The Research Centers serve as the hub of Research and Innovation programs/projects. It is a structured unit within the University that is established to advance academic undertakings mainly through collaborative research and innovation, research dissemination, creative endeavors or research training. This is composed of groups of faculty engaged in collaborative research whose work offers added value over and above their individual research.

University of Southeastern Philippines

Iñigo St., Obrero, Davao City 8000, Philippines

Telephone Number: 227-8192 local 216 or 284

Email: research@usep.edu.ph

The Publication Unit is under the Research and Development (R&D) Division and led by the Deputy Director for Publications. Essentially vital to the scientific career advancement of the researcher is scientific productivity, via intellectual contributions to the advancement of one’s field of interest and eventually transmitted in written form. It generates public awareness on the R&D undertaken by the university. Hence, the publication is deemed as a major output of a researcher in dissemination.

The Southeastern Philippines Journal of Research and Development (SPJRD) is the key and official publication output of the University. It is meant as a multidisciplinary journal responding to the needs of the Mindanao region’s socio-economic development, preserving a knowledge base that covers urgent issues in consonance with details set in the RDE agenda that impact markets, industries, and institutions.

As stipulated in CMO 08 series of 2010, an Integrated Extension Program shall include the following components:

University of Southeastern Philippines

Iñigo St., Obrero, Davao City 8000, Philippines

Telephone Number: 227-8192 local 217

Email: extension@usep.edu.ph

The mission of the Continuing Education Center shall be to foster professional and personal development by sharing the knowledge and expertise of the University, and by making its resources available to individuals of all ages. It will offer non-credit, non-degree educational programs, and services grounded in the rich intellectual and professional resources of USeP faculty and staff and facilitate non-formal education opportunities in the colleges. It aims to provide the people of all ages equal and open access to high-quality learning opportunities and to a variety of learning experiences that are built around the needs and interests of learners.

University of Southeastern Philippines

Iñigo St., Obrero, Davao City 8000, Philippines

Telephone Number: 227-8192 local 285

Email: kttd@usep.edu.ph

The Intellectual Property Management Unit protects the IP-based technologies and other IPR generated from R&D activities. The law that covers intellectual property and its protection is found in Republic Act 8293, otherwise known as the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines (IP Code). Industrial property and Copyright & Related Rights are the two categories of Intellectual Property Rights. Inventions, scientific and scholarly works, computer programs, trademarks, service marks trade names, industrial designs, and utility models are protected under Industrial Property Rights. Literary (e.g., journal, thesis/dissertation manuscripts) and artistic works (e.g., painting, sculpture, cinematography, and photographs) are protected under Copyright and Related Rights.

The Technology Transfer Unit commercializes the IP-based technologies turned into products or solutions through various technology transfer modalities: licensing, sale, joint venture or spinoffs. The TTU is the marketing arm and the technology licensing unit of the University. It further establishes networks and linkages for promotion of the University technologies.

The Technology Business Incubation Unit provides technical and business support to its incubatees to start their own company. The incubatees may come from a group of University students and/or a faculty-researchers with a thesis/research willing to establish a startup company. The Unit evaluates the technical feasibility of the IP-based technologies turned into products/ solutions and assists in the conduct of market validation.

The DigiHub-FabLab Davao is a collaborative project between the University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI XI) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST XI). Located at USEP College of Technology in Obrero, it aims to provide the tools, training and resources for creativity and innovation in the academe, micro, small and medium scale enterprises (MSMEs), inventor groups, hobbyists and design professionals. Its mandate includes Prototype Designing, Development, and Engineering, Design and Machine Operation Training, and Advisory and Consultation.