Defining the Future

Abstract

The world of the twenty-first century presents new challenges. The speed of technological change has increased, and a growing number of nations now compete in the technology space. Jobs and investments flow easily to the most promising locations. Innovation, flexibility, and agility have become the keys to success.

World-class universities that live at the inflection point of innovation will be a major force in this new environment. However, this role requires new approaches to higher education.

In response, Georgia Tech has been enhancing its undergraduate education experience and encouraging an unprecedented level of interdisciplinary collaboration. We have become more strategic in aligning our expertise with national and international needs and priorities that range from energy to nanomedicine, from health systems to high-performance computing.

The Institute is also deliberately expanding its global reach, with campuses and research and education platforms in France, Singapore, and Ireland, and a growing list of working partnerships with universities from London to Shanghai.

Never before has Georgia Tech been so well positioned to become a university that others look to for new ideas. Taken together, the accomplishments of the 2005-2006 academic year, highlighted in this brochure, indicate a university that is defining the future.