2012-2018 Strategic Plan: A Plan for a New Horizon

Virginia Tech faces a new horizon defined by a future characterized by geopolitical and geo-economic transition, an accelerated pace of globalization, and structural shifts caused by technological innovation. Our graduates will face uncertainties that range from security issues and resource scarcities to political instability and social turmoil—challenges that will be embedded in and defined by complex and interdependent systems. Simultaneously, we have entered an era of data-driven, networked societies.