Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education with Reference to Quality Enhancement, Challenges and Future Prospects

Abstract The emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming teaching and learning processes in higher education system worldwide. This research paper is concerned with the role of AI tools, systems and applications to quality education in higher education through the analysis of the international reports, national policy documents, the research articles and survey studies on the use of secondary data analysis method. Findings reveal that AI-based systems can be used to facilitate the teaching process to make it more effective and enhance the student engagement and personalized learning paths. The paper also addresses challenges such as inadequate infrastructure, lack of faculty training, high cost of implementation processes and privacy of data have been hindrances to successful implementation of AI particularly in the developing environment. The study concludes that AI can be transformative in terms of quality education in higher institutions of learning and strategic planning, capacity-building, and ethical governance can be used to bring a more inclusive, student-centred and future-ready learning environment.