The Zonal Research Program (ZRP)
The Zonal Research Program (ZRP) for 2004-2006 is hinged on an understanding of challenges, needs, opportunities and strengths of HEIs in the NCR group 1 area. After consultations with HEI heads, funding agencies and other research institutions, the concept of this cycle's ZRP evolved, focusing on increasing accessibility of research resources, enhancing HEI capability and capacity to undertake research, providing an opportunity for HEIs to undertake actual research work given a research agenda, and utilizing such research output.
The premise of the ZRP for NCR Group 1 is in improving the research capability of as many HEIs within the zone through an immersion process. While the ZRC may have aimed for high impact research, it is believed that this limits participation to HEIs already known to do research. If perpetuated, this serves to widen the gap between HEIs who are research-capable and HEIs who are not.
Cognizant of this, the ZRP for 2004 - 2006 focuses on the following projects designed to meet the following objectives:
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