A Horizon-Scanning Report on the Changing Demographic and Pedagogical Profiles of Current and Emerging University Students and the Responses of the Global Higher Education to the Generational Challenges

Abstract

This report critically examines how the demographic and socio-economic composition of the current and near-future post-compulsory student community intersect with technological, pedagogical, and governance challenges in higher education. Informed by the intersecting epistemic, policy, strategic and financial crises created by technology-led disruptions such as generative AI and organisational and marketisation complexity, the report will provide exemplars and experiential insights into the structures and approaches higher education institutions will need to enable to create and sustain alignment with the pedagogical, graduate employability and technological needs of the generations of potential undergraduate and postgraduate students.