Strategic Objectives

The Directorate’s strategic objectives are to:

1. Develop and promote research, innovation and technology transfer;
2. Empower staff to conduct, disseminate, manage and report research and innovation results;
3. Enable the commercialization of research and innovation outputs for the benefit of the researcher, the University and the wider community;
4. Develop appropriate facilities for research, innovations and consultancy;
5. Develop and strengthen the training capacity of staff to undertake impactful research and innovation;
6. Establish and strengthen systems for research grant proposal development;
7. Enhance and promote dissemination and sharing of research, innovation and technology information and knowledge outputs through conferences, symposia, colloquia and publishing;
8. Develop and strengthen the University’s capability and policies for research, innovation and technology transfer

COMMITMENTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE DIRECTORATE OF RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

• Ensure that academic staff in the University develop proposals for both internal and external funding
• Ensure resources are available for the achievement of agreed research performance targets
• Ensure academic staff participate in conferences, workshops and seminars
• Ensure development of infrastructure for effective research & innovation in the University
• Ensure that University research is conducted in accordance with the national policies, laws and regulations
• Ensure research outputs by staff are published in refereed Journals
• Ensure mainstreaming of the STI strategy in the University’s activities and programmes.