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4 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES: MANUAL OF OPERATIONS
B. R&D Objectives and Strategies
Research and Development shall be pursued by the University with clear key objectives that will
be pursued through specific strategies. The five objectives, with their corresponding strategies
are as follows:
1. To generate new knowledge and technologies for poverty reduction and sustainable
resource management and academic advancement
a. Continuous joint planning / packaging and implementation of relevant R&D projects /
programs with stakeholders,
b. Creation of innovation R&D clusters, and
c. Develop R&D programs/centers, experts’ pool and relevant research agenda.
2. To improve policy and administrative support (incl. Incentives and Awards)
a. Institutionalization of policies (i.e. incentives and awards) through BOR approval, and
b. Sustained implementation of automatic allocation of at least 10% of income for research
3. To intensify and institutionalize resource allocation, generation and sharing
a. Establish/forge strong linkages and networks with national and international funding
institutions and donors, and
b. Formulation and implementation of a resource generation roadmap for R&D.
4. To manage, present, publish and protect research outputs
a. Develop a sustained capacity building program for refereed journal publication and IPR,
b. Provide support for presentation to scientific international conferences,
c. Publish an institutional/ university journal recognized as internationally peer-reviewed
and publication in internationally indexed refereed journals, and
d. Promote IPR and patent registration of research outputs.
5. Strengthen research culture, excellence and leadership for academic advancement and
sustainable countryside development
a. Follow the R&D Strategic Plan as a strict guide in pursuing research initiatives,
b. Implement this R&D Manual of Operations for all research-related undertakings of the
University, and
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