universal public (upublic) is a pioneering education development company started in 2005 by Columbia University graduate students in education, architecture, technology, business, law and medicine. The group formed around a shared understanding that a new, holistic approach to problem-solving was needed to effectively address the complex challenges of teaching and learning in the 21st century.

Today upublic’s interdisciplinary team of entrepreneurs, scholars and policymakers applies its collaborative methodology to the real work of transforming the global educational landscape. Whether helping schools to develop more meaningful teaching practices or designing new universities and next generation education software tools, upublic proves daily that its breadth of experience and expertise can produce visionary solutions for a diverse community of education stakeholders.