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Department of Research(DR)

DU recognizes research as one of the main pillars of academic excellence as explicitly

mentioned in its mission statement. All efforts are being made to encourage research among
its faculty members and to create a conducive environment for credible research. As a

consequence, DU is currently ranked 2 in Research among all private Universities in Oman
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based on its ResearchGate(RG) score. Despite being a relatively new institution, from 2009

until 2019, DU has been awarded twenty-seven faculty and student research grants from “The

Research Council” in areas of Energy & Industry, Information Technology & Communication,
Languages, Social Sciences and EcoHouse Project. Both OAAA and ASIC has awarded the

“Satisfactory” and “commendable” status to Research standards at DU.

In its strategic plan DU has envisaged to create a hub of research activity beneficial to the
region. To achieve this, DU has established a Department of Research (DR) headed by the

Director that works under direct supervision of the Deputy Vice Chancellor. It strives to create
a favourable research environment within DU by encouraging, facilitating and promoting all

research activities across the University. The DR works on three major principles i.e.
engagement, innovation and impact. The University also has a University Research Board

(URB) which is tasked to help DR foster and improve the conducive research within DU by

managing internal Research grants. As a part of its mission to promote quality Research and
to become the hub of all Research activities in the region, DU has also setup a Research centre.

The center focuses on niche areas of Research of regional importance, dealt with in different
Research units and develop strategically important local and national topics.

Research Vision, Mission, Objectives and Goals

The research activities at DU are headed by the Department of Research. The vision, mission,

objectives and key goals of the department are:

Vision

The vision of the DR is:
“To foster, promote and establish a conducive environment for good quality Research”

Mission

The DR shall promote, facilitate & foster the Research environment at DU. Its aim is to

contribute to the development of the quality Research work at DU and to help it to establish as
a leading Research institution in the region.

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