Design and Architecture of an Integrated E-learning Environment.Case Study on Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

The paper focuses on the architecture and characteristics of an advanced e-learning environment that provides integration facilities with dedicated information systems for educational, administrative and research management software systems. The study reveals the design principles and the architecture of the system, the advantages of implementing a flexible system and a proficient system integration solution, as well as means of maintaining and developing e-learning facilities. We present the case study of Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, by analyzing the implemented system and highlighting its strong points in pace development, its impact in learning and first user feed-back opinions consequent to the implementation of the e-learning environment.