Transforming Higher Education Validation and Data Management Through Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence

Abstract

The compatibility of faster and faster digitalization of higher education has exerted pressure on the necessity to have a secure, interoperable, and smart academic credentialing system. Traditional centralized record management models are prone to data editing, slowness in verification and inter-institutional identification. In this chapter, the author suggests a decentralized-trust semantic intelligence hybrid model of credentialing and academic data management on a block chain-artificial intelligence (AI) system.The findings show that the combination of AI and distributed ledger technology turns the traditional credentialing of storing records to an active, learner-focused system. The chapter provides a scalable and governance-conscious paradigm in the future of digital universities, enhanced lifelong learning, micro-credential portability and transparent academic data ecosystems.