Founded in 1831, New York University is the largest private university in the United States and an internationally distinguished research university, with a global alumni base of more than 600,000. NYU has built strength in every dimension of the University: program reputation, faculty eminence, research portfolio, arts and science, medical enterprise, and engineering and applied sciences.

NYU Tandon is a leading engineering institution and second-oldest private engineering school in the United States that delivers extraordinary education for students and pioneers research that changes the world. The goal of The Tandon Torch – Strategic Plan 2019 is to work towards making communities healthy and sustainable through its work on creating assistive technology to increase accessibility and livability for all.