Case Study: Nanyang Technological University achieves 50% faster report generation and centralized student lifecycle and financial insights with Qlik

Nanyang Technological University tracks student lifecycle with QlikView

Nanyang Technological University (NTU), a leading science and engineering university in Singapore serving over 20,000 undergraduates and several thousand graduate students, needed to consolidate and report student and financial data across the entire student lifecycle—from applications and admissions through examinations and post‑graduation outcomes. Existing reporting was manual and static, relying on Excel and disparate systems, which made real‑time, ad‑hoc analysis and statutory reporting to the Board and Ministry of Education slow and error‑prone.

NTU deployed QlikView to 100 users within four weeks; with minimal training staff produced interactive management reports covering admissions, academic progress, employment outcomes and financials, and could run ad‑hoc queries without IT support. The solution centralized data, improved accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting, reduced report preparation time by about 50%, and enabled faster, more actionable decision‑making, with plans to expand QlikView into student life analytics and other departments.

Nanyang Technological University

Ng Terk Meng

Deputy Director (Applications)