About Kuali Student
Kuali Student is a next generation student system being developed over a five year period through the Community Source
Community Source
Refers to the collaborative development approach of the project team building Kuali Student. Distinct from open-source development that solicits input from anyone, community-source development limits participation to a group of committed contributors. The Kuali Student team currently includes members and resources from all Founder and Partner institutions.
process. It will be sustained by an international community of institutions and firms. Find out who’s involved, how and when it will be developed.
The Kuali Foundation Connection
Kuali Student is being developed under the umbrella of the Kuali Foundation. This affiliation allows the project to leverage and contribute to the Foundation’s community of interest, adopt established licensing processes, benefit from existing communications and technical expertise, and contribute to Kuali’s full suite of community source applications for higher-education institutions.
Open Source License
Kuali Student will be distributed at no cost through the Educational Community License V2.0 (ECL V2.0) granted by the Kuali Foundation. This license will make all Kuali Student software and materials available to colleges and universities around the world without licensing fees.
Community of Interest
The Kuali Student Community of Interest includes universities, colleges, international institutions, and commercial affiliates that will sustain future maintenance, enhancement, and development of the Kuali Student product.
Development Costs
Collectively, the participating institutions are contributing more than $40 million over a 5-year period. In addition, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is contributing $2.5 million during the initial 2½ years of the project. We estimate $50 million will be required to fund the Kuali Student project over the next 5 years.