Research and Publication Directorate at Mwenge Catholic University has a mandate to oversee research and publications activities at MWECAU. The overall purpose of the Directorate is to improve research, consultancy and publication capacity at the University to generate and disseminate knowledge that is responsive to the needs of contemporary society. Apart from supporting academic staff, the directorate organizes clinical sessions to enable PhD students write and defend first-rate doctoral dissertations and attendant articles in peer reviewed international journals. The sessions combine instruction in research methods, techniques, and encourages authors to publish respective research papers based on primary sources. Additionally, students receive joint mentoring from internal and external high level academicians and researchers.
The overall objective of the Directorate is to improve research, consultancy and publication capacity of the University in order to generate and disseminate knowledge that is responsive to the needs of contemporary society.
• Prepare a plan for training on participatory research and publication techniques
• Mobilize and allocate adequate financial resources for research and publication activities
• Strengthen research and consultancy activities at the University
• Conduct training on participatory research and publication techniques
• Train academic staff on evolving participatory research and consultancy techniques
• Identify priority research areas to the key stakeholders
• Organize workshops /conferences/symposia for sharing and disseminating research findings
• Provide Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to lecturers on how to prepare fundable research proposals
• Strengthen research and consultancy activities at the University
• Establish strategic collaboration with other institutions and key individuals to conduct collaborative research
• Improve the quality of Mwenge Journal of Academic Studies
Publication Activities from 2016 to 2019
Below are lists of publications (articles in journals and conference proceedings, books and book chapters) by MWECAU academic staff that were released during a period of the last three years.
