RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT
Staff
History
Philosophy
Vision/Mission
Functions
Strengths
List of
Staff
|
S/No. |
Name |
Qualification |
Rank/Status |
|
1. |
Prof.
O. B. Akogun |
B.
Sc. (UniMaid), M.
Sc. & Ph.
D (UniJos) |
Coordinator |
Brief
History of the Directorate
The
Senate of the University at its 78th regular meeting held on 28th
February and 1st March 2002 recommended a proposal from the Management
to Council of the University for the establishment of the Directorate
with the responsibility for sourcing research funds, allocation of
research grant, retirement, monitoring and report submission as well as
for application of research outcome, marketing, extension and
publication. The directorate will promote research within the University
and in collaboration with other partners. The Vice-Chancellor then
appointed a Coordinator to head the Directorate in May, 2002. Thus, the
Directorate is new and is trying to fully take-off.
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Mission
The
Directorate's mission is to carry out research for the development of
communities in all areas of human endeavours using resources which are
dependable.
Vision
The
directorate has the vision to be the anchor for the generation of
knowledge which are applicable and can be applied to the development of
communities and people for which it is meant.
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Philosophy
The
Directorate considers research as a means through which the complexity
of nature is reduced to simple forms for easy understanding by making
them intelligible to man and it is subordinate to economic and political
objectives for building nations and societies. That research is not a
mere display of astuteness but the means for generating mew bodies of
knowledge which have application to the advancement of society and
confer economic supremacy, and scientific advantage to the beneficiary.
Therefore, research as a vehicle for progress should necessarily have
development as its primary motive and for it to be valuable, it should
create bodies of knowledge that are relevant to the quality of life of
the community it aims to serve through enterprise and welfare
improvement while at the same time, fulfilling the quest for knowledge
and understanding of man's place in the universe.
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Functions/Objectives
The
Directorate's function is to provide support for research and
development activities in the University, to promote pure and applied
research with community needs and the development of commercially
relevant research outcome and processing research proposals, monitoring
of research activities and dissemination of research results for public
consumption as well as identifying funding agencies. Its specific
functions/objectives are to:
(i) Collate and disseminate research information and development
activities
(ii) Set and periodically review standard of research activity
including ethics, protection of originality and guide the direction of
research and development
(iii) Promote quality assurance in research by setting benchmarks and
monitoring guidelines for research enterprise within the University
(iv) Substantially contribute to the development of the University's
capacity for pure and applied community-relevant research
(v) Translate research to development products thus giving economic and
social relevance to research endeavours
(vi) Provide technical assistance to the University Board of Research with
respect to university sponsored research
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Strengths
The
Directorate draws its strength from the following:
(i) The environment of the University is naturally well endowed with a
variety of plant and animal life as well as non-living, physical
relief's, rivers, and rocks as well as with a diversity of people with
an amazing richness of cultures, local knowledge and beliefs that can be
harnessed and made more efficient
(ii) The University has an unfettered access to a wider area across-border
for collaboration with institutions in Cameroon and Chad
(iii) The University's catchment area has long river lengths and
large mass of vegetation and rocks. It has perennial rivers, strong
winds, more than four months of sunshine and clear skies which are
useful for alternative energy generation and studies of the cosmos
(iv) Availability of resource persons with experience in international
research capability and community-relevant research
(v) The University is the first and only university of Technology in the
Northern corner of the country and has a wide field of research into
rural communities
(vi) The staff are highly enthusiastic
(vii) Already established rapport with friendly and cooperative government at
all levels in the region
