Requirements for the Success of the Fourth-Generation University (4.0) in Light of the Available potentials of the Algerian Universities

Abstract

This descriptive study aims to uncover the relationship between the available potentials within Algerian universities and the essential requirements for the success of the Fourth-Generation University model. The study employs the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach by establishing a connection between descriptive data pertaining to two key variables: the existing capabilities on one side, and the success requirements on the other. These data were gathered through two purpose-designed questionnaires distributed to a sample of 131 faculty members. Both instruments met the necessary validity and reliability standards for the purposes of this study. The results obtained from the integrated AMOS model indicate that the available capabilities, namely human, research and scientific, organizational, financial and logistical, and technological resources, exert a significant impact on the requirements for establishing the Fourth-Generation University. These requirements include organizational culture and governance, the digital infrastructure environment, research and innovation, training and qualification, relationship with the socio-economic environment, and international cooperation. Notably, the model also demonstrated an indirect influence of these capabilities through the mediating variable of overall requirements, suggesting that the relationship between the two variables is interactive and dynamic. Rather than a simple linear influence, the findings point to a more intricate structural interaction.