Systematic Literature Review of Fourth Industrial Revolution on Higher Education: Implications for Higher Education Sustainability

Authors

  • Yousef Mubrik N Almutairi Assoc. Prof., University of Ha’il, Saudi Arabia,
  • Atheer Farouk Al-Saad Asst. Prof., University of Ha’il, Saudi Arabia,
  • Reda Ibrahim Elmelegy The Applied College, University of Ha’il, Saudi Arabia,
  • Amany Abdel Hahez Bakr The Art College, University of Ha’il, Saudi Arabia,
  • Magdi Abd Elrahman Abdallah The Applied College, University of Ha’il, Saudi Arabia,
  • Khaled Mubark N Almotairi Prof., University of Ha’il, Saudi Arabia,

Keywords:

higher education, industrial revolution, higher education sustainability, teaching and learning in higher education, advanced technology

Abstract

The current research aims to clarify the relationship between the sustainability in higher education and the fourth industrial revolution through acknowledging the factors contribute to the sustainability of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) in higher education, defining the effect of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) on higher education, particularly in terms of sustainability, and the challenges that higher educational institutions face in implementing Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies. It utilizes the PRISMA guidelines; a selection process narrowed down 127 initially identified articles to 39 relevant studies for in-depth analysis. The results of the research confirms that the characteristics of the 4th industrial revolution have been reflected on higher education and hence require its speedy response for it to cope with the digital innovations and the integration of advanced technologies including the artificial intelligence, blockchain and internet of things into educational frameworks to ensure the the sustainability of 4IR in higher education institutions .Moreover, it elucidates that Higher education teaching has changed significantly due to the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the traditional teaching methods have been revolutionized through the application of technologies like virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and machine learning (ML).

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Published

2025-04-01

How to Cite

Almutairi , Y. M. N., Al-Saad, A. F., Elmelegy , R. I., Bakr , A. A. H., Abdallah , M. A. E., & Almotairi, K. M. N. (2025). Systematic Literature Review of Fourth Industrial Revolution on Higher Education: Implications for Higher Education Sustainability. International Journal of Instruction, 18(2), 285–308. Retrieved from https://e-iji.net/ats/index.php/pub/article/view/736

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