With the rapid development of information technology, digital change has penetrated into all fields, with no exception to higher education. The application of digital innovation in higher education has become more and more widespread, which not only changes the traditional teaching mode, but also provides a new way for the optimal allocation and sharing of educational resources. The purpose of this paper is to explore the current status, problems and development trends of the application of digital innovations in higher education by conducting a systematic review of the literature on digital innovations in higher education published during the period of 2013-2023. Using two databases, Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus, this paper extracted 21 articles out of 152 articles published in the last ten years according to the exclusion and inclusion criteria to conduct a systematic review of digital innovation in higher education.
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