{"id":1165,"date":"2025-07-30T13:05:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T09:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lor.ae\/arsolutions\/?p=1165"},"modified":"2025-07-30T13:07:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T09:07:32","slug":"redirecting-academic-promotion-toward-applied-research-ask-chatgpt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lor.ae\/arsolutions\/articles-en\/redirecting-academic-promotion-toward-applied-research-ask-chatgpt\/","title":{"rendered":"Redirecting Academic Promotion Toward Applied Research          Ask ChatGPT"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1165\" class=\"elementor elementor-1165\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38fe41f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"38fe41f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-374eab1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"374eab1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f514ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f514ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Redirecting Academic Promotion Toward Applied Research\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53bb8a1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"53bb8a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3290261 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3290261\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Qasem Muhammad Koufahi<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c81bc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c81bc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sharjah \u2013 United Arab Emirates\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a813c39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a813c39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"560\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"560\">In light of the accelerating challenges facing contemporary societies, there is an urgent need for applied scientific research that contributes practical solutions to real-life issues impacting people&#8217;s daily lives. While theoretical research is vital for developing concepts and expanding the horizons of knowledge, the excessive focus on this type of research\u2014as is often the case in many Jordanian and Arab universities\u2014has led to an overwhelming accumulation of scholarly papers that lack real societal impact and rarely go beyond academic publication.<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"562\" data-end=\"1087\">The prevailing view of academic promotion as a process tied primarily to the number of published papers in indexed journals, without consideration for the quality of those papers or their relevance to national issues, has created a gap between the university and its social and economic realities. What is the value of research that never leaves the office walls, nor influences public policy, institutional development, or quality of life? What is the worth of knowledge if it cannot drive change, build, and make an impact?<\/p><p data-start=\"1089\" data-end=\"1656\">Therefore, a call is now directed at Jordanian universities to reconsider the philosophy of scientific research within their institutions by adopting policies that encourage applied research and reward efforts that are socially engaged and responsive to public needs. Strengthening the role of applied research in promotion criteria does not mean abandoning scientific and academic values; rather, it is a call to activate these values within a framework that serves the public good and positions the university as a real player in the national development landscape.<\/p><p data-start=\"1658\" data-end=\"1945\">Investing in applied research is investing in the future. It is the most worthy path to reaffirm the pioneering role of universities in building a knowledge society, linking science to life, and transforming knowledge into a tool for advancement rather than a goal isolated from reality.<\/p><p data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"1973\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"1973\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Sharjah \u2013 28 July 2025<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Redirecting Academic Promotion Toward Applied Research By Dr. Qasem Muhammad Koufahi Sharjah \u2013 United Arab Emirates In light of the accelerating challenges facing contemporary societies, there is an urgent need for applied scientific research that contributes practical solutions to real-life issues impacting people&#8217;s daily lives. 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