RESEARCH & INNOVATION AT UBT
The College’s research strategy is designed to support the creation of a knowledge society by working with firms and public sector agents in building the appropriate infrastructure to build centres of research, development and innovation that will be unique for Kosovo and which will be capable of attracting resources at local and international levels. To achieve this research strategy has prioritized and invest in establishing centres of research, stimulate the development of research and cluster activities to maximize opportunities for research groups to create appropriate critical mass, enhanced relationships and partnerships with stakeholders in industry, academia and the public sector to increase combined research capacity and strengthen the commercialization process, fostered mechanisms of technology and knowledge transfer both out of an into the College and created an integrated research and studies quality assurance framework compliant with international best practices
RESEARCH PLAN
The UBT is a scholarly community that serves the larger community by advancing, sharing and applying knowledge, and by facilitating the development of thoughtful, creative, adaptable, contributing citizens. As an established and highly successful research-led University, we (UBT) will be the top University in Kosovo in terms of our research excellence. We will be internationally renowned for our world-class activities in a number of strategically selected disciplinary areas. We will be recognized as possessing an outstanding, supportive research environment that assists us in attracting staff and research students of the highest profile. UBT`s research objective is also compatible with the specific focus of UBT as well as the strategic goals which can be found below: System Design and Management, Technology, Business, Life Sciences, Law and Social Sciences, Medicine and Health Sciences.
In the field of research, UBT aims to become in certain profile areas the leading innovation motor for Kosovo, based on a sound expertise in applied transdisciplinary research. This objective coheres with the general strategic objectives of UBT, which are below:
| 1 | Achieving Academic Excellence – The institution aspires excellent quality standards and consistent active learning approaches which offer authentic experiences and an inspiring, values-based learning environment to a diversity
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| 2 | Developing Research, Innovation and Social Responsibility – Offer innovative ways for learners, spin-in and spin-out companies as well as external clients to engage with enterprise supports and applied research, thus creating new knowledge and new employment
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| 3 | Creating a Positive Working and Learning Environment – Creating a Positive Working and Learning Environment Aims to offer a high-quality and supportive working and learning environment for all types of students (full-time, part-time, priority groups) and staff
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| 4 | Maintaining and increasing internationalization and regional partnerships – Maintaining and increasing internationalization and regional partnerships Formation of the new local and international higher education alliances and continued excellent performance against international and regional efficiency and effectiveness benchmarks.
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| 5 | Partnering with the community – Partnering with the community Will continue to forge strong links with industry and wider society, which will be supported through mainstream funding, alternative income streams and volunteering arrangements in order to provide service to industry and the community at institutional, staff and student level.
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As it can easily be seen above, the second strategic objective of UBT is related with research, and research strategy of the institution has been mapped taking that objective into account.
Moreover, UBT`s research objective is consistent with the mission of the institution which is `offering a dynamic and innovative 21 century academic environment`.
UBT ` s mission for research is
Strengthen the disciplines as foundations of scholarly enquiry
Bridge the disciplines
Facilitate basic through applied science and scholarship
Enrich society with results of research and scholarship
In addition, UBT `s vision for research can be summarized as follows:
The UBT is a scholarly community that serves the larger community by advancing, sharing and applying knowledge, and by facilitating the development of thoughtful, creative, adaptable, contributing and humane citizens. As an established and highly successful research-led University, we (UBT) will be the top University in Kosovo in terms of our research excellence. We will be internationally renowned for our world-class activities in a number of strategically selected disciplinary areas. We will be recognized as possessing an outstanding, supportive research environment that assists us in attracting staff and research students of the highest profile.
UBT`s research objective is also compatible with the specific focus of UBT as well as the strategic goals which can be found below:
Focus: System Design and Management, Technology, Business, Life Sciences, Law and Social Sciences, Medicine and Health Sciences
Key Strategic Research Goals
UBT is aware that realizing these objectives in an environment characterized by insufficient resource requires the urgent implementation of a sustained programme of radical action.
UBT will therefore:
UBT has prioritized and selected three main disciplinary sectors of research:
III. GOVERNMENT SECTOR
Please refer to document below for further exploring our Research Strategy