Tech’s New Strategic Plan—
Designing the Future
Vision
Georgia Tech will define the technological research
university of the 21st century. As a result, we will be
leaders in influencing major technological, social, and policy
decisions that address critical global challenges. “What
does Georgia Tech think?” will be a common question in
research, business, the media, and government.
Goal 1:
Highly Respected TechnologyFocused Learning Institutions
• Enrich the student experience
• Innovate instruction, courses, curricula
• Vibrant live-work-learn-play environment
Goal 2:
Excellence in Scholarship and
Research
• Best in teaching, research, application
• Lead in targeted reputational areas
• Transformative interdisciplinary research
• Invest in faculty and infrastructure
Goal 3:
Innovation, Entrepreneurship,
Public Service in our Graduates
• Initiatives to serve strategic partners
• Incentivize and support commercialization
• State, national, global leadership positions
Goal 4:
Expand our Global Footprint to
Graduate Good Global Citizens
• Expand the world’s footprint at GT
• Extend GT’s impact around the globe
• Globally engaged students
Goal 5:
Institutional Effectiveness
• Continuously improve support functions
• Performance-based management system
• Entrepreneurial financial model; best of private and
public
Overview
Overview of Georgia Tech
Overview of the Georgia Tech Strategy
Research and innovation strategy
Examples and case studies
Research and Innovation
-Geoffrey Nicholson, 3M
(Inventor of the Post-It Note)
Research and Innovation
Research is the transformation
of money into knowledge
-Geoffrey Nicholson, 3M
(Inventor of the Post-It Note)