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Majority of our faculty researchers have published papers and or research outputs in Peer-
Reviewed and Refereed Journals. In the course of time, many of them have been accorded numerous

awards and accolades, for their outstanding works and breakthroughs in local and international fora.

ISU is consistently a favored recipient of local and external funds granted by various

generous agencies for its projects, and support for paper presentation abroad and publication
in refereed journals. Incentives earmarked for researchers also are well-established.

The University is steadily increasing its engagements and linkages, both local and international, to

various institutions, including numerous universities encompassing all fields of specialization. Trainings
designed for research capability-building are regularly conducted. Research performance is one of the
major criteria in SUC levelling, in the accreditation of our programs, and its contribution to

Performance- Based Bonus (PBB) eligibility.

Consistent with our desire for further advancement, we intend to upgrade our Research
and Development capabilities through activities that will motivate and enhance the involvement of

more faculty in research with the end in view that the outputs will have interfacing and
complementary impact in instruction and in order to enrich our educational programs. We aim to
capacitate more of our students, faculty and staff, imbibe in them creativity, innovativeness

and entrepreneurial attributes.

We will continue to pursue knowledge-based and products development as results of
researches and breakthroughs in science and technology, engineering, agriculture, ecology, culture

and the arts for environmental protection, progressive industry, human development and
sustainable living.

All these initiatives are geared toward enhancing our stature as a research-based University in the
country, significantly making an impact to the society we serve, and elevating us even more to
international prominence.

Objectives:

The strategic objectives of the University’s Research & Development are aimed to accomplish the

following by 2024:
2.1 To increase research capability and output by 100% from 50% following 6Ps and S&E

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