Smart Universities: A Concept Overview of Adaption Challenges for Historically Black Universities in South Africa
Universities today are experimenting with AI and big data to improve how students live and learn on campus; however, from a South African perspective, the question is: can historically black universities adapt to this ever-changing higher education environment? This paper employed a qua...
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| Language: | English |
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National University of Sciences and Technology
2024-12-01
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| Series: | NUST Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities |
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| Online Access: | https://njssh.nust.edu.pk/index.php/njssh/article/view/237 |
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| Summary: | Universities today are experimenting with AI and big data to improve how students live
and learn on campus; however, from a South African perspective, the question is: can historically
black universities adapt to this ever-changing higher education environment? This paper employed
a qualitative research method to answer these questions, and secondary data was sourced from
engaging current literature. The paper found that infrastructure challenges, a lack of skills and
development and limited resources were major factors hindering historically black universities
from adopting the concept of a smart university; historically black universities offered minimal no
tech-focused courses, which reduced them to acclimatize themselves with the elements of the 4IR.
The implications have been that historically black universities will struggle to catch up to
previously white universities in transitioning their campuses from the traditional model of higher
education to the concept of a smart campus
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| ISSN: | 2520-503X 2523-0026 |