The Research and Development (R&D) Division, led by the Vice President (R&D), was established in early 2008 to spearhead and manage research activities in MMU. Prior to the establishment of the R&D Division, the responsibility to plan, coordinate, implement and monitor all R&D activities as well as postgraduate programmes in MMU was placed under Center for Research and Postgraduate Programmes (CRPP).
The main objective of the R&D Roadmap is to conduct research & development and commercializing next generation infra and infostructures, content, core competencies, services and products towards providing seamless multimedia communication access for all, and providing users with state-of-the-art tools to manage knowledge effectively at work and at home, as well as gearing industry towards managing innovations.

