Universities that award doctorates and run large research programmes. It has no schema of its own: companies here are mapped on the Tertiary education schema, and what it does not cover is recorded as gaps.
Baseline
Tertiary education v1
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Tertiary education
Mapped on the schema
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Primitives
60 in 8 parts
Last updated
3 Nov 2026
Deepen this industry
Focused research on the organizations with the fewest mapped parts in research universities; what it finds is public for everyone.
Which degrees are offered, to whom, and how selective admission is.
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Student recruitment
lead_generation
Demand: reaching the people it serves
Process
Outreach, visits and recruiters that bring in applicants.
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Admissions officers
sales
Demand: reaching the people it serves
People
Who reads applications and turns admitted students into enrolled ones.
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Tuition and fees
pricing
Demand: reaching the people it serves
Decisions
Published tuition, fees and the discounts given through aid.
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Offers and aid packages
quoting
Demand: reaching the people it serves
Process
The offer of a place and what it will cost after aid.
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Enrolment agreements
contracts
Demand: reaching the people it serves
Decisions
Terms, refund rules and code of conduct the learner accepts.
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EnrolmentPremium
enrolment
Demand: reaching the people it serves
Process
Included for Members
Members
Members
Program design
offer_design
Supply: delivering the work
Process
Which programs and courses are offered and how they are structured.
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Timetabling
planning
Supply: delivering the work
Process
Classes, rooms and teachers fitted into a timetable.
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Procurement
procurement
Supply: delivering the work
Process
Buying what delivery needs.
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Content and venue partners
suppliers
Supply: delivering the work
People
Publishers, platforms, venues and placement partners.
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Teaching and delivery
delivery
Supply: delivering the work
Process
Classes, lectures, labs and online sessions.
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Teaching quality review
quality
Supply: delivering the work
Process
Observation, feedback and course evaluation.
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Campus and facilities
inventory
Supply: delivering the work
Data
Buildings, land, labs and housing the institution holds.
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Logistics and fulfilment
logistics
Supply: delivering the work
Process
How the offer reaches the customer.
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Curriculum
curriculum
Supply: delivering the work
Decisions
What is taught, in which order, to which outcomes, and how often it is reviewed.
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Assessment
assessment
Supply: delivering the work
Process
Tests, coursework and grading, and how fairly and fast results come back.
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Research enterprise and sponsored programsPremium
research_enterprise
Supply: delivering the work
Process
Included for Members
Members
Members
Curriculum approval
curriculum_approval
Supply: delivering the work
Decisions
Committees that approve new courses and programmes and review existing ones.
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Learner orientation
customer_onboarding
Constituents: serving them over time
Process
From accepted place to first class.
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Learner services
support
Constituents: serving them over time
People
Advice, wellbeing, disability support and careers help.
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Advisers and tutors
account_management
Constituents: serving them over time
People
Who follows each learner's progress.
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Learner records
customer_data
Constituents: serving them over time
Data
Enrolment, attendance, grades and transcripts.
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Retention and completion
retention
Constituents: serving them over time
Process
Learners staying, progressing and finishing.
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Learner outcomes
learner_outcomes
Constituents: serving them over time
Data
What learners achieve afterwards: progression, jobs, certifications.
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Registrar and student records
registrar
Constituents: serving them over time
Data
Course registration, transcripts, degree audits and the official record.
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Student services
student_services
Constituents: serving them over time
People
Advising, housing, health, counselling and career services for students.
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Athletics
athletics
Constituents: serving them over time
Process
Intercollegiate sports programmes, their budgets and eligibility rules.
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Tuition billing
billing
Money: getting funded and paying
Process
Invoicing tuition and fees, payment plans and refunds.
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Tuition receivables
collections
Money: getting funded and paying
Process
Getting tuition paid.
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Payments and payables
payables
Money: getting funded and paying
Process
Paying suppliers and partners.
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Payroll
payroll
Money: getting funded and paying
Process
Paying people.
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Accounting and close
accounting
Money: getting funded and paying
Software
The ledger and the month-end.
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Budgeting and forecasting
budgeting
Money: getting funded and paying
Decisions
What the organization expects.
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Endowment and reserves
treasury
Money: getting funded and paying
Data
Endowed funds, their payout and other reserves.
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Financial aid and fundingPremium
financial_aid
Money: getting funded and paying
Process
Included for Members
Members
Members
Advancement and alumni relationsPremium
advancement
Money: getting funded and paying
Process
Included for Members
Members
Members
Faculties, schools and departments
org_structure
People: who does the work
People
Academic units and administrative divisions, and who leads them.
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Teacher and staff hiring
hiring
People: who does the work
Process
Recruiting teachers, faculty and support staff.
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Teacher development
training
People: who does the work
Process
How teachers are trained and kept current.
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Performance and pay
performance_pay
People: who does the work
Decisions
How people are reviewed and rewarded.
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Teaching load
capacity
People: who does the work
Process
Hours each teacher teaches and who covers absences.
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Policies and culture
people_policies
People: who does the work
Decisions
The rules people work under.
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Faculty hiring, tenure and promotionPremium
tenure_promotion
People: who does the work
Decisions
Included for Members
Members
Members
Core system of record
system_of_record
Systems: tools and data
Software
The main tool the business runs on.
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Communication tools
communication
Systems: tools and data
Software
How people talk.
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Integrations
integrations
Systems: tools and data
Software
Which tools exchange data without re-keying.
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Reporting and dashboards
reporting
Systems: tools and data
Data
What leaders see, how often.
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Data management
data_management
Systems: tools and data
Data
Where records live and who owns them.
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Security and access
security
Systems: tools and data
Decisions
Who may see and change what.
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Organizations: how many of the 0 organizations mapped in public on Research universities and below have a sourced part on the primitive. Primitives are matched by key, so organizations on earlier versions count.