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National Higher Education Research Agenda 2 (2009-2018)

2. Research in aid of policy/plan formulation and implementation
particularly in education
3. Research aimed at producing/adapting education technologies
and developing education programs in cutting edge fields such
as nanotechnology, biotechnology, ICT, materials science, etc.
4. R & D in aid of national/regional development

Priority discipline clusters

Consistent with the Medium term Plan for the Development of Higher Education 2005-
2010 and the New Higher Education Highway Toward a Knowledge-based Economy, research
shall be encouraged in the following clusters of disciplines:
Science and Mathematics
Education and Teacher Training
Health and health profession
Information and Communication Technology
Engineering, Maritime and Architecture
Agriculture
Environmental Science
Humanities
Social Sciences
Other disciplines as identified by the Commission

The Technical Working Group on Research and the various Technical Panels of
CHED shall periodically review the state of the art in their respective disciplines,
identify knowledge gaps and recommend priority areas for research in the disciplines.
The recommended priority research areas shall be circulated periodically through
CHED Memorandum Orders.

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