The University System of Georgia (USG) and its 25 institutions have a $23.1 billion impact on Georgia. One of USG’s top priorities is to strengthen its partnership with Georgia-based businesses to address the critical need for talent throughout our state.

USG’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 creating talent-development insights and playbooks with recommendations and initiatives for talent development with USG institutions.

• Mobilizing system-level assets and all USG institutions to address talent needs in high-demand career industries.