Thursday 06-04-2023 - 13:40

In a bid to make life easier for GCU students, the Vice President GSBS raised with members of the University Executive Group (UEG) on the need to develop a mobile application for the University, for example, a GCU App. There was initial consultation with the UEG, IT Services, Registry and other GCU staff from professional support services, Student Voice and Full Time Officers. Through ongoing discussions as well as feedback received from both staff and students, the application is now entering the development stage.

The mobile application concept is to simplify the processes students encounter moving from one website to another, either to find information, look up timetables, make bookings or find study resources as well as the aim to contain a digital student ID card. The end goal is to have as many student resources as possible in one all-encompassing mobile application whilst also offering an environmentally sustainable Student ID Card.

This idea has received positive and strong backing from the senior management within the University who have begun the task of gathering all the necessary details useful to students as we progress to focus group research and then piloting a demo version of the application ahead of a launch. Members of Student Voice will make up a focus group to provide feedback on the pilot. 

The GCU App project proudly embodies the Student Partnership Agreement between the Students’ Association and Glasgow Caledonian University. Whilst it could take another academic year for the GCU App to be rolled out, once the GCU application is launched, it would represent one of the most innovative, helpful, and long-lasting ideas that would offer real benefits to GCU students. I would be proud to leave this as a legacy from my time as a Full Time Officer.

Please feel free to contact me with any queries at: VP.GSBS@GCUstudents.co.uk

Chukwuma Egbujor
Vice President Glasgow School for Business and Society 2022/23