On Saturday 20th of April 2019, Develop the Capacity of Business and Economic Research Centers at Palestinian Higher Education Institutions "BERC" project was held the Research Day at the University College of Applied Sciences titled by: "Business and Economic Research colloquium " The day comes within the activities of the "BERC" project cofounded by European Commission under "Erasmus Plus" program.
Conducting such event aim to have a platform that creates a discussion between students and stakeholders including; researchers, private sector representatives, public institutions and NGOs. In order to:
· To improve the quality of research outputs at partner universities.
· To integrate and engage key stakeholders in producing unique research results relevant to community needs.
· To give the students with the opportunity to get valuable feedback and comments about their research work and hence redirect the scope of work to new paths.
· To allow the students to be exposed to their peers’ research work in areas beyond their academic discipline.
· To tight relationships between academia and local industries.
The targeted group was;
· Students who defended their thesis during the last academic year.
· Students who registered their research proposal during the last academic year.
· Students who are currently developing their research proposals.