Republic of SudanMinistry of Telecoms & Information Technology

National Committee for Digital Certification

ELECTRONIC ID IN ONLINE ADMISSION FOR UNIVERSITIES

PRESENTER 1 :(Eng : Aboud Mohamed Hussin) PRESENTER 2 :(Eng: Mohamed Ahmed Osman) ORGANIZATION :(Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research )

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• Before 1973 the admission was responsible for Before 1973 the admission was responsible for institutes and universities (No unified policy institutes and universities (No unified policy rule ). rule ).

• In 1973 the unified admission committee was In 1973 the unified admission committee was established .established .

• In 1975 the Act of Higher Education organized In 1975 the Act of Higher Education organized the unified admission for institutes and the unified admission for institutes and universities.universities.

• Manual procedures were used to complete Manual procedures were used to complete work during this period.work during this period.

ADMISSION DEVELOPMENT HISTORY

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ADMISSION DEVELOPMENT HISTORY...

• In 1993 Admission office applied the decision In 1993 Admission office applied the decision of Higher Education Council to use computer of Higher Education Council to use computer applications in admission functions.applications in admission functions.

• Admission Department provided different Admission Department provided different platforms of applications and databases to platforms of applications and databases to implement admission functions. implement admission functions.

• In 2000 admission web site established to get In 2000 admission web site established to get the students informed of their results online.the students informed of their results online.

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MANUAL FORM OF ADMISSION

• The students receive the form after pay The students receive the form after pay form’s fees .form’s fees .

• the form submitted to admission office after the form submitted to admission office after filled by student before deadlines.filled by student before deadlines.

• Before submission student must show valid Before submission student must show valid identity (personal card , passport ) .identity (personal card , passport ) .

• The form shall submit to admission office by The form shall submit to admission office by student himself.student himself.

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THE DEVELOMENT OF INTAKE(2003-2010)

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All success admission

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TECHNICAL REASONS FOR ESTABLISHING ONLINE ADMISSION APPLICATION

• In addition to previous reasons ( increasing In addition to previous reasons ( increasing Numbers of students ) there are technical Numbers of students ) there are technical reasons : reasons :

- E-government project and good infrastructures E-government project and good infrastructures of electronic services .of electronic services .

- All states are connected by fiber optical All states are connected by fiber optical Networks encouraging admission online Networks encouraging admission online applications . applications .

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TECHNICAL REASONS FOR ESTABLISHING ONLINE ADMISSION APPLICATION ….

• Sudanese universities information Network Sudanese universities information Network (SUIN) project which connecting universities (SUIN) project which connecting universities with fiber optical network , supplying all with fiber optical network , supplying all universities with high bandwidth internet universities with high bandwidth internet services.services.

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CHALLENGES SUPPOSED TO FACE THE ONLINE APPLICATION

• privacy and security of online applications privacy and security of online applications effected the trust and continuity .effected the trust and continuity .

• Interaction of the students with the new Interaction of the students with the new system of admission . system of admission .

• Low awareness with electronic services .Low awareness with electronic services .• E-payment service not available in Sudan . E-payment service not available in Sudan .

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THE IMPORTANCE OF E-ID IN ONLINE ADMISSION

• The previous slide shows the need of The previous slide shows the need of electronic ID regarding privacy and security in electronic ID regarding privacy and security in exchanging information between students and exchanging information between students and admission office .admission office .

• Taking a look of how the operation going on… Taking a look of how the operation going on…

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FLOW OF THE SYSTEMlogin Form Id

Secret code

Serial NoAdmission

DBSecondary certificate DB

System DB

Student choices

printable PDF report (ST data

and choices)

H.D.DExit

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THE IMPORTANCE OF USING PUBLIC KEY INFRUSTRUCTURE(PKI) IN ONLINE ADMISSION

• Using Using digital certificates digital certificates between between students and admission office with students and admission office with trusted third party (TTP) trusted third party (TTP) enabling enabling authenticated data exchange (No need authenticated data exchange (No need for secret codes) .for secret codes) .

• Using Using digital certificates digital certificates increase the increase the security of the admission web site and security of the admission web site and getting more Confidence.getting more Confidence.

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THE IMPORTANCE OF USING PUBLIC KEY INFRUSTRUCTURE(PKI) IN ONLINE ADMISSION……

• Integrity of Data : same data entered by Integrity of Data : same data entered by student is saved in admission’s DB .student is saved in admission’s DB .

• The student will be able to pay his fees The student will be able to pay his fees online by e-payment method after online by e-payment method after building the building the public key infrastructure public key infrastructure (PKI) . (PKI) .

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OTHER EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SUPPOSED TO BE PRESENT AFTER APPLYING PKI :

• Increasing of online educational services .Increasing of online educational services .• Authentication of certificates issued from Authentication of certificates issued from

universities and institutes .universities and institutes .• increasing of trusted transactions among increasing of trusted transactions among

universities. universities.

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REFERENCES :

• PAPERPAPER : The : The Development ofDevelopment of Admission Admission System For Sudan Higher Education Institutes.System For Sudan Higher Education Institutes.

ByBy : : Eng: Waleed M. Elmubarak, Eng : Mohamed Eng: Waleed M. Elmubarak, Eng : Mohamed Ahmed Osman.Ahmed Osman.

• PAPER PAPER :: Digital Certification Digital Certification ByBy : Dr. Ezzeldin Kamil Ameen : Dr. Ezzeldin Kamil Ameen

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