Duties and responsibilities of the office:

• Disseminates strategic issues related to research and community services to varies university staff
• Creates a substantial connection between university and industry/community based education/internship, contractual applied research and knowledge and technology transfer
• Create a bridge of link and supports the establishment of links between the university and external agencies and harmonizing the integration of mutual operations of the parties
• Directs funding of research costs through contracts and grants
• Prepares and coordinates formal licensing to Industry University owned patents and technology
• Promote and develop University-industry exchange programs and student internship
• Support and coordinate the continuing education and training of professionals through various programs (summer, extension, weekend, distance) and community services
• Coordinate the collaborative research projects
• Develop and maintain a consistent approach to research and community services contractual matters within the University
• Support departments/colleges/institutes involved in negotiations and contractual arrangements
• Protects interests of staff and the University regarding professional liability and intellectual property rights
• Maintains up to date records of contractual work and funded projects at the University
• Promotes University/industry – linked research projects
• Organize lecture, seminars, workshops, symposia and educational trips for communicating outreach-related professional development
• Provides a point of contact for departments/colleges/institutes and centers, staff, students, and community
• Supports in liaising practical training(PT} coordination with industries for undergraduate students to get appropriate periods PT placement annually and also upgrading Internship and CBE based projects into research grant proposals
• Maps SME and identify their technological strength and weakness, and address their problems through business/technology incubation project
• Conducts employer/graduate periodical surveys to support and establish needs in curriculum review

Teams

The jobs that will be coordinated by the office are grouped in to four teams

• Research Support and Institutional Development Team
• Community Based Education or Internship Coordination Team
• Knowledge and Technology Transfer Consultancy Coordination Team
• Contract and Research Coordination Team

Human Resource

• Director
• Case Manager
• 4 Team Leaders
• 2 Finance Case Handlers
• Publication and Printing Case Handler

Director

Dr. Mekonnen Yirga (PhD in Animal husbandry, Department of animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine).

E-mail: beleteyirga@gmail.com

Phone: 0910069414

Fax: 033-112-43-52

P.O.Box:1145