https://www.timeedit.com/.

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About TimeEdit

TimeEdit is a global leader in academic operations, providing the most comprehensive and future-ready Academic Operations Platform for higher education. With over 25 years of experience and more than 220 successful customer implementations across the world, TimeEdit empowers universities to streamline curriculum planning, resource scheduling, student allocation, workload management, and more - all from a single, integrated platform.

TimeEdit stands apart through its robust, API-first architecture and deep focus on customer-led innovation. Trusted by top institutions across Europe, Australia, and beyond, TimeEdit delivers measurable outcomes -enhanced efficiency, improved student and staff satisfaction, and significant operational savings - for universities of all sizes. With a mission to enable smarter, more student-centric operations, TimeEdit works in true partnership with institutions to meet the evolving demands of higher education.

About Ellucian

Ellucian powers innovation for higher education, partnering with more than 2,900 customers across 50 countries, serving 20 million students. Ellucian's AI-powered platform, trained on the richest dataset available in higher education, drives efficiency, personalized experiences, and strengthened engagement for students, faculty and staff. Fueled by decades of experience with a singular focus on the unique needs of learning institutions, the Ellucian platform features best-in-class SaaS capabilities and delivers insights needed now and into the future. These solutions and services span the entire student lifecycle, including data-rich tools for student recruitment, enrollment, and retention to workforce analytics, fundraising, and alumni engagement. Ellucian's innovative solutions, vast ecosystem of partners and user community of more than 45,000 provides best practices leading to greater institutional success and achieving better student outcomes.

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Supporting flexibility across campuses, programs and people

Griffith’s academic landscape is wide-ranging, from large cohort lectures to specialist health clinics and performance-based activities at the Queensland Conservatorium. This diversity brings both opportunity and operational complexity.

To better support staff and students across its distributed campuses, Griffith launched a comprehensive selection process to identify a vendor that could meet the University’s evolving needs. TimeEdit was selected for its strength in managing intricate scheduling patterns, support for enabling collaborative planning across faculties and provision of tools that feel intuitive for everyday users.

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Why did Griffith select to partner with TimeEdit?

Griffith’s priorities centred on replacing outdated systems with a unified, configurable platform that improves planning, transparency and user experience at every level. With TimeEdit, the University will:

• provide an intuitive and user-friendly interface for all users
• support distributed planning across campuses and academic calendars
• enable faster, better-informed decisions with real-time data access
• reduce reliance on manual processes through smart automation
• improve student experience by offering flexible pathways that support their individual goals and aspirations.
  
  

This move is closely aligned with Griffith’s “Creating a brighter future for all” strategic plan, which calls for systems that can adapt and scale with the University while making daily life easier for its students, academic and professional communities.

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Part of a growing community

With this partnership, Griffith becomes the 14th university in the ANZ region to choose TimeEdit, joining a growing network that includes the University of Melbourne, Deakin University, La Trobe, Australian Catholic University, UNE and others.

“Griffith’s commitment to a student-first approach and their wider strategic objectives are a true source of inspiration. We are honoured to partner,”

TimeEdit CEO Johan Blomdahl 

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To everyone at Griffith University - warmest welcome! We’re excited to be working together to shape the future of academic planning 💚

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