Higher Digital and OpenCampus® Announce Strategic Partnership to Help Institutions Leapfrog Legacy Systems and Embrace Agentic AI

Official Launch at EUNIS 2025, hosted by Ulster University

[McLean, Virginia] and [Munich, Germany] Higher Digital, a leading global consulting company specializing in digital transformation and Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) for higher education, today announced a strategic partnership with OpenCampus®, an innovative software company delivering AI-ready campus management through Agentic AI and modular architecture. 

The partnership will be officially launched at the EUNIS (European University Information Systems) Annual Congress Conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland, hosted by Ulster University, a longtime Higher Digital client and one of the UK’s digital transformation leaders. 

This strategic collaboration brings together Higher Digital’s deep expertise in digital transformation, governance, and strategic alignment with OpenCampus’ integrated, end-to-end solution for managing the full student lifecycle. By leveraging Agentic AI and Open Adoption Software (OAS) technology, OpenCampus® significantly reduces—or even eliminates—institutions’ reliance on traditional LMS/VLE, SIS, and other legacy administrative systems, while improving services and cutting administrative overhead. 

As UK and global universities face rising costs, outdated systems, and increasing demands from students, this partnership offers a powerful alternative: 

  • Replace fragmented, slow-moving systems with a future-ready, modular platform 
  • Automate and personalize student and staff workflows using intelligent AI 
  • Reduce administrative burden and total cost of ownership 
  • Accelerate digital strategy execution while aligning with institutional goals 
  • Deliver the fast, intuitive experiences students expect—without starting from scratch 

Wayne Bovier, CEO and Co-founder of Higher Digital, commented:
“This strategic partnership is about helping institutions leap forward. Too many universities—especially in the UK—are locked into complex, aging systems that drain resources and limit progress. Together with OpenCampus®, we’re enabling a smarter, faster path to transformation—grounded in AI, aligned to strategy, and focused on improving the student experience.” 

Kirsten Heiss, CEO of OpenCampus®, added:
“Higher Digital’s consulting expertise perfectly complements our adaptive platform. With this partnership, institutions gain a complete solution: the strategic guidance to manage change and the technology to make it happen. It’s time for higher education to move beyond legacy limitations—and we’re proud to lead that change together.” 

The two companies will offer bundled consulting and technology solutions tailored to institutions that are ready to modernize, reduce complexity, and meet the evolving needs of students, faculty, and administrators with agility and confidence. 

To learn more—or to connect with Higher Digital and OpenCampus® at EUNIS 2025—visit higher.digital or opencampus.com. 

About Higher Digital 

Higher Digital provides strategic portfolio management and digital transformation consulting for colleges and universities worldwide. The company helps institutions improve student engagement, operational efficiency, and institutional success through data-driven strategies and execution support.

About OpenCampus

OpenCampus® offers an integrated end-to-end solution for modern campus management at academic institutions, covering all aspects of the student lifecycle, ranging from applications and admission, course management, academic records to the administration of PhD students and graduation processes. Its unique framework concept, based on Open Adoption Software (OAS) technology, not only improves institutional services but also drastically reduces administrative efforts

•by Hilary Longo