Case Study: MCAST (Malta College of Arts, Science & Technology) achieves cloud-based digital transformation and streamlined academic administration with Classter on Microsoft Azure

Classter All-In-One Cloud Solution Connects the Dots

MCAST (Malta College of Arts, Science & Technology) is Malta’s leading vocational higher-education institution, serving about 10,000 students across six institutes and a separate campus in Gozo with roughly 1,000 staff. Seeking digital transformation, MCAST needed to replace aging on‑premises systems, connect geographically dispersed campuses and streamline administrative processes under a tight six‑month timeline; after a public tender they selected Classter’s cloud-based SIS/LMS (Classter SIS on Microsoft Azure).

Classter implemented its all‑in‑one SIS/LMS on Microsoft Azure with Office365 integration and custom development — digitizing admissions (e-ID integration), automating certification and course completion, centralized curricula and user management with SSO, timetabling, mass examiner workflows, internship & thesis modules, mobile absence reporting, push notifications and PowerBI dashboards. The Classter deployment delivered measurable benefits: a 99.5% uptime guarantee, continuous Azure backups for improved security, project delivery within the six‑month window, support for ~10,000 students and 1,000 staff, reduced operating costs and faster, more transparent administrative and academic workflows.

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