Coordinating multidisciplinary research, professional community services, demand-driven training, and technology transfer at Mizan-Tepi University.
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The Office of the Vice President for Research & Community Service coordinates the university's research and community engagement mission.
The Research and Community Services Vice President Office is responsible for coordinating the conduct of basic and applied multidisciplinary research, delivery of professional and community services, demand-driven training and consultancies, institutional linkage and partnership, research publication and extension/technology transfer, and indigenous knowledge and culture studies.
To effectively and efficiently deliver its mission, the office is organized into five directorates: Research and Grants, Community Services, Institutional Linkage and Technology Transfer, Publication and Extension, and Indigenous Knowledge and Culture Studies.
Furthermore, there are two campus-level directors for research, community services, and institutional linkage coordination, who are responsible for campus-level research and community service activities. The research, community service, and institutional linkage services and activities at colleges and schools' levels are coordinated through vice deans for research and community services.
The office's mission is delivered through five specialized directorates.
Coordinates multidisciplinary research projects focused on national and local priorities, and administers research grants.
Delivers training, consultancy, outreach and development projects, and other multidisciplinary professional services to communities.
Builds sustainable relations with industries through MoUs and coordinates technology transfer and STEM initiatives.
Documents and disseminates research outputs through publications, research weeks, and the annual national conference.
Documents, studies, and preserves the cultural heritage and indigenous knowledge of surrounding communities.
Research at the university focuses on national and local priorities, organized into multidisciplinary themes reviewed every five years.
Research undertakings focus on national and local priorities, organized into different multidisciplinary themes that are liable to revision every five years. On average, the university grants 40 to 50 research projects per annum.
The conduct of research is governed by nationally harmonized research and community services guidelines, and university-level guidelines endorsed by the University Senate. Research outputs are documented and made available for students and the university community at the Research Resource Center.
Research output is disseminated via research weeks held once a quarter and one annual national conference. On average, 60 to 70 original research articles are published annually in reputable national and international journals affiliated with our university. The university has five research centers where agricultural products and technologies are adapted, demonstrated, and transferred to the needy community.
Ten multidisciplinary themes the university focuses on.
As per MoSHE Directive No: Research 01/219 (August 2019), the Community Services Directorate delivers four priority areas of service.
Building capacity in education quality and access, digital skills, health workforce in-service training, and financial management.
Providing expert advice to government, non-government organizations, and communities on priority issues.
Community-based development projects addressing priority problems identified in consultation with the community.
Additional professional services spanning healthcare, legal aid, social services, and safe water supply.
Priority community problems addressed in consultation with the community.
To efficiently deliver community services, the university has its own Teaching Hospital where comprehensive healthcare services are delivered, and where students and health professionals are trained. Similarly, the university has a building in Bench Sheko Zone High Court where it delivers free legal aid for the poor.
As part of community services, the university also has a Culture and Indigenous Research and Development Center in the university compound, where the cultural heritage of surrounding communities is documented and organized for further research and advancement.
The UIL-TT Directorate coordinates technology transfer, industry linkages, and the STEM center.
The University-Industry Linkage and Technology Transfer (UIL-TT) Directorate is organized to carry out duties and responsibilities related to technology transfer and industry/institutional linkages. The directorate is also responsible for coordinating and administering the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Center.
The office strives to build sustainable relations with different industries through Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), helping both stakeholders find ways to work together and get the best out of their synergy. The directorate coordinates and facilitates the creation, adaptation, or adoption of demand-driven technologies aimed at enhancing multifaceted societal development.
Ten key objectives guiding the directorate's work.
Contact the Vice President for Research & Community Service.
