The strategic objectives of a university require, among other things, an certain level of teaching staff.

The predictable evolution of the demand for teaching staff means a need for a long and short-term analysis.

The convergence of higher education in Europe and the demand for quality strengthens the need for this analysis and determines deadlines to meet.

Determining the dimension of these departments in this context means managing large volumes of data that must be treated in a coherent and unified manner according to the criteria derived from the strategic plan.

Based on a mathematical model created by the University of the Basque Country we have developed an application that can calculate the need of teaching staff on a long and short term basis for the various departments within the university.