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Congruenceof the institutional research agendawithregional andnational priorities especially with the
concernedgovernmentagencies.

To enhance research productivity in higher education, CHED has set the general policies, directions, initiatives and
priority areas for research and research-related programs (NHERA-2 2009-2018). Since the research areas are products
of experts from the various disciplines to include institutional leaders, senior researchers and representatives from funding
institutions, the University RDETprogram andproject is anchored on these agendain the planning process, to include site-
specific research areas along key disciplines that provide solutions to institutional (teaching-learning environment) as well
aslocalcommunityproblems.
The University research priorities are specified in the University Research Agenda. The agenda were defined with due
consideration of the strengths and weaknesses of various University components and the opportunities and threats from
factors of the external environment. The identification of the University research agenda was based on established
commodity-based research thrusts from which ISU developed a name and became known in research. In addition, the
University focus on seven research thematic thrusts based on international and national research trends. With these
“commodity-based” research thrusts and the “thematic” research thrusts as simultaneous considerations for potential
sources of potential researchable areas, and based on external environment (opportunities and threats) and internal (ISU’s
strengths andweaknesses),theUniversityresearch agendaweregenerated.

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