OpenAI teams visit Arizona State University for workshops and sessions on the use of ChatGPT Edu
Arizona State University (ASU) hosted members of OpenAI’s education and health leadership on campus last week as part of its strategic partnership with the organization.
Photo by Tabbs Mosier, ASU Enterprise Technology
Over three days, ASU Enterprise Technology hosted a series of sessions and workshops with the aim of sharing knowledge across the two organizations. ASU faculty, students, and staff highlighted what they have learned about designing custom AI experiences, everyday AI use, and developing agentic AI experiences.
ASU announced a flagship collaboration with OpenAI in 2024 and worked on nearly 700 projects through its AI Innovation Challenge since then.
As part of the visit, OpenAI hosted detailed workshops on ChatGPT Education with more than 80 students and shared a first look at its new OpenAI Certifications, which ASU will be testing and providing feedback on.
As of October 2025, OpenA Edu is available free to all ASU staff, faculty and students.
“We built ChatGPT Edu because we wanted to provide a secure, functional version of ChatGPT built for teaching and learning. If you’re a student, you should easily be able to build a prototype or dream up a startup idea in Canvas, or engage with course material through a custom GPT without hitting message limits,” comments Jayna Devani, Education Lead at OpenAI. “So, this is really the version that is built for that industrial use.”
Other sessions brought together groups from ASU’s Learning Enterprise and ASU Health teams, which are both developing AI systems to help improve learning and health outcomes.
