| ActivitesThe Directorate of Research serves to: 
                          Supporting the  university’s strategic research directions and policies.Promoting and  enhancing cross cutting and multidisciplinary research initiatives.Increasing and  diversifying external research funding.Improving integration  of research and education at all levels of the university.Improving translation  of research into public benefit.Strengthening  university-industry relationships.Promoting  entrepreneurship, technology-transfer and commercialization activities that  energize and support the local and national economy.Facilitating seminars  / scholarly discussions.  |