What is V-SMARTH

Smart technologies, modern equipment, hardware, and software systems have created unprecedented opportunities for education and training institutions to take new approaches to teaching and the provision of educational services. The concept of smart university and related concepts such as smart learning environment, smart education, smart pedagogy, and smart learners are becoming buzzwords and widely adopted by universities. This chapter presents a comprehensive description of the smart university concept and its components. It presents the findings of an assessment of a smart university model at Hanoi University of Science and Technology against the established components of a smart university. The study utilizes quantitative and qualitative surveys of 535 students from the Hanoi University of Science and Technology in Vietnam. Investigation of these factors provided an assessment of the current initiative and paved a path for the future development of technological infrastructure and support.