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Part 3 – Research & Development, Extension & Training Manual

CHAPTER 3
ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

3.1. Organizational Structure:
3.1.1. The overall RDET governance is headed by the President. He executes policies and guidelines
approved by the Board of Regents.
3.1.2. The RDET shall be a distinct office headed by the Vice President who shall be designated by the
University President for a specific term without prejudice to re-designation, subject to the
confirmation of the Board of Trustees. He/she shall be preferably a doctoral degree holder with
adequate years of experience in research and/or extension and with an academic rank of at least
Associate Professor. He/ She must have at least three years of actual research/ extension
management experience.
3.1.3. Directly under the Office of the VP-RDET are the Directors for Research and Development, Extension
and Training.
3.1.4. Directly working with Research and Development are the Science Research Specialist and the
Science Research Assistant.
3.1.5. Directly working with Extension are the School Farm Demonstrator and the Extension Aide.
3.1.6. Directly working with the Training and Communication Director are the Training Design Specialist,
Communication Specialist and Training staff.
3.1.7. Directly working with the Director for Special Projects are the Project Managers.
3.1.8. Coordinators for Research, Extension, and Training activities are designated by the different Colleges
from the campuses of the university. They are also members of the University Research, Extension
and Training Councils.
3.1.9. The RDET management composed of the VP-RDET as Chair and the Directors for Research and
Development (RD), Extension and Linkages (ET) and Training and Communications (TC) are the
lead implementers of the policies and programs of IFSU’s Research, Extension and Training
functions.
3.1.10. The University RDET Councils
3.1.10.1. The RDET councils consist of the University Research Council (URC), University Extension
Council (UEC) and the University Training Council (UTC). These councils are composed of the
University President as chairperson, the Vice President for Research, Development, Extension
and Training (RDET) as co-chairperson; Directors as vice chairpersons, and the Coordinators as
members.
3.1.10.2. The University RDET Councils serve as the policy-making bodies of Research and Extension
offices, and the clearinghouse of ideas, specifically in the priority setting, implementation and
evaluation of the RDET program of the whole university.

3.2. Functions:
3.2.1. Research and Development Office. It is responsible for generating/developing verifying, piloting and
commercializing priority technologies and agricultural enterprises that are economically feasible,
socially acceptable and environmentally sound.
3.2.2. Extension and Networking Office. It is responsible for the transfer, diffusion and utilization of
technologies derived from researches, and the adoption of appropriate agriculture, fisheries and
social technologies through the use of integrated, multi-disciplinary and participatory programs and
services.
3.2.3. Training and Communications Office. It is responsible for the proper formulation of training
designs, the conduct of trainings, information dissemination, editing and printing of EIC materials
and reproduction of other RDET information materials.
3.2.4. RDET Special Projects Office. It is responsible for initiating, developing, implementing and
monitoring research and extension based special projects for showcasing and fund generation.

3.2.5. RDET Research and Extension Councils. These shall serve as the policy-making bodies of ideas,
specifically in the priority setting, implementation and evaluation of Research and Extension
programs of the whole University.

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