ABOUT RESEARCH AT CHINHOYI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Chinhoyi University of Technology believes that as an institution of higher education it should be at the forefront of knowledge advancement and dissemination based on a robust research program consonant with the needs of society. The University acknowledges that research is vital for improving the quality of life as well as creating a fertile and stimulating workplace environment. CUT thrives to be a research informed institution that will seek to work with others in the pursuit of knowledge. Improving the research function is a major component of the University's strategic plan. In pursuit of this objective, CUT will establish Centres of Research Excellence in each of its four Schools and one Institute. In all its research endeavours the University will mainstream indigenous knowledge systems and dove-tail into national research imperatives.
Governance, leadership and management of research at CUT are provided for through the University's academic structures and systems as indicated below.

Departments are the functional units where all research programmes are carried out. Each department has a research representative who sits on the School/Institute research committee. The function of the School/Institute research committee is to coordinate all research activities across departments in the School/Institute. The chairperson of this committee represents the School in the Research Committee of Senate (RCS) whose major responsibility is to manage research activities on behalf of Senate. The Research Committee of Senate is chaired by the Director of Research and its membership is as follows:

Ex Officio: Vice Chancellor, Pro Vice Chancellor(s) Director of Research (Chair and Executive) University Librarian Dean's Representative (Deputy Chair) Faculty Research Committee Chairpersons ( of which two shall be Executive) Director of Postgraduate studies University Bursar or representative

Executive members shall meet more regularly and manage the research business on behalf of the RCS.
 

Functions of the Research Committee of Senate

The RCS takes responsibility for implementing the research policy of the University and driving its research agenda. The RCS is responsible for the management of the University's research function, and in particular shall be responsible for:

Development and implementation of the University's research policies Allocating the University research budget to Schools/Institute on an annual performance rated framework Supervising and monitoring the use of research funds by Schools/Institute Mobilisation of resources for all matters related to funding and material requirements for research Managing and allocating any funds such as trusts, endowments and other such funds bequeathed to the University for research purposes Assessing all proposed researches by Schools/Institutes and individuals for fundability and conformity with set and standard University code for best practice Reporting annually to Senate on the research outputs through standard procedures such as annual reports Oversight of all central issues related to research Providing necessary support to create an enabling environment for all research activities in the University pertaining to such issues as, contracts, budgets and IPR.

The Office of the Director of Research is responsible for supporting the RCS in the execution of its functions and is the secretariat to the RCS.