Smart Universities in Smart Cities: Shaping the Future of Education and Urban Innovation
About this ebook
The book explores how emerging technologies such as AI, IoT, and blockchain are transforming campuses into dynamic, data-driven ecosystems. Both of these dimensions are studied through data analytics, case studies, and futuristic thinking perspectives to identify opportunities and challenges of the establishment of smart universities within the broader ecosystem of smarter cities. The book offers a holistic approach to planning educational institutions, covering issues such as sustainable campus development, digital learning environments, and smart mobility solutions.
As universities undergo digital transformation, they advance not only learning but also the larger role of academia in society. The book envisions the future, where intelligent campuses act as centres of knowledge, collaboration, and sustainable development, propelling the world into a smarter and more inclusive reality for future generations. It will be of interest to researchers and students of urban planning and sustainability studies, as well as to urban planners and policymakers.
About the author
Joanna Rosak-Szyrocka is Assistant Professor, Erasmus+ coordinator at the Faculty of Management, Czestochowa University of Technology, Poland. She has been a participant in multiple Erasmus+ teacher mobility programs: Italy, UK, Slovenia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and France.
Radosław Wolniak is a full professor at the Department of Economics and Informatics at the Silesian University of Technology, Poland. For over 20 years, he has been dealing with the issues of management, including the Industry 4.0, Smart City, digitalization, and artificial intelligence. His achievements include over 600 publications issued at national and international publishers, as well as many undertakings and projects implemented in cooperation with the business environment.