The Major Achievements of the Research Affairs Directorate so far
- Research thematic areas were identified and prioritized and start implementing it
- More than 336 problem solving and demand driven multidisciplinary researches were conducted
- Five national and one international research conferences were taken place to disseminate research outputs
- More than 100 research papers were presented at research conferences
- Two proceedings were already published and four of them were ready to publish
- More than 73 research articles were published in peer-reviewed international and national journals to contribute to the global academic communities
- Four agricultural research centers were established
Major Research Thematic Areas of the Mettu University
- Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources
- Natural sciences area
- Education related Issues
- Public Health and Medical issues
- Rural and Urban Developments
- Social sciences related areas
- Business and economic issues
- Legal Issues
- Engineering and technology issues
Job structure of the Research Affairs directorate
| No | Name | Position | Address |
| 1 | Solomon Tadesse (PhD) | Research Affairs Director | Email: stadesse37@gmail.com Cellphone: 0910684269 |
| 2 | Eshetu Chilo (MSc) | Research Review, Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator | Email: eshetuchilo@gmail.com Cellphone: 0932482041 |
| 3 | Bedilu Teka (PhD) | Research Publication, Dissemination and Documentation Coordinator | Email: tekabedil2013@gmail.com Cellphone: 0911859469 |