Our Global Impact

Transforming higher education around the globe.

The University Design Institute is committed to making higher education a powerful catalyst for social and economic change

We empower changemakers in higher education by providing tools, insights and frameworks to create long-term, sustainable transformation. Our ultimate goal is to make ourselves redundant — ensuring that our partners gain the knowledge and strategies to independently advance their initiatives for a better future.


25 Countries

130+ Institutions

Our work has taken us all over the globe, working with individual institutions to large, multi-country systems. 

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The University Design Institute works with partners around the world to reimagine the future of higher education. In the United States, Southeast Asia, and within Arizona State University, UDI has built trusted relationships and long-term initiatives that reflect our commitment to institutional transformation, leadership development, and innovation at scale. While these regions are key areas of focus, they are part of a larger, global effort to support universities and systems as they design for the future.

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The United States

Our U.S. Practice at the University Design Institute at Arizona State University is committed to empowering regional public universities and public systems as they address the evolving demands of their students, states and stakeholders.

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Southeast Asia and the Philippines

UDI is building lasting partnerships across Southeast Asia to reimagine the future of higher education — with a strong and continuing focus on the Philippines.

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Arizona State University

The Enterprise Design Practice at the University Design Institute builds on-going design and leadership development capacity at Arizona State University for continuous and sustained innovation.

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Impact Stories from Around the World

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When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted higher education systems across Africa, the challenge wasn’t just how to maintain instruction — it was how to reimagine it…

Aerial view of historic downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with blooming trees.
The University Design Institute worked with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education as part of a year-long Design Accelerator to address challenges…

Front view of American University Kyiv with Ukrainian and American flags on a central tower.
UDI provided design support via a series of rapid prototyping sessions to advance a greenfield project in Kyiv with the goal of establishing an American-style…