OBJECTIVES
- To reinforce CiTUA as a research center of national and international reference on Territory, Urbanism, Architecture and Environment.
- Encourage and empower young researchers to engage in high quality scientific research, maintaining the continuity of CiTUA’s core research quality.
- Increase CiTUA external fundings.
SUB-OBJECTIVES
- Prioritize CiTUA core research themes and build effective strategies.
- Foster researchers’ creativity and increased participation in competitive interdisciplinary and multi-sectoral research projects.
- Forge strategic partnerships with national and international R&D Units, academic institutions and other organizations.
- Strengthen connections to real-world applications, enhancing impacts through collaborations with public, private, and third sector organizations.
- Facilitate the transfer of research findings and technological innovations to decision makers, and society at large
- Ensure comprehensive training and mentoring programs to nurture the next generation of researchers, with a focus on early-career researchers.
- Promote scientific literacy, technological innovation and citizen science initiatives, fostering a culture of scientific curiosity and innovation.
- Develop pathways for early-career researchers to transition into permanent career positions within CiTUA, or through inter institutional partnerships.
- Enhance the researchers capacity of securing external research funding.
- Foster contractual partnerships with national and international organizations.
- Foster increased participation in highly competitive research projects.