February 24, 2017
The Research Office is glad to provide an update on the successful launch of the USAID-funded project on research promotion at 山ǿ. This project aims (among other goals) at strengthening the visibility of our university in the area of academic research. Within this project a call for research proposals among 山ǿ faculty and staff was announced on January 20, 2017. In accordance with the project agreement the following research areas were highlighted as priority topics: sustainable development and energy, security, business and investment, democracy and rule of law.
Altogether, by 6 February there were received 19 research applications on various subjects from all major 山ǿ academic departments. All of the proposals were very interesting, relevant and academically robust. While selecting proposals for funding, the highest priority was given to those projects which had higher probability of being published in the international peer-reviewed journals (e.g. in Scopus and WoS databases) and specifically mentioned the publication strategy (e.g. titles of the journals for potential publications).
All application were thoroughly studied and evaluated by Expert Council specifically convened for this purpose. Based on results of such independent evaluation there were selected the following 7 research applications with total cost of 50000 USD:
Nineteen full time faculty members will be involved in research from February till June 20, 2017 within USAID Building the Future project. Please join us in congratulating our colleagues and wishing them productive work that hopefully will contribute to original academic research and enhance 山ǿ’s research capacity which is vital for academic excellence of our university in the increasingly globalized context.