AdZU Research Agenda 2019-2022

AdZU Research Agenda 2019-2022

“Serving the Communities and Strengthening AdZU through Research”

The Ateneo de Zamboanga University (AdZU) Research Agenda 2019-2022 is a research roadmap of the AdZU guided by its vision and mission, in the service of God and country, as well as by the Society of Jesus’s emphasis on the environment, youth, and the marginalized. 

Generated through consultations and conversations with different stakeholders within and outside of AdZU, this research agenda basically aims to guide the prioritizations of AdZU research efforts.  Significantly, this agenda aims to address and respond to the urgent needs and issues of the surrounding communities in Zamboanga City and beyond.  It also aims to address the challenges experienced within AdZU to further strengthen its operations and services. 

In general, this document strategically identifies the different research themes and in particular offers specific research topics under each theme. 

The list is intended to trigger more similar research topics within the context of the research agenda 2019-2022.

I. External Research Priorities

The heedful extension services of AdZU shed light to the challenges we face in the vicinity and beyond.  The harsh realities as well as the promising opportunities outside of the university campus force us to strategize efforts in responding more significantly.  Research is one basic strategy.  The following are research themes and topics that can practically inform and intensify the extension efforts of the university:

II. Internal Research Priorities

Our exposure to the daunting realities outside of the university campus forces us to introspect.  It challenges us to reexamine the internal university conditions through which we serve the people, the country, and God.  The following research themes and topics can shed light into this challenge: