Case Study · Education / Internship

Nextern

A premium internship management experience

A modern, mobile-first internship management platform that centralizes student profiles, attendance, weekly reports, tasks and supervisor evaluations — built end-to-end on Microsoft Power Platform.

Core Stack Microsoft Power Apps (Canvas) · Microsoft Dataverse · Power Automate

Platform Microsoft Power Platform
Built For Education / Internship
Key Features 8+ delivered

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Overview

About Nextern

Nextern transforms internship management into a sleek, centralized SaaS-style platform for universities, training providers and internship coordinators. From student onboarding to weekly reports, attendance tracking, kanban tasks and supervisor evaluations — Nextern brings every internship workflow into a single Canvas App with a glassmorphism UI and intelligent automation.

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The Problem

Why this needed solving

Modern internship programs were running on a patchwork of spreadsheets, emails, paper forms and disconnected systems, leading to:

Scattered student profiles and submissions across tools
Manual attendance and milestone tracking
Inconsistent weekly reporting and feedback loops
No real-time visibility into intern performance
Slow, error-prone evaluation and PDF reporting

The Solution

How we built Nextern

LowCodeDev designed Nextern on Microsoft Power Platform — a premium, mobile-first Canvas App with a glassmorphism UI, intelligent workflows, live analytics and a supervisor feedback engine. Dataverse powers the data layer, while Power Automate handles notifications, evaluation flows and PDF exports.

Key Features

Centralized student profiles with attendance, reports and evaluations
Smart analytics dashboard with live KPI cards and internship insights
Weekly report submission system with rich text editing
Kanban-style task management with priority and progress tracking
Functional attendance calendar with analytics and milestone monitoring
Supervisor feedback system with performance scoring and evaluations
Modern glassmorphism UI with responsive layouts and popup interactions
PDF export for reports, feedback and internship summaries

Technologies

Built on Microsoft Power Platform

Microsoft Power Apps (Canvas) Microsoft Dataverse Power Automate Power Fx Office 365 / Outlook

Business Impact

Outcomes delivered

Single source of truth for every internship program
Faster, more consistent weekly reporting
Real-time visibility into intern performance and milestones
Reduced manual effort for coordinators and supervisors
Premium, modern experience for students and staff

Roadmap

Future Enhancements

AI-assisted feedback and report summarization
Automated certificate generation
Power BI deep analytics for program leadership
Multi-organization tenancy for university networks

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