# 01 — Project Overview

Source: proposal §1–3.

## Identity

| | |
|---|---|
| Project name (EN) | TNSU Education Management Platform |
| Project name (TH) | โครงการพัฒนาแพลตฟอร์มบริหารจัดการการศึกษาและกีฬา มหาวิทยาลัยการกีฬาแห่งชาติ |
| Client | Thailand National Sports University (มหาวิทยาลัยการกีฬาแห่งชาติ, TNSU) |
| Vendor | Stream (บริษัทฯ) |
| Folder name | `e-Education`. **There is no legacy system to migrate from or integrate with** (confirmed 2026-10-30). The proposal's mentions of "ระบบเดิม E-Education" do not apply |
| Tagline | "แพลตฟอร์มเดียว ครอบคลุมการศึกษาและกีฬา เชื่อมโยงทุกหน่วยงาน" (one platform covering education and sports, linking every unit) |
| UI slogans [mockup] | "สร้างคนกีฬา สู่ความเป็นเลิศ", "มุ่งสู่ความเป็นเลิศ ทั้งการศึกษาและกีฬา" |

## Scale and organisational structure [confirmed in proposal]

- **Central office (ส่วนกลาง)**: university-wide administration and executives.
- **17 campuses (วิทยาเขต)**: higher education (faculties, majors, courses, credits, GPA).
- **13 sports schools (โรงเรียนกีฬา)**: secondary education, boarding students (นักเรียนประจำ), with athlete development.

Mockup figures (illustrative only) [mockup]: ~18,452 learners in total (12,381 at campuses and 6,071 at sports schools), 2,186 staff, a campus of ~1,500 students, and a sports school of ~480 students.

## Why the system is needed (problems → solution)

| Problem | Impact | Solution direction |
|---|---|---|
| Systems and data are siloed | Duplicate data, complex coordination | Central platform linking 17 campuses and 13 schools |
| Generic education systems ignore sports | Athlete, dorm, training and competition data kept separately | Dedicated sports and boarding modules linked to academic data |
| Student and parent services need many steps | Must contact staff to get information or status | Student Web Portal and Mobile Apps (student and parent) |
| Payments and scholarships are complex | Reconciling payments, กยศ. and scholarships is slow | Payment gateway, กยศ. and scholarship management, outstanding-balance calculation |
| Requests and documents need many steps | Slow approval and tracking | Electronic workflow, e-signature, status tracking, audit trail |
| Management reporting is hard to compile | Executives lack timely overview | Executive Dashboard and AI Analytics |
| Staff answer the same questions repeatedly | Repetitive workload | AI Bot that answers within the user's permissions |

## Benefits per stakeholder

| Group | Benefit |
|---|---|
| Students (นักเรียน / นักศึกษา) | See academic info, register courses, file requests, view grades, pay, and track status via app and web |
| Parents (ผู้ปกครอง) | Follow grades, attendance, leave, dorm info and announcements, within granted permissions |
| Teachers, lecturers, coaches | Manage teaching, grades, training and competitions, and track learner and athlete progress |
| Staff (เจ้าหน้าที่) | Less double entry; easier registrar, finance, scholarship, request and approval work |
| Executives (ผู้บริหาร) | KPIs across university, campuses and schools, with analytics for decision-making |

## Differentiators claimed vs. the market (§3.2)

- Combines **university registrar** and **sports-school management** in one platform.
- Adds **boarding, health, nutrition, training, competition and athletic performance**, which generic school systems lack.
- Links **fees + payment gateway + กยศ. + scholarships** to compute the amount actually payable.
- A dedicated **Parent app** in addition to the student channels.
- A dashboard across all education levels plus **AI Analytics and AI Bot**.

## Delivery approach

**Phased implementation**: build in priority order (core education → mobile/web services → finance and scholarships → external integrations → AI) and go live per module as ready. **Modular architecture** on a shared central data layer. See [09-delivery-plan.md](09-delivery-plan.md).