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Navigating the Future: Addressing the Challenges of Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Accounting Education in the UAE

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  • Ahmad Hayek

    (Higher Colleges of Technology, University City)

  • Mirjana Sejdini

    (Higher Colleges of Technology, University City)

  • Nora Azima Noordin

    (Higher Colleges of Technology, University City)

  • Alya Humaid Obaid Sultan Ghudair

    (Higher Colleges of Technology, University City)

  • Sarah Eissa Ramadhan Shareef Eissa

    (Higher Colleges of Technology, University City)

  • Marwa Abdalla Alsallani Alansaari

    (Higher Colleges of Technology, University City)

  • Alia Mohammad Khalfan Alshamsi

    (Higher Colleges of Technology, University City)

  • Salama Khalfan Saif Alsuwaidi

    (Higher Colleges of Technology, University City)

  • Fatema Ebrahim Mohamed Alkaabi

    (Higher Colleges of Technology, University City)

  • Mariam Majed Abdulla Hasan Majed

    (Higher Colleges of Technology, University City)

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing educational paradigms and reimagining the accounting profession and there is an urgent need to equip learners with new technical, analytic, and digital competencies. This paper examines the challenges and opportunities created by the integration of AI into accounting education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It assesses students’ perceptions of their understanding of AI concepts, the sufficiency of their skills and training, and their ability to adapt to emerging technologies. Using a quantitative survey approach, this study assesses perceptions from 216 undergraduate accounting students across UAE higher education institutions along three core constructs: understanding and integration, skills and training, and technology adaptability. Findings revealed a level of moderate readiness for AI supported by significant lapses in training quality, curriculum relevance, and the ease of handling AI tools. These findings point to an increasing need for updating pedagogy strategies, faculty preparedness, and collaboration between academia and industry in facilitating a future-oriented accounting workforce prepared for AI-enabled professional environments.

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  • Ahmad Hayek & Mirjana Sejdini & Nora Azima Noordin & Alya Humaid Obaid Sultan Ghudair & Sarah Eissa Ramadhan Shareef Eissa & Marwa Abdalla Alsallani Alansaari & Alia Mohammad Khalfan Alshamsi & Salama, 2026. "Navigating the Future: Addressing the Challenges of Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Accounting Education in the UAE," Lecture Notes in Operations Research,, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:lnopch:978-3-032-23493-3_16
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-23493-3_16
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