The Univeristy of Calicut, Kerala set a model by implementing their software in FOSS and later sharing it with other universities.
http://www.thehindu.com/edu/2009/09/08/stories/2009090850120300.htm
contact: madhuvt at gmail dot com
Note: They use GNU/Linux/Python/postgresql combination. Details are available in the book "Free Software Projects in Public Enterprises of Kerala" http://space-kerala.org/downloads/foss.pdf
Another interesting news is that the university is also including Free Software in their curriculum. See : http://pramode.net/2009/09/19/report-on-python-and-free-software-for-scienti...
regards,
~vimal