I. i none of the current universities can disavow the critical nature of digitalization in their existence. new technologies are now part of all transforming institutions and the disruption they cause is opening new futures and new opportunities. alenezi [1] points out that ―in the present era characterized by an age of revolutionized knowledge, it has become imperative and critical to comprehend the values of technological initiatives and their role in the transformation of the business models.‖ leaders of higher education institutions should understand the critical role of digital transformation and how this can affect the performance of these establishments. today, there is just no way that leaders can talk of changing higher education institutions without the incorporation of new technologies in the everyday running of these institutions. unavoidably, the future of institutions is based on sound pillars of digitization and digitalization. additionally, teaching and learning, research, scholarship and the general running of the university will all be