A 21st Century University

As higher education rapidly evolves, CDU is committed to leading the initiatives that will define the next generation of educational practices and technologies. Working in tandem with campus administrators and faculty, the center develops and tests new educational platforms and techniques.

Today, traditional colleges and universities face escalating operational challenges, including reduced funding, changing student demographics, questions regarding quality and value, and increased competition. Their success—or more bleakly, their survival—requires transformative change to enable new teaching and learning approaches. By testing educational techniques in actual classrooms, HIU develops proven technology-driven solutions that result in optimal student outcomes through creative institutional change. Combining technological solutions with practice and process modifications, CDU leverages beneficial industry and educational connections, offering important first steps toward defining the university of the 21st century.

What are universities good for? While often the most significant academic breakthroughs take place on university campuses, it is in our hospitals, workplaces and homes where the benefits of research are realised through application.