Drupal in Gulf Higher Education: Cost-Effective Solutions

Staff Reporter

Raghad Eid's article on Vardot highlights the increasing adoption of Drupal in higher education institutions, particularly in the Gulf region, emphasizing its cost-effective and user-friendly nature for crafting customizable school websites. Drupal's extensive library of over 40,000 modules and 2,500 themes provides a versatile and tailored approach to content management systems (CMS).

The success story of the University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) in Qatar migrating to Drupal CMS from Sharepoint 2013 further underscores Drupal's appeal, offering scalability, flexibility, security, and accessibility, backed by a robust developer community. The article also introduces Varbase, Vardot’s enhanced Drupal distribution, which bolsters Drupal's capabilities for constructing thriving higher education websites, which is crucial for student attraction and retention.

Reference: Innovation in Higher Education: High-tech Drupal Solutions for the Gulf by Raghad Eid, Vardot (30 January 2024)

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