Office of Research, Innovation & Commercialization (ORIC)

Introduction

WUS aims at motivating and facilitating Higher Education for females to make research a top priority for sustainable economic growth and a future knowledge economy. For this purpose, a center is established in the university to serve as a pivotal point encompassing all research activities—from development of research proposals to commercialization of research products—under one umbrella. This center is called the Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC). ORIC provides strategic and operational support to research activities/programmes of the university and has a central role in facilitating the outcome of the university's research. These efforts aim to transform invention (knowledge) into innovation (products and processes) that benefit the community.

Mission

• Knowledge transfer and building community through technology commercialization.
• Promote need-based research and disseminate it to stakeholders.
• Enhance collaboration by strengthening university-industry linkages.
• Strengthen research through knowledge sharing, trainings, and curriculum development.
• Promote private-public entrepreneurship through applied and practical knowledge.
• Transfer technology for capacity building.

Vision

“Dissemination of technologies through innovative knowledge to the community.”

Functions

• Supporting strategic research directions and policies of the university
• Improving integration of research and education at all levels
• Increasing and diversifying external research funding
• Improving recruitment and retention of top faculty
• Translating research for the public’s benefit
• Strengthening university-industry relationships
• Promoting entrepreneurship, technology-transfer and commercialization
• Encouraging multi-disciplinary research initiatives

Objectives

• Establishing a strong research culture at the University
• Promoting technologies and innovations
• Updating faculty and students about latest journal articles and news
• Informing faculty about funding opportunities
• Promoting multidisciplinary research collaboration
• Exploring innovations for commercial use
• Building linkages between the University and industries

ORIC Staff

Dr. Sania Zaheer Ali

Director ORIC

Saif Ullah Bari

Office Assistant

Memorandums of Understanding