Considering and approving the Foundation's strategic plan which sets the aims and objectives of the institution and identifies strategies necessary to achieve these objectives.•Develop policy documents based on research on identified contemporary and important issues of education •Develop and promote continuous & comprehensive evaluation strategies based of latest educational trends and technologies in education•Identify, define, and prioritize Foundation’s research necessary for planning and decision-making.•Conduct, analyze, diagnose, and interpret primary and secondary research to support the decisions, planning and development of academic and administrative policies; make recommendations based upon results.•Creation of database containing information, statistics that retrieve information for research analysis and to meet external and internal reporting needs.•Participate on Institutional planning and policy-making committees.•Developing, reviewing proposals for research projects and continued research efforts.•Disseminating the results of research activities through the publication of research papers, seminar presentations, and/or other appropriate communication vehicles.