Message from DVC (Planning, Partnerships, Research and Innovation)
Welcome to Kibabii University. The office of the Deputy VC (PPRI) is hitched on a Strategic direction whose aim is to Support and Sustain Advancement in Research, Innovation, Partnerships, and Linkages at the University.
The Division has a Registrar and three directorates: Planning and Organization Performance: Research and Innovation and Partnerships and Linkages
Research, Innovation, and Extension are important mandate areas of Kibabii University. The Division is mandated to continue in strengthening this function by: supporting staff and students to conduct research; increasing consultancy activities; providing extension and community outreach services; accelerating and preserving innovations; and establishing strategic partnerships, linkages and collaborations. The University emphasizes on multi- disciplinary and multi- institutional research by engaging internal staff from diverse professional backgrounds and collaborating with researchers and relevant stakeholders from other institutions locally and internationally.
The Division is at the same time mandated to spear head the Planning and Organization Performance, which include developing and monitoring the implementation of the: Master plan; Strategic plan; University wide Annual Work plan; and the University Almanac. The Division leads in coordinating Performance (PC) contracting activities of the University.
Objectives:
- Strengthen research;
- Enhance consultancies;
- Enhance extension and community outreach services;
- Promote and preserve innovations;
- Promote partnerships, linkages and collaboration; and
- Promote organizational planning.
Thank you
