BUILT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

Stop chasing compliance across spreadsheets, email and shared drives

MARS helps universities monitor compliance, manage risk, track improvement initiatives and provide evidence of assurance - all from a single platform.

MONITOR  .  ASSESS  .  RESPOND  .  SUSTAIN

No obligation. See MARS configured for a university environment.

Universities operate in an increasingly complex environment - balancing regulatory obligations, accreditation requirements, governance expectations, risk management and continuous improvement initiatives. MARS provides a single platform to manage reviews, audits, risks, actions, incidents, compliance activities and institutional improvement programs.

Institutional Assurance, In One Place

ONE PLATFORM

Reviews & Internal Audits

Conduct structured reviews across faculties, schools, departments and support services.

Risk Management

Maintain enterprise, operational and project risks in a centralised register.

Action Tracking

Ensure recommendations and improvement initiatives are assigned, tracked and completed.

Compliance Monitoring

Track obligations, standards and regulatory requirements as they change.

Performance Monitoring

Align KPIs and institutional objectives with assurance activities.

Dashboards & Reporting

Provide visibility to executives, committees and governing bodies.

Typical Use Cases

DESIGNED FOR UNIVERSITIES

Quality & Accreditation Governance & Risk Research & Improvement
✔︎ Academic Program Reviews ✔︎ Enterprise Risk Management ✔︎ Research Compliance Monitoring
✔︎ Course Accreditation Activities ✔︎ Governance & Committee Action Tracking ✔︎ Continuous Improvement Initiatives
✔︎ Internal Quality Reviews ✔︎ Strategic Plan Monitoring ✔︎ Student Service Reviews

From Fragmented to Connected

THE CHALLENGE UNIVERSITIES FACE

WITHOUT MARS

Review Findings

Spreadsheet

Email

Action Tracker

Committee Report

Another Spreadsheet

Messy and fragmented.


WITH MARS

Review . Risks . Actions

Incidents . Compliance . KPIs

Dashboards . Reports

Accountability . Assurance

Simple and powerful


Monitor . Assess . Respond . Sustain

THE MARS CYCLE

Monitor

Monitor compliance activities, institutional performance, risks and improvement initiatives in one place.

Assess

Evaluate findings, analyse trends and identify priorities requiring attention.


Respond

Assign actions, implement improvements and strengthen organisational controls.

Sustain

Ensure improvements remain effective and become embedded across the institution.


Why Universities are Exploring MARS

OPERATIONAL OUTCOMES

Improved Visibility

Bring reviews, risks, actions and compliance activities together.

Stronger Accountability

Ensure actions have clear ownership and due dates.



Better Governance

Provide assurance to executive leadership and governing bodies.



Sustained Improvement

Move beyond compliance to continuous institutional improvement.

Operating In Highly Regulated Environments


TRUSTED BY LEADING ORGANISATIONS

20+

Years supporting regulated organisations

68K+

Active users trust MARS

150K+

KPIs monitored annually



95%

Customer retention rate



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