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Education Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Putting mission-driven solutions into action for the greater good. We foster the knowledge, skills, and networks needed to create new schools, launch ed tech ventures, and drive innovation in educational organizations and corporations around the world. Our incubators, certificate and degree programs, and other initiatives tap into a human-centered approach to driving innovation and growth.

  • Artificial Intelligence & Education Lab

    Penn GSE’s Artificial Intelligence & Education (AIED) Lab, led by Professor Seiji Isotani, bridges artificial intelligence, learning sciences, and education policy to design AI-enabled technologies that are pedagogically grounded and responsive to real-world contexts—particularly in underserved and resource-constraint environments.

  • Catalyst @ Penn GSE

    A center for global education innovation, Catalyst @ Penn GSE connects people and ideas to develop new ways to advance education in novel and meaningful directions.

  • Catalyst Community Conversations

    Catalyst Community Conversations (CCC) develops, implements, and facilitates public deliberative conversations on important issues.

  • Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education

    The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education celebrates innovation in education by recognizing outstanding individuals who have dedicated themselves to improving education and whose accomplishments are making a difference today.

  • Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition

    The EBPC is considered the most prestigious and well-funded education business plan competition, celebrating and nurturing meaningful innovations in education, offering a full range of supports to elevate ideas to the next level and move research into practice.

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Penn GSE and Milken Family Foundation Announce Finalists for Prestigious Global Education Venture Competition

Seven finalists will compete at the live pitch event on Monday, September 14, at the University of Pennsylvania, marking the first year the competition finals and Catalyst Innovation Summit join together.

Education Entrepreneurship Community Celebrates Innovation, Impact

Students, alums, mentors, and judges gathered at Penn GSE to celebrate a year of venture development, culminating in a showcase of innovative education solutions and a live pitch competition.

Alumni Weekend Panel Explores AI’s Growing Role in Education

Penn GSE alumni, faculty, and education leaders returned to campus for a timely conversation on how artificial intelligence is reshaping classrooms, teaching, and learning.

Yasmin Kafai Wins 2025 Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award

Penn GSE’s Lori and Michael Milken President’s Distinguished Professor of Learning Sciences was recognized by the Association for Computing Machinery for transforming computer science education.

Katrina Struloeff Earns Fulbright Specialist Award to Partner in Sierra Leone

The director of growth and impact at Catalyst @ Penn GSE was selected by Sierra Leone’s Central University to help create curriculum and policies as they launch their first postgraduate programs.

Penn GSE Hosts Events as Part of University-wide AI Month

During the month-long initiative focused on human-centered AI, Penn GSE will host several events, including a faculty panel on responsible AI use, a two-day symposium on AI in education, and a mindfulness forum.

Building Global Bridges in Education Entrepreneurship

A group of Penn GSE alumni recently launched the China EdTech Leadership Network to connect alumni educators, entrepreneurs, and innovators across borders.

Penn GSE Partners to Launch $26M AI Grants Program Advancing K–12 Education

This new program, led by Digital Promise, will fund the development of openly shared datasets, models, and other digital resources so developers, school districts, and educators can build safe, effective, and equitable AI tools for K–12 teaching and learning.

Applications Open for the 17th Annual Milken–Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition

The EBPC, considered the most prestigious and well-funded education business plan competition, invites education and edtech innovators from around the globe to apply.