Digital led innovation and the role of eCommerce in the Education and Training Industry
Creating world-class digital experiences for students
Who are Balance Internet
We do eCommerce. Since 2008, Balance Internet has been exploring how digital-led innovation can propel the Education and Training Industry into the future. With technology and the power of eCommerce proliferating the Education and Training Industry over the last decade, we understand the increasingly far-reaching importance of digital-led innovation.
Balance Internet is a highly specialised digital transformation and eCommerce agency and our expertise in digital lead innovation in the Education and Training Industry guides our first-class digital delivery process.
Balance Internet has become a specialist in digital transformation in Higher-Education, following working with Monash University in a long-term partnership to achieve digital ecosystem harmony, with eCommerce at the core.
If forward-thinking digital transformation is what you are looking for, you’ve come to the right place. We think of our clients as long-term partners. In partnership, we help form the solid foundations of a leading digital solution that will reimagine your student experience.
Don’t fall behind your competitors; speak to our team of digital transformation experts today.
Key Features
Market dynamics are constantly evolving, and to remain competitive in the Education and Training Industry, businesses today need more than just an eCommerce strategy. Each institute and organisation in the industry requires a scalable and sophisticated solution to seize market opportunities and meet the high demands of its domestic and international student population.
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Ready for business
- Single sign-on capabilities
- Best practice customer experiences for the student or academic staff user
- Compliance with the accessibility requirements of the Education and Training Industry
- Ability to purchase a variety of products, services and subscriptions from multiple faculties and departments within one platform, creating a ‘student marketplace’
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Frictionless purchasing
- Multiple payment options
- Personalised book, training and course material lists
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Personalised experiences
- Custom-tailored experiences for students, academic staff and stakeholders user groups
- Targeted content and promotions to personalise each visit and boost conversion
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Agility to adapt
- Business intelligence tools and reporting to unpack insights
- Integration of pricing, product, customer profiles, shipping, and other data with existing business systems
Industries
Powered by best-in-class technology and a passion for engineering innovative solutions, our team of experts are well versed to meet the digital demands of the Education and Training Industry, across multiple sectors including:
- Educational Institutions (Including Universities)
- TAFE & Registered Training Organisations (RTO’s)
- Vocational Education & Training (VET)
- Early Learning, Primary & Secondary Education
Monash University
Monash University takes pride in their focus on the provision of the superior services to their community of students, staff and other stakeholders. The WCAG 2.0 AA compliant eCommerce platform plays a central role in the University’s engagement and delivery of products and services to a diverse student and academic community.


Download a copy of our ‘eCommerce for Education’ use case to see how we are achieving impressive results in a changing market.
Partners
We’ve been in eCommerce longer than most, chances are we’ve worked with the systems in your ecosystem. Here are a few of the systems we work with:
For Monash University, the student experience was everything
The Australian university upgraded to Magento Commerce, and after go-live enjoyed $17 million in online sales.

“We now have a unified marketplace with a single storefront that enables different faculties and departments to manage products, pricing, and orders. Shop.monash.edu is fully responsive, optimising the browsing and shopping experience across all devices.”
Melinda Cotton
Finance Manager, Monash University
Thought leadership
For Insights, emerging trends in the Education and Training Industry, company news and industry event information, visit the Balance Internet Blog.
