Transformative Leadership and Sustainable Innovation in Education

Sandra Baroudi is an Assistant Professor at the College of Interdisciplinary Studies, Zayed University, Dubai, UAE. Dr. Baroudi is a highly skilled trainer and curriculum designer in the field of leadership and policy, and teaching and learning.Miltiadis D. Lytras is a world-class expert in the fields of cognitive computing, information systems, technology enabled innovation, social networks, computers in human behavior, and knowledge management. Dr. Lytras is an editor, lecturer, and research consultant, with extensive experience in academia and the business sector in Europe and Asia. Dr. Lytras is a visiting scholar in the Effat University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

• Chapter 1. Leadership and Innovation in Higher Education in 2035: The open research agenda; Sandra Baroudi and Miltiadis D. Lytras Chapter 2. Driving Innovation: Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Adaptive Leadership for Cultural Change; Nadia Halabi Chapter 3. Transformative Leadership in Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority: Investing in Talent, Innovation and the Next Generation; Afnan Alkhaldi, Sawsan Malik, and Miltiadis D. Lytras Chapter 4. School as Sustainable Enterprise: Building Climate Resilient communities through investment in the girl child; Tayeb Brahimi and Akila Sarirete Chapter 5. Creating a Metaverse-Based Innovative Digital Learning Environment; Andreia De Bem Mochado, Maria José Sousa, and Leonor Domingos Chapter 6. Nurturing Innovation: Mentoring and the development of exemplary leadership practices for Empowering Female Students in Higher Education; Sandra Baroudi Chapter 7. Exploring the future of qualitative and mixed methods research space in Nigerian universities for scholarship sustainability; Louis Okon Akpan Chapter 8. School as Sustainable Enterprise: Building Climate Resilient communities through investment in the girl child; Jeremy B Williams and Rebecca Keogh Chapter 9. Bilingual language education as key to sustainable knowledge production for the knowledge economy in the Gulf; Fatma. F.S. SaidChapter 10. Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain in Higher Education Institutions: A systematic literature review; Andreia De Bem Machado, Maria José Sousa, and Gertrudes Aparecida Dandolini Chapter 11. Innovation, Leadership, and Education: How Effat University is Paving the Way for Vision 2030; Tayeb Brahimi, Akila Sarirete, and Haifa Jamal Al-Lail Chapter 12. Transforming Education through Digital Technology: Shifting the Role of Innovation and Critical Thinking to Students; Malakeh Itani, Karen Palmer, and Rana El-Sabbagh Chapter 13. Digital Transformation in Higher Education in Kuwait: Towards Resilient Sustainable Development and Bold Innovation; Khawla Alhasan Chapter 14. Transformative Leadership and Sustainable Innovation in Higher Education: Setting the context; Miltiadis D. Lytras ,Sawsan Malik, and Afnan Al-Khaldi Chapter 15. Nurturing Future Leaders: Cultivating Research and Innovation Skills in Saudi Scientific Community; Sereen M. Kazim, Shadell A. AlGhamdi, Miltiadis D. Lytras, and Basim S. Alsaywid Chapter 16. Embracing the Shift: The Innovation Journey in Saudi Arabia’s Educational Landscape; Basim S. Alsaywid , Ahmad AlZahrani , Dana Khafagi, and Miltiadis D. Lytras