The center serves as a collaborative hub that brings together external stakeholders such as the community, non-government organizations, the academic community, the industry, and government agencies to create opportunities for the co-creation of knowledge in the form of high-impact research, development, and extension programs, projects, and activities.

These stakeholders help assess areas of interests and provide significant insights for RDE and, where applicable, maintain mechanisms for integration and dissemination of RDE.

Primarily, the center leverages on its pool of faculty experts in taking the lead in the conduct of RDE activities in collaboration with students who also undertake program related RDE activities. Internally, these activities are supported by ample resources and a strong infrastructure of systems and processes that function cooperatively and synergistically.