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Constructing and testing instruments for measuring students’ perceptions of a university and its smart dimensions

Following the results of a recent study that focused on the difference in the perceptions of the two cities, a pilot study was conducted with the variables contextualised from a city to a university setting. The aim was to explore smart city concepts in the context of universities as they are seen as early adopters of technologies that make students’ lives easier and the university more attractive. Starting from the original model, the focus is on the contextualisation of the research variables – the perception of university management, fellow students, and Perceived External Prestige (PEP) as antecedents of university affective commitment. The research is further extended by exploring the effect of smart university features across standard six axes or dimensions (smart economy, smart mobility, smart environment, smart people, smart living, smart governance). The paper presents the preliminary survey results, including the construct validity using exploratory factor analysis and reliability using Cronbach’s Alpha.

smart university ; students’ perceptions ; university commitment

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