Author:  N. Alston Affiliation:  Independent Researcher Abstract Smart education—understood as the strategic integration of digital platforms, learning analytics, AI-enabled support, and quality assurance into coherent learning systems—has moved from “innovation” to “necessity” in higher education. The most visible driver is the rapid diffusion of generative AI and data-informed teaching, which is reshaping assessment, student support, and institutional operations.  At the sa

Author:  L.Hartwell Affiliation:  Independent Researcher Abstract Educational institutions are being asked to do more than teach. They are expected to protect learners, prove outcomes, comply with fast-changing regulation, compete in global markets, and maintain trust in environments shaped by artificial intelligence, platform economies, demographic shifts, and geopolitical uncertainty. This article examines educational leadership and institutional governance  as a connected

Author: L. Kowalska Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract Higher education systems worldwide are experiencing an unparalleled phase of global integration. Universities in a variety of social, economic, and cultural settings now experience comparable pressures to conform to international standards in quality assurance, accreditation, governance, research evaluation, and internationalisation. These pressures create what organisational theorists call institutional isom

Author:  L. Markovic Affiliation:  Independent Researcher Abstract Under the ISO framework, international quality standards have become some of the most important rules for making sure quality around the world in the 21st century. ISO standards started out as optional technical guidelines, but they have grown into powerful tools that businesses use to set up processes, deal with risks, keep records of compliance, and prove their legitimacy in competitive markets. This articl

Author:  Amir Bek Affiliation:  Independent Researcher Abstract Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have moved from the margins of the...

Author:  Timur Akhmedov Affiliation:  Independent Researcher Abstract The rapid digital transformation of higher education has...