Tribal and Akari align to help universities design and deliver their academic portfolio

Transforming Higher Education together:
Modular, connected and built for change

We’re excited to announce our strategic partnership with Akari, aligning Tribal’s SITS student management system with Akari’s Academic Portfolio Intelligence Platform.

Universities are operating in an environment of increasing curriculum complexity. Modular learning, pathway flexibility, collaborative provision, professional accreditation requirements and growing financial pressure are all increasing the difficulty of designing, governing and evolving the academic portfolio with confidence.

At the same time, institutions are moving toward more composable and interoperable digital architectures, recognising that the academic lifecycle increasingly depends on specialist platforms working together. This partnership reflects that shift — not through a traditional product integration, but through a coordinated, services-led approach that aligns implementation, data structures and ways of working across both platforms.

By bringing together Tribal’s deep expertise in student lifecycle management and Akari’s strength in curriculum intelligence, we are enabling institutions to take a more joined-up approach to how academic models are defined, governed and delivered in practice.

“This partnership brings together two platforms with distinct but complementary roles in the modern university architecture. Akari helps institutions define and evolve the academic portfolio. SITS operationalises it at scale across the student lifecycle. Together, we are enabling a more modular and connected approach to the digital university.”

— Paraic Hegarty, CEO, Akari Software Ltd.

Together, we’re helping institutions connect curriculum definition and operational delivery in a way that better reflects the realities of the modern university. By offering jointly delivered services and a shared approach to implementation and data alignment, we are making it easier for institutions to unlock value quickly while maintaining the depth and flexibility they need.

“This partnership is about bringing greater alignment to how universities design and deliver their academic portfolio. By working together at a services level, we can help institutions establish a more consistent approach to implementation and data across Akari and SITS. That foundation is critical in reducing complexity, improving data quality, and creating the conditions for more connected and scalable digital ecosystems over time.”

— Karl Walker, Director of Solution Architecture, Tribal Group

By aligning curriculum design with operational delivery, universities gain stronger data integrity, clearer ownership of the academic model, and a more connected foundation for change across the entire university lifecycle.

This is not simply a systems integration initiative. It reflects a broader shift toward open, interoperable platforms, supported by strong services and shared expertise, that allow universities to evolve their academic offerings in line with their strategic intent and in response to changing student, industry and societal needs.