EduBridge — Adaptive Learning Management System

EduBridge is an adaptive learning management system designed for African universities and vocational training institutions, addressing a fundamental problem in African higher education: the gap between what institutions teach and what the labour market needs. Traditional African university curricula are often five to seven years behind industry requirements, content is delivered in a one-size-fits-all format that does not accommodate different learning styles, and students receive almost no personalised feedback on their progress. EduBridge addresses this through three core innovations. First, an industry-aligned curriculum mapping engine that connects each course module to specific industry competencies and current job market demand data, so that both students and institutions can see the relevance of what is being taught. Second, an adaptive learning path algorithm that adjusts the sequence, depth, and format of content based on each student's demonstrated knowledge, learning velocity, and career goal. Third, an automated assessment engine that generates novel questions from learning objectives, reducing plagiarism while providing rich diagnostic feedback. The platform is designed for the African higher education context: it must work on low-bandwidth connections, support USSD fallback for key functionality where smartphone access is limited, integrate with Pesapal for fee collection, and support the administrative workflows of African universities including letter-grade transcripts, semester-based timetabling, and examination board reporting formats. The content authoring environment is built for African educators who may not be technically sophisticated — a Notion-like block editor that supports text, video (with automatic compression and CDN delivery), interactive exercises, code sandboxes for programming courses, and quiz builders. Content is AI-assisted: the system can auto-generate quiz questions, suggest related resources, and flag content that conflicts with recent industry updates. The technical stack is Next.js for the frontend, Node.js/NestJS for the backend, PostgreSQL for structured data, MongoDB for learning content documents, Redis for real-time features, and AWS S3 with CloudFront for media delivery.