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A Boon or a Bane? Challenges and Opportunities of AI Adoption in Higher Education

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This conceptual paper synthesizes insights from ten institutional cases across global contexts and draws on five theoretical foundations, Diffusion of Innovation, the Technology Acceptance Model, Self-Determination Theory, Social Learning Theory, and Academic Integrity frameworks, to propose a process model of AI adoption and use in higher education.

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