Our goal is impact. We aim to reach and connect global change makers through capacity building efforts to drive long-term, sustainable transformation in higher education.
Our Impact
Selected co-design collaborators
University of Guadalajara
Zayed University
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
American University Kyiv
SEMESP
UNN Korea
USAID
Mastercard Foundation
Redefining Higher Education in Korea
34 Korean universities participated in a global innovation and leadership workshop series.Topics included redefining the mission of the university, building innovative cultures, teaching and learning innovations, strategic partnerships, growing research portfolios, and advancing student success.
Overcoming barriers to collaboration in Brazil
18 Brazilian universities engaged with UDI for best practices to overcome barriers to institutional collaboration and innovation. Sessions included interdisciplinary collaboration, higher education innovative models, multi-university partnerships, and digital innovation.
Institutional transformation in the United Arab Emirates
Zayed University (ZU) embarked on a large-scale effort to redesign the university as an exemplar interdisciplinary institution of higher education. UDI’s engagement supported ZU with designing the future-state university including: vision and core values, institutional structure, KPIs, external engagement model, building capacity for translational and interdisciplinary research and data-driven decision making.
“The Era of Active Learning” in Mexico
Universidad de Guadalajara (UdeG) is working with UDI to advance digital learning at scale. The engagement began with 2800+ professors, representing UdeG’s 17 academic units/campuses, were trained to teach digitally, using a foundational course designed to support improvement in learning outcomes using technology.
Driving systemic change in digital learning in Africa
Mastercard Foundation (MCF) is partnering with UDI, ASU and United States International University-Africa (USIU), Kenya on an eLearning initiative to support digital transformation for 10 universities in eight countries across an 18-month engagement.
Developing a New Online Learning Platform in Mexico
UDI is helping The Sonora State University (UES) in Mexico to develop a new online learning platform to meet unprecedented demand for higher education for degree-seeking students and adult learners pursuing continuing education studies.