The specific objectives for the UIC COE over the next 6 years should be:
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To make the UIC COE to be one of the top 40 engineering schools in the country;
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To recruit, promote, mentor and retain a faculty of world-leading quality;
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To attract the best undergraduate and graduate students into the school;
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To provide a relevant, exciting, high-quality undergraduate and graduate education that produces young engineers who are adaptable and flexible, as well as technically proficient;
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To train and place our students in the top industries, government agencies, and universities;
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To become recognized in research as a school through high impact research, scholarly publications, and interdisciplinary research in emerging technologies;
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To have excellent ties to industries and government agencies in the form of research support, technology transfer and student recruitment;
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To have long term and fruitful relations with our alumni;
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Provide a world-class infrastructure of labs and classrooms, allowing top quality research and teaching to flourish;
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Assure that excellence and diversity are reflected in the faculty, staff and student body.
