The University System of Georgia (¶¶ÒõÉçÇø¶ÌÊÓƵ) and its 26 institutions have a $19.3 billion impact on the State of Georgia. One of the ¶¶ÒõÉçÇø¶ÌÊÓƵ’s top priorities is to strengthen its partnership with Georgia-based businesses to address the critical need for talent throughout our state.
The ¶¶ÒõÉçÇø¶ÌÊÓƵ’s top economic development priorities and activities include:
Facilitating employer and university partnerships to develop professional learning, academic curriculum, experiential learning, and innovation-driven research opportunities for the existing and future workforce.
Conducting analyses of high-demand career sectors and create talent-development insights and playbooks with recommendations and initiatives for talent development with ¶¶ÒõÉçÇø¶ÌÊÓƵ institutions.
Mobilizing system-level assets and all ¶¶ÒõÉçÇø¶ÌÊÓƵ institutions to address talent demand in high-demand career industries.