The digital transformation of higher education institutions, like that of many other institutions or even entire sectors, has been driven in the last decade by the confluent development of some digital technologies. Mobile Internet access, the development of wireless communication technologies and standards, cloud computing capabilities, the growth of computing power, and the development of algorithms that allow the analysis of increasingly large and complete data sets (Big Data) have driven a digitization process to which educational institutions are no strangers.

Some authors point to the beginning of a new wave in that transformation process forced by the development of a new group of emerging technologies: blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), extended reality (XR) and quantum computing.

The term "artificial intelligence" encompasses many technologies and data processing techniques: machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL), natural language processing (NLP), image recognition, voice analysis, etc. AI applications are everywhere: AI-powered web searchers, autonomous cars, automatic translators or recommendation engines are only a few examples. Some studies predict that AI will have a substantial potential contribution to the global economy, impacting millions of jobs and becoming a preeminent driver of change. Many companies and organizations are investing in AI projects applied to their business sectors. Are Higher Education Institutions doing so?

The book includes research results, authoritative overview articles, high-quality analysis on trends, comparative studies and analysis of particular cases on AI strategy, policy and governance in Higher Education Institutions, AI developments on Higher Education Institutions, policies to introduce artificial intelligence in the curriculum, AI applications in teaching and learning in higher education, the impact of AI in Higher Education Institutions: AI induced changes in the organizational culture, management, employees and jobs, and the ethical issues and risks of using AI in Higher Education Institutions.