Business students’ perceptions of Dutch higher educational institutions in preparing them for artificial intelligence work environments

Abstract

The application of artificial intelligence (AI) brings new demand to the job market. The concern now is whether higher education institutions (HEIs) have adequately prepared young learners to work in an AI work environment. This research seeks to explore business students’ perceptions of their HEIs in the Netherlands in preparing them for AI work environments. A questionnaire-based survey was completed by 95 students from 27 HEIs in the Netherlands. The findings show that these students believe that their HEIs are not optimally equipped at this time and/or have not optimally utilized their facilities to adequately prepare them for AI work environments. This study reinforces the urgency of updating the curriculum and educational facilities for AI work environments and provides suggestions for future research.