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Core University Structure
Established
Department of Research & Innovations / Research & Innovations Center
Scope: Core structure · University-wide — 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.
02
Established
Garowe Research & Professional Development Center
Scope: Operational · Branch-based — 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.
03
Emerging
EAU Innovation Hub (EAU-IHUB)
Scope: Platform · 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.
04
In development
Research Data, Statistics and Digital Repository Unit
Scope: Infrastructure · 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.
05
Established
University Research Council
Scope: Oversight · University-level — 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.
