25 Countries
130+ Institutions
Our work has taken us all over the globe, working with individual institutions to large, multi-country systems.
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.
Selected co-design collaborators
University of Guadalajara
Zayed University
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
American University Kyiv
SEMESP
UNN Korea
USAID
Mastercard Foundation
Projects focused on AI, student success, and institutional innovation took the spotlight as ASU graduated its twelfth Leadership Academy cohort in May 2025.…
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The University Design Institute (UDI) launched the Higher Education Innovation Leaders Fellowship as part of the USAID-funded UPSKILL initiative to develop the…
Launched in August 2023, the eleventh cohort of the program represents 20 units and academic colleges. Participants experienced 65 hours of insights, including…
The University Design Institute worked with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education as part of a year-long Design Accelerator to address challenges…
The Mastercard Foundation is partnered with the University Design Institute at Arizona State University and the United States International University-Africa (…