1. Education and Education Management

• Program/Curricular studies
• Formal and Alternative Learning Systems
• Policy-oriented Studies
• Quality Assurance Systems
• Technology and Education
• Graduate Tracer Studies
• Other research topics considered by the college/department/unit in response to emerging needs of the university and community

2. Science, Technology and Health

• Environment and Pollution Control
• Climate Change and Global Warming
• Disaster Mitigation
• Food and Technology
• Alternative Medicine and wholistic Wellness Program
• Hospital and Community-based Health Care
• Health Service Delivery
• Health Technology Development
• Health Information System
• IT-related Issues

3. Social Issues

• Poverty Alleviation
• Women-Gender Issues
• Migrants, OFW and Care for Persons with HIV-AIDS
• Peace Process and Conflict
• Situations of persons with disabilities
• Best practices in the university along the implementation of the MDGs

4. Multi-disciplinary/multisectoral research

• Indigenous Peoples
• Interfaith Dialogue
• Vincentian Studies
• Basic Ecclesial Communities/Human Communities
• Politics and Governance Issues