Design Imperative

University Mission

Leaders from the 12 universities and Filipino government officials gather for the Accelerator launch.


The University Design Institute (UDI) welcomed 12 teams from higher education institutions across the Philippines for the inaugural Transformation Accelerator,…


ASU President Michael Crow speaks to UPSKILL Immersive Fellows


The University Design Institute (UDI) at Arizona State University (ASU) hosted the inaugural cohort of the USAID UPSKILL Innovation Leaders Fellowship Oct 7-11,…


Portrait of Micheal D. Smith


The University Design Institute and Arizona State University welcomed Dr. Michael D. Smith on September 13 for the latest lecture in the Frank Rhodes Lecture Se…



Dr. Michael D. Smith, J. Erik Jonsson Professor of Information Technology and Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College will join Arizona State Universi…


Silhouette of Metro Manila, Philippines skyline.


Sixteen senior academic officials from twelve (12) Philippine Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and the Philippine Commission on Higher Education (CHED) bega…


Leaders from Bemidji State University, Metro State University, Minnesota State University-Moorhead, and the Minnesota State System gather for a photo at the end of the session.


The University Design Institute was recently engaged by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System to facilitate a months-long Design Accelerator with…