AI integration is associated with improvements in teaching, learning, and administrative efficiency in higher education when supported by adequate infrastructure¶

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q2 i? Across the 155 reviewed studies, AI significantly enhances teaching, learning, and administrative efficiency when supported by adequate infrastructure. → Nyamboga TO 2026

Evidence¶

Nyamboga TO 2026¶

Nyamboga TO (2026) From digital transformation to intelligent classrooms: artificial intelligence, adaptive leadership, and service delivery in global higher education—a systematic literature review. Front. Educ. 11:1899369. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2026.1899369

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Thematic synthesis of 155 studies (2019–2024) retrieved via PRISMA procedures; the review reports this as a dominant pattern, with high certainty for AI adoption patterns in its GRADE-adapted assessment. The synthesis states that "AI significantly enhances teaching, learning, and administrative efficiency when supported by adequate infrastructure."

"AI significantly enhances teaching, learning, and administrative efficiency when supported by adequate infrastructure."

Discussion¶

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