About the Office

Advancing Research, Extension, and Innovation with Purpose

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, Extension, and Innovation serves as the university’s hub for knowledge generation, community engagement, and transformative ideas. We support programs that strengthen scholarship, expand public service, and encourage innovation that responds to local and national needs.

Through partnerships, policy support, capacity-building, and institutional leadership, the office helps connect academic excellence with meaningful social impact.

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Our Role

We provide strategic direction and institutional support for research, extension, innovation, creative works, and external collaboration across the university.

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Research

Supporting scholarly productivity and knowledge creation.

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Extension

Connecting university expertise with communities and partners.

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Innovation

Encouraging creative solutions, technology transfer, and institutional advancement.

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Partnerships

Building networks with agencies, communities, industries, and stakeholders.

Vision

A culture of excellence

Fostering an academic environment where research, extension, and innovation are responsive, inclusive, and transformative.

Mission

Empower people and ideas

Strengthening institutional systems that support faculty, students, staff, and partners in generating meaningful outputs and public value.

Commitment

Service with impact

Ensuring that university programs contribute to community development, responsive governance, and sustainable progress.