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.
Our Role
We provide strategic direction and institutional support for research, extension, innovation, creative works, and external collaboration across the university.
Research
Supporting scholarly productivity and knowledge creation.
Extension
Connecting university expertise with communities and partners.
Innovation
Encouraging creative solutions, technology transfer, and institutional advancement.
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.