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CvSU MANUAL OF OPERATIONS
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Programs

The University shall pursue research programs which are
responsive to the emerging needs and environmental changes and
development depending on research competencies available,
appropriateness to the local needs and availability of resources. Guided
by the local and national development thrusts, the University research
programs shall be focused but not limited on the following:

• Poverty alleviation
• Food security
• Primary health care and public health
• Alternative medicine
• Cultural heritage preservation
• Ecosystem management
• Energy conservation and utilization
• Institutional capability building
• Information and communication technology
• Infrastructure planning and design
• Biotechnology
• Industrial technology
• Pedagogy/andragogy
• Gender and development

Any research program can cover a wide range of basic and applied
research on its different components (Appendix 17)

Research programs / projects / studies observe the
interdisciplinary, inter-departmental and inter-agency resource
utilization and relationship. The researchers shall collaborate with
research partners within the University, from member agencies of
STARRDEC, from local and national government agencies and the private
sectors to source out research funds, share resources and to facilitate
transfer of research findings to end users.

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