Advancing Research,
Fostering Innovation,
Transforming Society.
Dedicated to promoting, coordinating, and facilitating research activities across disciplines, with an uncompromised commitment to the highest standards of academic excellence, ethics, and societal impact.
Strategic Institutional Focus
RSU-IRI Strategic Directives
Foster Innovation
Drive research & creativity for positive economic, societal, and political growth.
Disseminate High-Impact Knowledge
Publish peer-reviewed scholarly output tackling local, regional, and global problems.
Collaborative Partnerships
Establish transdisciplinary academic & industrial linkages locally and worldwide.
Faculty & Researcher Capacity
Empower lecturers, professors, and emerging scholars with modern research tools & grant skills.
Vision, Mission & Core Values
Transforming Red Sea University into a globally recognized epicenter for impactful research and societal advancement.
Our Vision
“To transform Red Sea University into a ‘Global Research-Intensive University’ over the next decade.”
Elevating institutional research yield, international co-authorship, peer-reviewed indexing, and regional problem-solving capabilities.
Our Mission
“To promote, coordinate, and facilitate research activities in the university by committing to the highest standards of academic excellence and professionalism.”
Serving faculty, students, international collaborators, and communities through rigorous governance and supportive infrastructure.
The 8 Institutional Core Values
Guiding principles shaping research ethics, partnerships, and operations
Partnerships
Local & global research cooperation
Inclusivity
Diverse community & researcher voices
Transdisciplinary
Bridging multi-faculty scholarship
Transparency & Accountability
Rigorous ethical & financial governance
Innovation
Novel methods, AI & scientific tools
Sustainability
Enduring solutions for ecological & social needs
Commitment
Dedication to academic excellence
Research
Pure & applied empirical inquiry
12 Research Thematic Areas
RSU-IRI tackles regional and global challenges across twelve specialized transdisciplinary research priorities.
Food Security
Sustainable livestock production, camel dairy chains, rangeland management, and nutritional access in arid zones.
Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology, Brucellosis seroprevalence, vector-borne ticks, antimicrobial resistance, and disease mitigation.
One Health
Multisectoral integration of human, animal, and environmental ecosystems to prevent zoonotic spillovers.
Climate Change
Evaluating drought resilience, El Niño impact, groundwater salinity, and community-led adaptation mechanisms.
Technology Innovation
AI policies, digital public administration tools, fintech integration, and modern educational technology.
Drivers of Conflict
Analyzing root causes of resource disputes, land tenure friction, and social reconciliation models.
Politics & Governance
Closed-list proportional representation, institutional capacity, electoral systems, and post-conflict policy.
Economics & Islamic Finance
Microfinance, mobile money services, enterprise expansion, poverty reduction, and Sukuk funding models.
Education & Pedagogy
Higher education governance, curriculum development, research methods instruction, and digital learning.
Law and Justice
Rehabilitation facilities in juvenile justice, customary versus statutory jurisprudence, and rule of law.
Migration, Refugees & IDPs
Internal displacement camps in Somalia, socio-economic shock mitigation, and political inclusion for displaced candidates.
Community Development
Participatory community conversations, grassroots health empowerment, and rural development pathways.
Core Responsibilities & Mandates
The statutory responsibilities assigned to RSU-IRI to regulate, guide, and accelerate the university’s research enterprise.
Research Policy & Guidelines
Development and implementation of the University's comprehensive research policy and statutory guidelines.
University-Wide Coordination
Enhancing, facilitating, and coordinating transdisciplinary research activities throughout all university faculties.
Ethical Clearance Systems
Setting up operational institutional systems for research ethical clearance, monitoring, compliance, and assessment.
Community Engagement & Dissemination
Engaging local communities in research cycles and disseminating high-quality findings for public good.
Faculty Capability & Capacity
Enhancing faculty capability and capacity to produce international-standard, peer-reviewed scientific publications.
Global Research Partnerships
Building active, sustainable research collaborations locally, regionally across Africa, and with international consortia.
Fundraising Strategy & Grants
Formulating proactive fundraising strategies and securing external research grants to support institutional programs.
Donor & Agency Collaboration
Facilitating clear communication, reporting, and accountable collaboration between the university and funding agencies.
Academic-Industry Alliances
Forging strategic partnerships among the university, international academic bodies, and regional industry sectors.
Annual Research Conferences
Organizing and hosting high-profile yearly scientific research conferences for peer exchange and knowledge dissemination.
Institutional Integration & Successorship
Officially taking over all functions and assets previously carried out by the former Research and Innovation Center with enhanced institutional governance.
RSU Research Publication Registry
Explore peer-reviewed publications, articles, and scholarly contributions by RSU faculty and researchers categorized by registration year.
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2024 Activities & Roadmap
Key milestones, capacity-building workshops, and strategic policy rollouts powering the research ecosystem.
3-Year Strategic Plan
Development and validation of the comprehensive 3-year strategic plan for RSU-IRI institutional expansion.
Staff Capacity Building
Organizing intensive capacity-building workshops for academic faculty across all departments.
Scientific Writing & Publications
Specialized training modules on scientific manuscript writing and targeting high-impact indexed journals.
Grant Writing Workshops
Hands-on proposal design for securing competitive international and philanthropic research funding.
AI in Research Exploration
Analyzing the opportunities, ethical risks, and pros & cons of Artificial Intelligence applications in scientific inquiry.
Student Supervision Best Practices
Institutional guidelines and mentorship models for effective supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate theses.
Research Methods Curriculum
Systematic evaluation and pedagogical enhancement of university-wide research methods curriculum and course delivery.
Increasing Research Yield
Strategic incentive structures to accelerate the volume and citation impact of peer-reviewed publications.
University AI Policy
Drafting and formalizing the institutional policy on academic integrity, generative AI, and computational tools.
Leadership & Advisory
Meet the distinguished academic leaders and advisory minds guiding the vision of RSU-IRI.
Nasrudin M. Ahmed (MBA)
Dean, Faculty of Economics & Management Sciences
- Over 15 years of distinguished experience in the UN
- Prolific translator (translated 3 books from Somali to English)
- Actively involved in political economy and Islamic financing research
- Dedicated to alleviating poverty in Somalia through innovative financial models
Farah Isse Mumin
PhD Candidate, University of Liverpool
- PhD candidate at the prestigious University of Liverpool
- Former Dean, RSU Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Research Fellow at International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
- Specialized One Health, zoonoses, and pastoral epidemiology researcher
Ahmed Saed (DVM, MSc)
RSU Vice-President (Academics)
- Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Red Sea University
- Chairperson of the University Research Committee
- Senior researcher in One Health and Public Health surveillance
- Steering institutional research ethics and academic publishing culture
Management Hierarchy & Institutional Structure
Complete organogram delineating governance authority, executive leadership, technical advisory liaison, internal oversight bodies, and core operational directorates.
University Research Committee
Chaired by Ahmed Saed (DVM, MSc), RSU VP (Academics). Establishes institutional research policies, ethical standards, and academic grant guidelines.
Director
Led by Nasrudin M. Ahmed (MBA). Overall strategic execution, donor linkages, high-level institutional representation, and multi-agency coordination.
Technical Advisor to the Director
Farah Isse Mumin (PhD Cand., Univ. of Liverpool). Advises on One Health, research methodologies & international donor proposals.
Deputy Director
Supervises operational implementation, programmatic workflows, and coordinates directly between the directorate and the operating management offices.
HR Office Director
Faculty researcher recruitment, contract oversight, performance evaluations, and human resource development.
Audit
Independent financial audit, grant expenditure compliance, internal controls, and procedural transparency.
Finance and Administration Management
Fiscal budget administration, grant accounting, logistics, procurement, and institutional facility management.
Research and Innovations Management
Coordinates the 12 thematic clusters, manages 28+ publications registry, coordinates grant proposals & research laboratories.
Capacity Building Office
Empowers emerging scholars, conducts statistical & methodology training, and provides competitive grant-writing workshops.
University Research Committee
Chair: Ahmed Saed (DVM, MSc)Supreme governing organ establishing strategic research visions, institutional ethics approvals, and university-wide scholarship policies.
Director
Head: Nasrudin M. Ahmed (MBA)Directs institute strategy, represents RSU-IRI globally, oversees resource mobilization, and coordinates key institutional organs.
Technical Advisor
Farah Isse MuminProvides direct technical counsel to Director on One Health epidemiology, methodologies, and donor alignment.
Deputy Director
Manages operations, programmatic delivery, and directly supervises research & capacity building units.
HR Office Director
Faculty recruitment, researcher contracts, staff welfare, and academic talent retention.
Internal Audit
Independent compliance verification, fiscal governance scrutiny, grant accountability, and ethical adherence.
Finance & Admin Management
Budgeting, grant expenditure disbursement, procurement, and physical infrastructure management.
Research & Innovations Management
Scientific research clustering, peer-reviewed publications registry, innovation labs, and IP protection.
Capacity Building Office
Researcher workshops, grant proposal coaching, student mentorship, and data analysis training.
Director (RSU-IRI)
Exercises supreme executive administration of the Institute for Research and Innovation. Responsible for institutional strategy, international academic linkages, and mobilizing external research funding.