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ISPA ecosystem
The collaboration between ISPA — University Institute of Psychological, Social and Life Sciences — and JAVALI is one of the most enduring examples of the capacity for technological evolution supported by Drupal.
Over more than a decade, this partnership has given rise to a cohesive and constantly evolving digital ecosystem that serves the entire academic community: students, teachers, researchers, and technicians.
From the first project in Drupal 6 to the current platforms that have already evolved to Drupal 10, the solutions implemented have accompanied ISPA's growth, adapting to its operational, scientific, and pedagogical needs.
Today, this ecosystem is a central communication and management infrastructure, ensuring continuity, consistency, and technological scalability.
The main challenge faced by ISPA was the fragmentation of its digital platforms. Each department and service had its own needs, but they all shared a common goal: to simplify the user experience and modernize internal flows.
It was essential to:
- Unify tools and processes scattered across departments;
- Update old platforms (Drupal 6 and 7) without losing data or critical features;
- Integrate external academic, financial, and document management systems;
- Ensure visual and terminological consistency across all digital channels;
- Ensure the continuous evolution of solutions, keeping pace with institutional transformation.
JAVALI took on this challenge with a progressive and sustained approach, prioritizing compatibility between versions and long-term design.
JAVALI's response was based on a gradual and sustainable strategy, transforming a set of scattered websites into a unified, modular, and scalable Drupal ecosystem.
Over the years, each platform has been redesigned and interconnected, maintaining backward compatibility and incorporating new services.
At the center is the ISPADigital intranet, which brings together all institutional processes—from curriculum units to human resources—with integration into the ESCA system and advanced workflow, forms, and reporting features.
From this core, new extensions of the ecosystem were created:
- ISPA Store, based on Drupal Commerce, which allows managing products, events, and payments with direct integration into billing;
- Institutional microsites, built with Domain, ensuring editorial autonomy and visual consistency (ISPA Clinic and ISPA Training);
- ISPA Employment Portal, based on JAVALI's UPJobs, which brings students and alumni closer to the job market;
- And several scientific centers and hubs, still in previous versions of Drupal, integrated into the same technological identity.
The ISPA ecosystem is now a dynamic digital organism, ready to grow and evolve without compromising stability, security, or institutional consistency.
The sustained evolution of this digital ecosystem has brought concrete gains for internal management and the academic community:
- Centralization of administrative processes and simplification of internal communication;
- Optimized user experience, with consistent navigation and unified language;
- Increased operational efficiency, with less redundancy and greater control over institutional flows;
- Security and scalability ensured by continuous maintenance;
- Consolidated digital identity across all ISPA platforms.
The longevity of this project demonstrates the robustness of Drupal and JAVALI's ability to deliver solutions that evolve at the same pace as the institutions that use them.
Technologies and features
- Drupal 6, 7, and 10, with phased evolution and backward compatibility;
- Domain module for multisite management and permission control;
- Drupal Commerce for product, event, and payment management;
- UPJobs (JAVALI's solution) for job opportunity management;
- External integrations: ESCA (documentation and billing) and SIBS (payments);
- Secure and scalable infrastructure, with ongoing maintenance by JAVALI.
Key features:
- Centralized intranet with workflows, dashboards, and dynamic forms (Webform, Workbench Moderation);
- Decentralized content management, with profiles and approval flows by department;
- Online store with secure transactions and integration with internal billing;
- Institutional microsites with their own identity under unified management;
- Job portal integrated with the alumni network and academic services.
Contribution to the Drupal community
ISPA's digital ecosystem is now an example of technological sustainability and long-term collaboration with Drupal. More than just a set of websites, it is a living infrastructure that keeps pace with the institution's academic and scientific evolution.
JAVALI shared several internally developed optimizations and improvements with the community, helping to strengthen the Drupal ecosystem globally and promoting best practices in the use of the platform.
