Who is the von Karman Institute
VKI is a non-profit international educational and scientific organisation, hosting three departments (aeronautics and aerospace, environmental and applied fluid dynamics, and turbomachinery & propulsion). It provides post-graduate education in fluid dynamics (Research Master in Fluid Dynamics (Master-after-master level), former "VKI Diploma Course", Doctoral Programme, Short Training Program and lecture series) and encourages "training in research through research". Fifteen NATO countries among twenty-eight contribute to the financing of the von Karman Institute. Those countries are actually represented at several levels in the governance bodies of the von Karman Institute: Board of Directors, General Assembly, Scientific Advisory Committee and NATO Working Group on the Financing of the von Karman Institute.
What is the aim of von Karman Institute Alumni Association
The aim of the association is to promote the exchange of information among Alumni & between Alumni & the von Karman Institute, coordinate the organization of events of common interest & perform actions favouring the further innovative development of the von Karman Institute and enhancing its visibility by strengthening the links between von Karman Institute & the Association
The mayor problems
- Internal members profile system build in a 2003 system
- CMS Based in Joomla version 2006
- No mobile or responsive interfaces
- Obsolute and not oriented document management system
Our solution
- Server based within the data center of the von Karman institute for security reasons
- Implementation of an easy to use open source CMS WordPress
- Implementation of an easy use open source Document management NextCloud Hub
- Website re-design
- Implementation of Nizu in order to manage the members and their subscription
- electronic payment for the offshore members
Results
- Internal communication improvement
- Leads recovery indepently of the contact time & day
- Happy customers that can only communicate during non-working days & hours, they receive their response
- Leads & customers permanent broadcast channel to announce departures, or pomotions
