Directorate’s Portfolio
The core portfolios of the Institute are;
1. Graduate Training
2. Research, Innovation and Dissemination (Publication)
3. Research Projects, Grants and Grants Management
4. Transformative Community Engagement
Note on the Portfolios
1. Graduate Training: Masters, Pre-doctoral, Doctoral, and Post-doctoral Training
2. Research, Innovation, and Dissemination (Publication): Basic, Impactful and Applied Research, Transformative and Scalable Innovations, and Information – sharing
3. Research Projects, Grants, and Grants Management: Transformative Community Research Grants
4. Transformative Community Engagement: Research and Knowledge Utility in the Community for Transformation.
Directorate’s Objectives
The Institute’s objectives are;
1. To Train Graduate Students in enhancing quality and cutting-edge knowledge skills and capacities.
2. To conduct state-of-the-art Research, Innovation and Dissemination (Publication) for impactful knowledge generation.
3. To transform research and innovation into Research Projects and Grants for Community Transformation for Sustainable Growth and Development.
4. To engage communities in demonstrating how Research and Knowledge Utility can transform communities.
Vision of the Directorate
To be a leading Centre for transformative knowledge generation through graduate training, research, innovation, and community engagement.
Mission of the Directorate
To coordinate and monitor graduate training, research, innovations, and community engagement, for regional, national, and local transformative growth and development.
