Administrative Systems for Universities Should Be More Than Just a Spreadsheet

information society Abstract: The paper describes new approach in making the university better by IT, by deploying information system that allows every member of the academic community to create data, to find out information, to work with primary data and use information sources directly. Our experience comes from developing IS Masaryk University in Brno, with 20 thousand active users, 160 application packages and 100 thousand requests per day. The paper depicts the changes in the university life towards the ªinformation societyª, including the concept of ªstudent-driven educationª. Information System at Masaryk University, Brno �IS MU) This paper is not a case study of a particular administrative system. Our aim is to share the experience and knowledge gained during deployment and running of IS MU. We also stress the consequences it has had on the university as an organization. Its two main principle