Analytics has been viewed as a messiah that has the potential to transform every aspect of our functioning, be it industry or society. As is the case with most technologies, as compared to most other domains, industry has been in the forefront of adopting analytics tools and approaches to businesses. What is noteworthy is that analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) in particular are receiving a lot of attention in the areas of research and innovation in academic institutions around the world. However, most of this work is yet to be put to use for the education processes within the academic system. Analytics and AI have the potential to deliver superior learning experience and targetted problem solving capabilities which need to be explored by the academics practitioners.