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Education

Discover how the Data Platform for Education helps your educational institution (secondary education, vocational education, higher professional education) make smart use of data. From data access to insights to action; DPO is the all-in-one platform for education.

Macaw helps educational institutions derive greater value from their data. Not only to facilitate institution-wide data-driven workflows for improved educational quality and more efficient operations. The digitization and increased flexibility of education, along with Lifelong Learning (LLL), are also driving up the need for high-quality, accessible educational data and information.

Furthermore, the rapid rise and adoption of AI in education necessitate a “trusted” foundation. This requires not only good technology but also a partner who understands education.

Who Is the Education Data Platform For?
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Board and
school administration

You want to maintain control over educational quality and operational management. Data-driven management, accountability within the regulatory framework, and preparedness for future developments. With the DPO, you have access to comprehensive, clear, and reliable management information that supports policy and mitigates risks. No more scattered reports—just one clear narrative based on facts.

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Educational Teams and Administrative Departments

From educational quality to educational logistics, and from finance to HR. You want to use concrete insights to help students as best as possible throughout their academic careers and personal development. Efficient operations also contribute to educational quality because they free up more resources for the core educational process.

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IT and
Information Management

You’re looking for a stable, secure, and future-proof solution that fits within your institution’s Microsoft ecosystem. The Education Data Platform is built on Microsoft technology, requires minimal maintenance, is scalable, and grows along with your institution.

What does the Education Data Platform offer?

DPO is the data platform for educational institutions. The DPO was developed for and in collaboration with the education sector and is therefore perfectly tailored to the unique needs and challenges of education. The DPO is an integrated data platform for data access, data modeling, and modern dashboards for end users. It contributes to a reliable, validated, comprehensive information system that meets the information needs of all users—from administrators to staff members and from mentors to instructors. Manage and report based on, among other things, sector-specific standards for educational quality, educational logistics, learning analytics, operations, and student satisfaction.

DPO is a standard solution, but it gives you complete freedom. The DPO is deployed in your institution’s own tenant, allowing you to use standard connectors for the most commonly used systems in education, standard data models, and pre-designed Power BI reports and dashboards for a wide range of topics. However, as an institution, you retain full control over your own DPO; data remains within your institution’s tenant, so you can work with the data yourself, enrich it, customize it, or create your own fully customized reports and dashboards. Effortlessly combine data from your SIS, DUO, and LMS.

About the Education Data Platform
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Innovative Technology
The DPO is built on Microsoft Fabric and Power BI: a single, integrated platform for data analysis and AI. From data access to reporting, everything comes together in one streamlined solution. No more standalone tools—just one future-proof platform. Thanks to its AI integration, Fabric helps educational institutions accelerate their transition to data-driven education.
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Developed for and with the industry
The DPO was developed in collaboration with the education sector. Together with the user group, under the leadership of MBO Digitaal, the platform is continuously maintained and improved. This ensures that it continues to meet the evolving needs of educational institutions. We also work closely with Microsoft on topics such as AI, governance, and security.
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Well-known and trusted in the field of education
More and more institutions in secondary education, vocational education, higher professional education, and higher education are using the DPO. In the vocational education sector, Macaw is the market leader with 21 institutions. Curious to learn how other institutions are improving their information systems and decision-making with the DPO? Read their stories or contact us.
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Counseling and Adoption
Macaw helps educational institutions leverage data to make better decisions, using the DPO as a means, not an end. Value is only created when data is actually used. Users need to understand what they’re seeing, trust the numbers, and know how the data helps them. Even after the system goes live, we remain involved to work together to ensure that data strengthens education.
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From Implementation to Daily Use
Once the system is set up, we’ll ensure that the DPO is widely adopted. Together, we’ll determine who needs what information and what questions are associated with it. The administration, staff, and teaching teams will receive tailored guidance so that everyone works with the same data.
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Consulting
In addition to implementation, we support organizations with issues related to data analysis. We provide advice, carry out custom projects, or supply temporary staff. This includes opening up new data sources, developing reports, or strengthening data teams.

Customer Stories from the Education Sector

MBO Amersfoort Uses Data to Drive Decisions with the Data Platform for Education

Training Courses

Macaw also offers specific training courses for the Data Platform for Education (DPO). View all our DPO training courses here!

Events

Would you like to attend one of our events for the Data Platform for Education (DPO)? Check out our event calendar and register now!

About Us

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Years of experience as an educational partner in data platforms.

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Deployed data platforms.

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Specialists on a dedicated education team.
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Standard Power BI reports.
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Connectors include Eduarte, Magister, Osiris, Peoplesoft, Xedule, AFAS, Exact, HR2day, and JOB monitor, among others.
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Analytics Apps: Educational Quality (including early school leaving and student satisfaction), HR, Finance, Educational Logistics, Service

Would you like to know how the Education Data Platform can benefit your institution?

Macaw has been developing software for the education sector for over 18 years. Are you curious about how our Education Data Platform can help your organization move forward? Get in touch—our experts would be happy to assist you.