The profile of university students changed, and so did their needs. Digital services allow a consistent degree of flexibility in the mode of learning: as a consequence, non-traditional education providers emerged and broader opportunities for learners arose.

As Michael Stewart from the Interactive Design Institute (Edinburgh, United Kingdom; retrieved April 2, 2024 from Internet Archive Wayback Machine) highlights in his video, integrating new technology solutions into university offering has its challenges, but can be a way of responding constructively to disruption.