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

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 Khalfan Saif Alsuwaidi (), Fatema Ebrahim Mohamed Alkaabi () and Mariam Majed Abdulla Hasan Majed ()
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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

A chapter in Advanced Data Analytics, Machine Learning and AI in Business, 2026, pp 254-264 from Springer

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Accounting; Accounting Education; UAE; Challenges; Integration; Student Perception; Curriculum Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-23493-3_16

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