Role of Department of Research and Innovation

The Department of Research and Innovation consists of Three sub-committees as follows:

Covers

• Research (Journals, Books Publication, library
• Horizon Business Journal (SBJ)
• Conference Presentation, Symposium, Workshop, Webinar, Events and Colloquium
• Website, Database and all Research Activities by HUC
• Research ethics, and rewards

Responsibilities

1. Review of faculty candidate profile (if required) 

2. Mentoring new faculty members on research and scholarly activities

3. Planning for Future Research Strategy  

4. Promote Interdisciplinary research at HUC

5. To develop a research culture of collaboration

6. Research updates to the office of VC and external regulatory authorities through Dean’s offices- Business/ IT  

7. Motivate and enable faculty members to publish in quality and indexed journals.

8. To coordinate with Horizon Business Journal Editorial team and ensure its smooth publication as per the timelines

9. Building a strategic plan and action plan to improve the SBJ publications and to become in the Scopus index. 

10. Increasing the level of publication and number of publications in SBJ

11. Identification of good conferences and sharing of information

12.  To organize international conferences with recognized international bodies once a year for the School of Business & School of Computing alternatively 

13. Feedback on Conference attending proposals with paper presentation

14. Review of conference conducting, and other research program proposals

15. Feedback on Post Conference Presentation

16. Coordination with Faculty for Conference presentations

17. Coordinate workshop, webinar, symposium and events

18. Provide support in maintaining the database of all research activities related to Horizon University College

19. Collaborate with IT-Department to update all reports and statistics required in research fields 

20. Collaborate with IT-Department to update all reports and statistics required in research fields 

21. Collaborate with Director-MC to update HUC website data

22. Review of research protocols and their supporting documents. Approval or disapproval is based on the ethical acceptability of the research.

23. Progress research report since last approval

24. To receive a factual statement of the unethical practices in faculty research 

25. To seek a written explanation from the researcher being questioned  

26. To initiate an investigation of the matter 

27. To collect evidence or facts in the process of investigation

28. Report the findings to VC for review and decision-making 

Covers

Case study Center, Knowledge and industrial update, consultancy

Responsibilities

1. Facilitating development Cases to get it published and used for Class Delivery
2. Managing Case Study Center
3. Look for collaboration with other research organizations worldwide
4. Providing support in improving the quality of student’s research projects 
5. Managing Knowledge and Industry updates 
6. Managing Newsletters
7. Conducting bi-annual research forums/ seminars
8. Coordinate with faculty members to contribute to Knowledge and Industry updates.
9. Consulting based on case study 

Covers

• Horizon Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (SIEC)
• Entrepreneurial Agencies, Incubation Center, Prototypes Projects, Patents

Responsibilities

1. To write the policies of SIEC
2. Building collaboration with global and local network
3. Encourage students for participating in Research/ Innovation contest
4. To promote all research and scholarly activities related to faculty members and students.
5. Community engagement activities 
6. Suggest AI and IOT testbed
7. Review of Internal/External Research Projects, prototypes, Consulting, and Fund allocation
8. Track the process of patents
9. Prepare innovation events, workshops, Field trips, idea competitions