Research & Innovations · Structures

Research Centers, Units and Platforms

The operational centers, emerging platforms and institutional units through which East Africa University coordinates, produces and supports research — from University-wide governance to branch-based centers, innovation facilities and data infrastructure.

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5Centers & Units
9Campuses Served
7Research Themes
Centers & Platforms

Department of Research & Innovations Center

Core structure · University-wide

Garowe Research & Professional Development Center

Operational · Branch-based

EAU Innovation Hub (EAU-IHUB)

Emerging platform · HQ facilities

Research Data, Statistics & Digital Repository Unit

Under development · Infrastructure

University Research Council

Oversight · University-level

Profiles distinguish operational structures from emerging or proposed platforms. Labels reflect current operational status.

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Centers, Units & Platforms

The structures that carry our research

The following profiles distinguish operational structures from emerging or proposed platforms. Labels reflect formal University approvals and current operational status.

Core structure Operational Emerging platform Under development Oversight
Core University Structure
Core structure · University-wide

Department of Research & Innovations / Research & Innovations Center

Scope: Headquarters and all EAU branches and campuses

Areas of focus

Research governance Ethics Grants Publications Partnerships Quality assurance Data systems Capacity development Research communication

The central institutional structure responsible for coordinating and strengthening research and innovation throughout East Africa University. It provides standards, technical support, institutional review, partnership coordination, research performance monitoring and strategic leadership.

Coordinates campuses, faculties, committees, centers and external partners
Operational · Branch-based

Garowe Research & Professional Development Center

Scope: Garowe Campus and surrounding institutions and communities

Areas of focus

Applied research Professional development Education Labour markets Public policy Governance Livelihoods Community studies

A branch-level platform that supports research production, professional learning, dissemination and collaboration.

Contributions to date

Institutional reports and studies on higher education, graduate unemployment, girls' education, online learning and other social and development priorities.

Research production · professional learning · dissemination
Emerging platform · HQ facilities

EAU Innovation Hub (EAU-IHUB)

Scope: University-wide, with headquarters-based facilities

Areas of focus

Artificial intelligence ICT Telecommunications Fabrication Incubation Professional skills Community outreach Research data Digital media

A multidisciplinary platform where students, lecturers, researchers, entrepreneurs and partners can develop ideas, prototypes, digital solutions, research applications and community-focused innovations.

Planned units

AI and emerging technologies · ICT and telecom · fabrication · incubation · research and data · professional skills · outreach.

Ideas · prototypes · digital solutions · community innovation
Under development · Infrastructure

Research Data, Statistics and Digital Repository Unit

Scope: All branches, faculties and research projects

Areas of focus

Research records Datasets Publications Theses Questionnaires Metadata Data quality Statistics Archiving & access

A planned digital and technical unit that will preserve the University's research evidence, improve data quality and access, support institutional studies and maintain a verified catalogue of research outputs and contributors.

Preservation · verification · institutional memory
Oversight · University-level

University Research Council

Scope: All branches and academic units

Areas of focus

Strategic direction Policy oversight Research quality Multidisciplinary collaboration Institutional priorities Performance monitoring

The University's highest research oversight structure, supporting executive leadership to harmonize research priorities and standards and to guide the development of a strong University-wide research culture.

Highest research oversight structure at EAU

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