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Strategic Vision

Our vision: become the highest-impact public research university in the world. Now is our opportunity to reinforce our core values — learning, discovery, freedom, leadership, individual opportunity and responsibility — and create an even greater impact in Texas and around the world.

 

Our vision is to become the highest-impact public research university in the world.

As Texas’ flagship university, The University of Texas at Austin is the state’s educational and research engine creating impact at scale and with a breadth of excellence few other universities can match. We are leveraging the unmatched potential of Austin and Texas, and changing the world through transformative opportunities and collaborations.

Our strategic goals are a recommitment to the fundamental belief that What Starts Here Changes the World.

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Defining Our Impact

For UT, our impact is that which improves our world and contributes measurably to a person or community’s betterment: physically, mentally, socially, environmentally or economically. That could be a new vaccine, improved renewable energy, real-time flood mapping or tracking trash and debris in Earth’s orbit.

By creating educational opportunities for all and leading cutting-edge research at scale, UT will foster positive social change, technological advancement and economic progress, showing the world that change really does start here.

Every success gets us closer to our goal of becoming the highest-impact public research university in the world.

Our Strategic Priorities

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Ten Strategic Priorities to Achieve Our Vision

VISION

Become the highest-impact public research university in the world.

People

Attract more elite talent

Equip faculty and staff with support and resources to thrive

Place

Elevate UT through our place in Austin and Texas

Build a destination for transformational academic medicine and health innovation

Experiences

Ignite the Longhorn spirit to create community, connection and passion

Deliver operational excellence at every touchpoint

Education

Inspire and propel students for a lifetime of well-being, success, leadership and impact

Harness the breadth of UT to prepare students to solve society’s most challenging problems

Research

Drive discovery in
energy + environment,
tech + society,
health + well-being

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