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Research and External Collaboration Unit | VD Academic Affairs

Definition

This department supervises all research projects funded by Kuwait University and externally submitted by faculty members in the College of Engineering and Petroleum from the beginning of the project submission stage and during the preparation stage to get its approval by the Research Sector at the university. This department also follows up on research projects during their completion, including published scientific papers and research rewards. It is the department that follows up on the General facilities Labs in the college and all related administrative transactions and employees. It also coordinates and follows up on external research cooperation and externally funded research projects with the government and private sector, as well as preparing statistics on scientific research and research projects in the College of Engineering and Petroleum for the annual report of the college and the strategic plan of Kuwait University, which would achieve sustainability and raise the classification of the college and the university.

 

Objectives

  • Supporting research projects and laboratories and external research cooperation because of the great role of scientific research in upgrading the academic level of the College of Engineering and Petroleum and Kuwait University as an academic and research institution.
  • Preparing research plans, statistics, and workshops to contribute to the development of scientific research in the college and thus achieve the principle of sustainability for the college and the university.
  • Contribute to raising the classification of the college and the university through research productivity from researchers, scientific research, scientific papers, and conferences, as it is one of the indicators that are measured when calculating the university's classification.

 

Responsibilities

  • Research projects funded by Kuwait University.
  • Research projects funded by external institutions such as (KFAS, KISR, KOC, and others).
  • General facilities labs.
  • External research cooperation and research activities.
  • Research statistics.
  • Academic and Scientific Missions.