School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Strategic Plan, 2007

Abstract

As the largest of nine schools and departments in the College of Engineering and the largest individual school at Georgia Tech, the School of ECE has a critical role in helping the Institute achieve its vision “to define the technological research university of the 21st century and educate the leaders of a technologically driven world.” It is in the context of this strategic plan that ECE will work to advance the vision of Georgia Tech. Over the next five years, the following seven objectives will guide ECE: 1. Technical- and leadership-based curriculum; 2. Top student recruitment; 3. Interdisciplinary research; 4. Faculty recruitment, development, and retention; 5. Commercialization; 6. Global expansion; 7. Enhanced visibility.