Abstract
The world has embarked on the technological revolution called the fourth industrial revolution;
this revolution will at the most change the way to live, work, identify, connect, and communicate
with each other. The size and complexity of it will not be as other industrial revolutions have been.
It could change and innovate ways in resolving issues being faced in society. The Fourth Industrial
revolution correlated to a lot of recent disruption and change in the operation of many
organizations and industry sectors, education sector being most apparent. As science and
technology become more integrated into the fabric of daily life, the challenges and compelling
nature of higher education in the Fourth Industrial Revolution become clear. This changing period
has the potential to change not only how society conveys knowledge, but also how individuals
acquire it. It has a significant impact on students' readiness for the demands of the modern
workforce in disciplines such as the built environment. With South Africa remaining in its
developing stages and relatively uninvolved in previous industrial revolutions, there is an urgent
need for educational institutions to adapt. Traditional paradigms of formal education are being
challenged, demanding creative teaching approaches and a break from the norm. The study also
seeks to include industry viewpoints to ensure that students are prepared with the skills and
information required for future work readiness (Keengwe & Bhargava, 2013). In essence, this
research seeks to be a catalyst for informed decision-making by encouraging educational
institutions to embrace mobile technology as they create the landscape of higher education in the
revolutionary era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This research study seeks to explore the
possibilities of integrating intelligent mobile technologies into the framework of South African
higher education institutions, with a particular emphasis on the built environment. South Africa,
as a developing country, aspires to transform formal education by using varied teaching
approaches and technologies. The research study goal is to provide information about the many
mobile technologies that institutions can implement into their systems. The goal of this program,
which is primarily aimed at studies in the built environment, is to help students prepare for the
difficulties of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The research aimed to discover the benefits of
employing mobile technologies in communicating and educating construction management by
examining the integration of mobile technology into the South African higher education
curriculum for construction management students.