About
Grant Management Directorate

Dr. Richard Wentzell
Background
The Director for Research Groups and Partnerships (DRGP) owns the process of formulating and identifying research thematic areas of the university and prepares the programs for executing the research undertakings. The director shall perform, among others, the following major duties:
- Ensures that all staff and student research conducted at the university or anywhere else through sponsorship of the university fall under one of the six thematic areas of the university
- Coordinates the activities of research groups established based on the identified research thematic areas and facilitate their work through horizontal networking
- Facilitates establishment of partnerships of research groups with national and international stakeholders
- Based on recommendations of research groups, stakeholders, and researchers, he/she shall facilitate entering agreements and linkages with professionals
- Organizes and executes national and international workshops that focus on research thematic areas of the University
- Performs any other related activities
Vision
Haramaya University aspires to become one of the best research universities in Africa by the year 2025.
Mission
Undertaking demand-driven, problem-solving, and cutting-edge research, and disseminating generated and adapted knowledge and technologies for socio-economic transformation of the society.
Community Engagement and Industrial Relations Directorate Contact
Old Administration Building Ground +1
Postal address: P.O.Box 103, Haramaya University, Ethiopia
Fax: +251 255 53 01 06 (Research Office)
Mobile Number: +251938425309
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Email Address: rjwentzell@gmail.com