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 (HBJ).
• 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 President 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 the President 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 (HIEC)
• Entrepreneurial Agencies, Incubation Center, Prototypes Projects, Patents

Responsibilities

1. To write the policies of HIEC.
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.