Live online workshop · Grades 8–12

Build Passion Projects That Stand Out.

Learn the exact framework we use at BuildUp Global to help students transform ideas into meaningful, high-impact passion projects that strengthen university applications and create real-world impact.

Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2026
Frameworks refined at Duke University
Built on experiences from NYU and Duke
Founder & CEO, BuildUp Global

Workshop 1

Saturday, August 15, 2026

Workshop 2

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Live Online · Grades 8–12 · Interactive Workshop

Learn from Arya

Learn from Someone Who Has Built, Not Just Taught.

Founder & CEO, BuildUp Global · Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia, Class of 2026

Arya Diwase — Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2026

Admits

Harvard
Columbia
UPenn
Berkeley
NYU
Duke
Georgetown
Northwestern
UCLA
USC

Recognition

Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia

Recognised in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Class of 2026 for contributions to education and social impact.

Education

NYU & Duke University

Graduate of New York University and holder of a dual MBA and Master of Public Policy from Duke University, where she studied entrepreneurship, venture creation, and innovation.

Track Record

16,000+ Students Mentored

Helped 16,000+ students discover careers through internships, research, and passion projects.

Framework

Discover. Develop. Deliver.

The same structured approach Arya refined at Duke — now taught live so students can build authentic, achievable, high-impact passion projects.

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Recognition

Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia

Recognised in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Class of 2026 for contributions to education and social impact.

Education

NYU & Duke University

Graduate of New York University and holder of a dual MBA and Master of Public Policy from Duke University, where she studied entrepreneurship, venture creation, and innovation.

Track Record

16,000+ Students Mentored

Helped 16,000+ students discover careers through internships, research, and passion projects.

Framework

Discover. Develop. Deliver.

The same structured approach Arya refined at Duke — now taught live so students can build authentic, achievable, high-impact passion projects.

“Learn from someone who has built, not just taught. Everything in this workshop comes from frameworks I've used to help thousands of students turn ideas into projects that create real impact.”
— Arya Diwase

The framework

Discover. Develop. Deliver.

Instead of teaching students how to copy existing ideas, this workshop introduces the Discover. Develop. Deliver. framework, a structured approach to building passion projects that Arya refined during her time at Duke University and has since used to guide students through the process of creating projects that are authentic, achievable, and impactful.

Discover

Every impactful project begins with understanding a real problem.

You'll learn how to move beyond broad interests and identify meaningful challenges rooted in your own experiences, community, or areas of curiosity.

Develop

Ideas become meaningful only when they can be executed.

Using practical frameworks, you'll learn how to evaluate your strengths, choose the right project format, and build a realistic roadmap that transforms your idea into an achievable plan.

Deliver

Impact is what turns an idea into a story worth telling.

You'll understand how to measure outcomes, document your work, and communicate the value of your project, ensuring that your efforts create genuine impact while strengthening your overall profile.

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Discover

Every impactful project begins with understanding a real problem.

You'll learn how to move beyond broad interests and identify meaningful challenges rooted in your own experiences, community, or areas of curiosity.

Develop

Ideas become meaningful only when they can be executed.

Using practical frameworks, you'll learn how to evaluate your strengths, choose the right project format, and build a realistic roadmap that transforms your idea into an achievable plan.

Deliver

Impact is what turns an idea into a story worth telling.

You'll understand how to measure outcomes, document your work, and communicate the value of your project, ensuring that your efforts create genuine impact while strengthening your overall profile.

Workshop outcomes

What you'll build during the workshop.

Outcome 01

A Problem Statement Rooted in a Real-World Challenge

Outcome 02

A Personalized Passion Project Direction

Outcome 03

A Structured Roadmap to Get Started

Outcome 04

BuildUp Worksheets, Frameworks & Practical Resources

Outcome 05

A Repeatable Framework You Can Apply Beyond This Workshop

Real outcomes

Real passion projects we've explored.

Examples of student work across domains — and the universities they were admitted to.

Engineering & Technology

Air Quality Monitoring System

Built a network of low-cost IoT sensors across three neighbourhoods to measure pollution levels over six months. Findings were compiled into a report submitted to the local municipal corporation with specific intervention recommendations.

Output

Prototype + Research report

Admitted to

Psychology & Sociology

Social Media and Self-Perception

Ran a six-week study with 60 high school participants exploring the relationship between daily social media consumption and self-image. Findings were turned into an interactive presentation delivered at a school mental health event.

Output

Awareness campaign

Admitted to

Law & Policy

Food Security Scheme Implementation Study

Conducted ground-level research across five villages, interviewing beneficiaries and local officials on how a national food security scheme was being implemented in practice versus on paper.

Output

Policy brief submitted to a state-level NGO

Admitted to

Business & Finance

Why First-Generation Earners Avoid Investing

Surveyed 80 young professionals aged 22–30 on their investment habits and decision-making patterns. Findings were written up as a consumer insight report used by a fintech startup to refine their onboarding.

Output

Consumer insight report

Admitted to

Medicine & Health

Barriers to Antenatal Care in Rural Communities

Partnered with a rural health clinic to understand why women in the area were not accessing maternal health services. Conducted 25 interviews and co-designed a community communication campaign with local health workers.

Output

Community campaign + findings report

Admitted to

Environment

Urban Heat and Green Cover

Measured temperature variation across six neighbourhoods using low-cost sensors, analysed the correlation with green cover and surface materials, and turned findings into an infographic series shared with a city planning NGO.

Output

Infographic series

Admitted to

01/06

Engineering & Technology

Air Quality Monitoring System

Output

Prototype + Research report

Admitted to

Psychology & Sociology

Social Media and Self-Perception

Output

Awareness campaign

Admitted to

Law & Policy

Food Security Scheme Implementation Study

Conducted ground-level research across five villages, interviewing beneficiaries and local officials on how a national food security scheme was being implemented in practice versus on paper.

Output

Policy brief submitted to a state-level NGO

Admitted to

Business & Finance

Why First-Generation Earners Avoid Investing

Output

Consumer insight report

Admitted to

Medicine & Health

Barriers to Antenatal Care in Rural Communities

Output

Community campaign + findings report

Admitted to

Environment

Urban Heat and Green Cover

Output

Infographic series

Admitted to

Outcomes

BuildUp student admits.

Students from the BuildUp ecosystem progress to globally respected universities — the same outcome culture this workshop helps you build toward.

Brown University
NYU
Carnegie Mellon University
UC Berkeley
Duke University
UCLA
Harvard University
University College London

King’s College London
University of Oxford
London Business School
University of Warwick
LSE
USC
NUS

Our student community

Schools across six continents.

BuildUp students come from schools across six continents. In this workshop, you'll join an ambitious peer group building passion projects that stand out.