AGENDA

Agriculture, Forestry, Environment, and Natural Resources

The Research Agenda for AFENR sector is based on its suitability to the region as a commercially viable enterprise:

Fruit crops

Vegetables

Legumes and Root crops

Banana, Abaca and Cacao

Coconut and Oil Palm

Fancy Rice and Less Important Cereals

White and Yellow Corn

Pasture-Ruminants

Poultry

Forestry and Environment

  1. Sustainable use of timber and non-timber products
  2. Propagation techniques of important plant species
  3. Species and Ecosystem Studies
  4. Pollution monitoring in various ecosystems
  5. Environmental Governance and Social Forestry

Fisheries

  1. Culture and seeding of economically important marine species
  2. sea urchin
  3. Abalone
  4. Scallop
  5. Grouper
  6. Siganid
  7. giant clam
  8. white Shrimp
  9. Kubao
  10. Melo-melo
  11. Other commercially important marine and freshwater flora and fauna
  12. Hatchery development of commercially important species
  13. Assessment and Monitoring of Marine resources
  14. Tourism impact on the marine resources
  15. Value-added fishery products / product development
  16. Bioactive components from marine products
  17. Impact of climate change on fisheries biodiversity
  18. Sustainable safe seafood products
  19. Sustainable coastal management program
  20. Sea ranching for sustainability of marine products
  21. Tolerant species and other indicator organisms in the ecosystem
  22. Impact of fisheries activities on the coastal ecosystem
  23. Vulnerability assessment of marine resources and habitat
  24. Economics of fisheries activities
  25. Innovative Technology in capture fisheries, post harvest and aquaculture
  26. Sustainable fisheries
  27. Valuation Studies of Marine Protected Areas
  28. Limnological Studies
  29. Systematics and Taxonomy
  30. Marine Fisheries
  31. CPUE
  32. Length-weight relationship
  33. Fish sanctuaries
  34. Economic valuation of resources
  35. Gears construction and efficiency
  36. Recruitment patterns of resources
  37. Biodiversity
  38. Aquaculture
  39. High valued organisms
  40. Reproductive biology
  41. Advance fishery technology formulation and adoption
  42. Feeds formulation and analyses
  43. Postharvest
  44. Value-added fishery products
  45. Food safety and security
  46. Biomedical and chemical analyses

Education, Arts, and Sciences

  1. Redirect and refocus both basic and applied researches pertaining to:
  2. Pre-Elementary Education
  3. Elementary Education
  4. Secondary education
  5. Special education
  6. Professional Education
  7. Technology livelihood education
  8. Ethics and values
  9. Instructional technology
  10. Lifelong learning
  11. Gender sensitivity in education
  12. Development of instructional materials
  13. Graduate tracer study
  14. Distributive education and apprenticeship
  15. Technology and livelihood Education
  16. Business and Entrepreneurial technology
  17. Information Technology
  18. Industrial Technology
  19. Home Economics and Livelihood Education
  20. Teacher, Values and Peace Education
  21. Demography and Population
  22. Economics in Education
  23. Linguistics, Literature, Communication, Philosophy and Culture
  24. Good Governance, Politics and Public Administration
  25. Cebuano art, pop culture and historiography
  26. Pure/applied mathematics, human kinetics, and pure/applied sciences
  27. Sustainable development of the region/nation:
  28. Environmental and socio-economic impacts of local and global industrialization.
  29. Environment-friendly programs, technologies and development.
  30. Biodiversity
  31. Ecotourism
  32. Climate change
  33. Renewable energy
  34. Water pollution
  35. Waste management (toxic or hazard wastes; solid or liquid) for sustainability
  36. Educational advancement of human resources on management practices and others:
  37. Management of human and technology resources and technologyโ€“based service areas towards technology transfer and productivity.
  38. Work values and institution building through scholarly endeavors and production of authentic educational services.
  39. Implementation and evaluation of industrial and management standards in design, processes, and innovations towards total quality management.
  40. Management and development of instructional innovations and community extension services.
  41. Management and development of instruction, planning and innovation of products and processes of the technical and vocationalโ€“ oriented leaders.
  42. Management and development of instruction, planning and community development of the education leaders.
  43. Providing/equipping managerial skills for executive leaders and non-teaching personnel in various offices towards effective and efficient public service.
  44. On Quality and Excellence Research on the improvement of quality of higher education (inputs, processes, outputs, outcomes):
  45. Adequacy of Educational Inputs such as Programs, faculty, instructional materials, facilities and other resources
  46. Effectiveness of delivery system of Instruction, Research and Extension Services in HEIs
  47. Effectiveness of Implementation of Student Admission and Retention Policies in Public and Private HEIs
  48. Educational Outcomes, vis-ร -vis Educational Inputs and Processes
  49. Strengths and Weaknesses of Graduate Education and Research (All Fields)
  50. Capabilities of HEIs
  51. Effectiveness of Implementation of Policies and Standards in Higher Education 8. Effectiveness Study of the Criteria or Standards of Different Accrediting Agencies vis-ร vis CHEDโ€™s Policies and Standards
  52. Cost-Effectiveness of Voluntary Accreditation
  53. Impact of General Education Courses on the Total Development of the Student
  54. Impact of HEIs Programs to Regional/ National Development
  55. On Relevance and Responsiveness Research on making higher education more relevant and responsive to the dynamically changing domestic and international environment:
  56. Industry-Based Curricular Reforms and Enrichment
  57. Mismatch between Graduates and Industry Needs and Other Employment Related Problems
  58. Sectoral Manpower Supply and Demand 51 Studies (by Discipline)
  59. Sectoral Tracer Studies of Graduates (by Discipline)
  60. Effectiveness of Industry-Academe Linkage
  61. Study on Studentsโ€™ Career Preferences
  62. Effectiveness of Guidance and Counseling Services
  63. Higher Education Systems in Different Countries
  64. On Access and Equity Research on broadening access of Higher education opportunities to deserving and qualified students:
  65. Implementation of Different Scholarship Programs
  66. Profile of Scholarship Beneficiaries
  67. Student Cost by Program
  68. Policy Research to Expand/Increase Financed Assistance to Poor but Deserving Students
  69. Socio-Cultural Adaptation of Foreign Studies
  70. Impact effectiveness of Alternative Learning System
  71. On Efficiency and Effectiveness Research on the optimization of social institutions and individual outcomes and benefits derived from the utilization of higher education resources:
  72. Resources Allocation and Utilization in HEIs
  73. Location, Mapping and Categorization of HEIs
  74. Operating Costs of HEIs
  75. Internal Efficiency and External Productivity of HEIs
  76. Networking Consortia of HEIs

Technology and Engineering

  1. Electronic components, systems and design
  2. Computer โ€“aided instruction
  3. Plant and Facilities Maintenance Program
  4. Manpower needs of industries
  5. Laboratory equipment and facilities for technology and engineering courses
  6. Occupational Health and safety practices
  7. Industry-based performance feedback and evaluation for on-the-job trainees
  8. Marine Engineer demand and supply
  9. Training or review centers efficiency
  10. Mechatronics, Robotics and automation
  11. Quality Standards
  12. Solid, Liquid and Gas Waste Management
  13. Nanotechnology
  14. Energy Audit
  15. Water Audit
  16. Information and Communications Technology
  17. Industrial Technology
  18. Graduate Tracer Study
  19. Technology Integration
  20. Socio-technological systems
  21. Green and Renewable Energy
  22. Utilization and Production of Indigenous Materials
  23. Environmental management
  24. Industrial Systems and Design
  25. Manufacturing and Process Engineering
  26. Material Science and Engineering

Graduate School

  1. Management of Human and Technology Resources
  2. Work Values and Institution Building
  3. Instructional Materials
  4. Blended learning
  5. Industrial and Educational Management Standards
  6. Instruction and Technology Innovation
  7. Management of Technical and Vocational Instruction
  8. Educational Planning Development
  9. Effective and Efficient Organizational Management
  10. Management of Environment and Safety
  11. Productivity and Global Competitiveness
  12. Industry-Academic-Government
  13. Technology Assimilation
  14. Information System
  15. Information Technology
  16. Computing
  17. Public Administration
  18. Quality Assurance
  19. Quantitative Management
  20. Adopting all agenda of different colleges, research centers and campuses.ย 

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