Desenvolvimento de uma plataforma web para comunicação e organização no ambiente universitário

Abstract

This work presents the development and performance analysis of UFC Hub, a web platform designed to centralize communication and activity organization at the Universidade Federal do Ceará. The motivation stems from limitations identified in existing institutional platforms which, although robust for administrative purposes, provide insufficient support for student social interaction, study group formation, and student-led event organization, especially on mobile devices. UFC Hub was developed using TypeScript and Next.js, released as an open-source solution, and deployed on cloud services under a free-tier plan for prototyping purposes. The platform integrates features such as the creation and management of private groups with chat, academic event organization and participation, a community blog, a personal calendar, and user profiles. Results show that UFC Hub achieved high scores in the conducted audits, outperforming, across several indicators, institutional platforms such as SIGAA and the UFC News portal. In addition, the interface analysis indicated compliance with usability and accessibility requirements, with adequate responsiveness across desktop and mobile devices and support for different visual themes. Overall, the adopted architecture and technologies proved effective in meeting the established performance, usability, and accessibility requirements, providing a complementary solution to the university’s official platforms.