Science mapping analysis of challenges surrounding cloud universities and their impact on the resilience of higher education
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Author(s)Svitlana TarasenkoLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4829-0559
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Anna VorontsovaLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0603-3869
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Verena RégentLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3870-0112
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John SossLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5831-1241
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Rymma MylenkovaLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6712-7319
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DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21511/kpm.09(2).2025.01
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Article InfoVolume 9 2025, Issue #2, pp. 1-17
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In the context of digital transformation, the education sector needs innovative solutions to ensure continuity and quality of the learning process amidst contemporary challenges. One solution is using cloud technologies, which allow for the virtualization and replication of key institutional processes, from academic programs to campus operations. In this regard, this article aims to identify the challenges associated with the concept of cloud universities and their impact on the resilience of higher education. A science mapping analysis is conducted based on the most relevant scientific papers indexed in the international Scopus database from 2000 to 2024 using Scopus and SciVal built-in tools and the Science Mapping Analysis Tool. The results show a significant increase in the number of studies, especially within the fields of Computer Science and Social Sciences, dedicated to the use of cloud services and technology in education, with a growing focus on “digital twins”. The application of science mapping tools revealed key trends in research development, which evolved from the development and optimization of cloud infrastructure and difficulties of technological usage and the adoption of new technologies by users to the deep integration of various technologies into the educational process, exploring their reception by students and teachers, as well as the effectiveness of these initiatives. The analysis identified key challenges cloud universities face, such as the need for reliable technical infrastructure, adherence to cybersecurity standards, preparing educators and students for working with new technologies, financial costs of implementing cloud technologies, and ensuring academic integrity.
Acknowledgments
The publication was part of the Erasmus+ project “Disaster Resilience in Higher Education Systems via a Cloud University Model” (project number 2O24-1-AT01-KA220-HED-000249632).
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JEL Classification (Paper profile tab)I23, I28, O33
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- Figure 1. Dynamics of search queries on the challenges surrounding cloud universities
- Figure 2. Subject area of research on the challenges surrounding cloud universities
- Figure 3. Top 1% of worldwide topics among studies on the challenges surrounding cloud universities
- Figure 4. Overlapping map of research challenges surrounding cloud universities and their impact on the resilience of higher education
- Figure 5. Evolution map of research challenges surrounding cloud universities and their impact on the resilience of higher education
- Figure 6. Strategic diagram thematic clusters of research challenges surrounding cloud universities and their impact on the resilience of higher education
- Figure 7. Cluster “E-Learning System” network, 2019–2024
- Figure 8. Cluster “Cloud Services” network, 2019–2024
- Figure 9. Cluster “Big Data” network, 2019–2024
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- Table 1. Top 10 countries developing research on the impact of cloud technologies on the resilience of higher education
- Table 2. Systematization of challenges surrounding cloud universities and their impact on the resilience of higher education
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