Will qualifications still matter? Graduates ask as AI transforms industry

Conversations about higher education shift as students ask whether qualifications will still matter when they graduate amid AI transformation.

Across the sector, there is growing recognition that higher education must place greater emphasis on critical thinking, sound judgement, creativity and adaptability because these are the qualities that enable graduates to apply knowledge rather than simply acquire it.

It’s whether higher education can prepare people for a future that refuses to stand still.