Universal SkillTech University (USTU) is a self-financed private skills university at Kaman on the Vasai-Bhiwandi Road in Palghar district, Maharashtra. The university was created through the Universal SkillTech University, Vasai Act, 2023, enacted as Maharashtra Act No. 14 of 2024, and the state government operationalized the institution on 24 July 2024. national regulator records list 6 March 2024 as the university's establishment or gazette-notification date and include it within the recognized private-university framework. USTU is sponsored by Vidya Vikas Education Trust, a Mumbai charitable trust that had already developed a network of schools and educational campuses before establishing the university. Its academic model is explicitly skills-driven, combining degree education with internships, on-the-job training, apprenticeships, industry projects and professional networking. Schools cover science, engineering and technology skills; commerce, entrepreneurship and management; liberal arts; design; media and communication; and allied health sciences. The university promotes a technology-enabled, multidisciplinary curriculum intended to prepare learners for changing workplace requirements associated with advanced manufacturing, digital technology and Industry 5.0. Campus facilities include laboratories, studios, practical-learning spaces and a corporate-integrated environment designed to support applied education. The institution's 'Learn + Work + Network' approach places extended internships and work experience at the center of several programs. Its Vasai location gives access to the Mumbai metropolitan area's technology, manufacturing, media, design and service industries. As a state private skills university, Universal SkillTech University operates within the statutory and quality frameworks applicable to higher education in Maharashtra. The institution's Vasai location also shapes the professional, cultural and community networks available to students. Research, seminars, projects and co-curricular activities provide additional settings for students to apply classroom learning. Professional programs remain subject to the approvals and standards of the relevant statutory or regulatory bodies where required. Library, digital-learning and student-support systems complement the university's teaching and practical-learning environment.