UDI is one of four ASU units serving as key implementation partners to the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program e-Learning Initiative. The initiative was launched in September 2020 to address the disruption to learning at higher education institutions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Linnaeus University engaged with UDI to advance their 5-year strategic roadmap. Sessions included interdisciplinary collaboration, strategic partnerships, leadership development and organizational culture.

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.

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, private university managed by Cintana Education.