Design Imperative

Partnerships and Financial Models

USAID/Philippines Mission Director Ryan Washburn (center, in suit and tie) and CHED Chairman J. Prospero De Vera III (center in white button-down shirt) launch the USAID UPSKILL Higher Education Innovation Leaders Fellowship Program. The launch featured the first batch of fellows, composed of 16 senior academic leaders and higher education officials from across the Philippines who will participate in an eight-month learning program, including sessions at Arizona State University, so they can drive innovatio


<p>UDI launched a fellowship program aimed at transforming higher education in the Philippines amidst challenges of access and degree attainment, as part…


Minu Ipe speaking on a panel interrogating challenges and opportunities in sustaining new higher education models.


<p>The inaugural Times Higher Education (THE) Sub-Saharan Africa Universities Forum brought together representatives from universities across the region…


Picture of a Makerere University building


<p>Makerere leadership visited the ASU Tempe campus to learn more about advancing e-learning initiatives and fostering innovative educational strategies…


Two women smiling and conversing at the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program e-Learning Initiative Summit


<p>UDI is one of four ASU units serving as key implementation partners to the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program e-Learning Initiative. The…


A group of diverse, young leaders on stage

<p>The Mastercard Foundation is partnered with the University Design Institute at Arizona State University and the United States International University…


Front view of American University Kyiv with Ukrainian and American flags on a central tower.

<p>UDI provided design support via a series of rapid prototyping sessions to advance a greenfield project in Kyiv with the goal of establishing an…