fahmirahmet/UNIPIA

A unified academic networking platform connecting Ethiopian university communities through knowledge sharing, Q&A, and collaboration. # UNIPIA — Inter-University Academic Network Platform UNIPIA is an inter-university academic collaboration platform designed to connect university students, researchers, and academic staff across institutions. The platform facilitates peer-to-peer Q&A, course study groups, verified academic profiles, and reputation tracking. --- ## 🛠️ Technology Stack ### Backend - **Framework**: Python 3.11+ / Django 5.0+ - **API Engine**: Django REST Framework (DRF) 3.15+ - **Authentication**: SimpleJWT (JSON Web Tokens with rotation) - **Database**: MySQL 8.0+ (PyMySQL driver) - **CORS & Filters**: `django-cors-headers`, `django-filter` - **Environment**: `python-dotenv` ### Frontend - **Framework**: React 19 + Vite 8 - **State & Data Fetching**: TanStack Query (React Query v5) - **Routing**: React Router DOM v7 - **HTTP Client**: Axios (Centralized API Client with JWT interceptors) - **Styling**: Tailwind CSS v4 - **Icons & Animations**: Lucide React, Framer Motion - **Form Management**: React Hook Form + Zod --- ## 📂 Repository Structure ``` UNIPIA/ ├── backend/ # Django REST API Backend │ ├── config/ # Project settings, URLs, ASGI/WSGI │ ├── common/ # Shared utils, exception handlers │ ├── apps/ # Domain-driven Django applications │ │ ├── accounts/ # User profiles & University model │ │ ├── questions/ # Questions, Answers & Tags │ │ ├── groups/ # Study groups, posts & comments │ │ ├── notifications/ # User notification system │ │ ├── reputation/ # Point tracking & voting history │ │ └── moderation/ # Content flagging & reports │ ├── .env.example # Backend environment blueprint │ ├── manage.py # Django management CLI │ └── requirements.txt # Python dependencies ├── frontend/ # React + Vite Frontend Application │ ├── src/ │ │ ├── api/ # Centralized Axios client │ │ ├── com …