Kong, writes with reference to certain of the Department of Engineering was "Although both departments remain. changes affecting the University's elected Dean
University's elected Dean for a period of three independent of each other with regard Faculty of Architecture, which were years, by the new Board of the Faculty to their own affairs, closer liaison is commented on by Trajan in Volume of Engineering and Architecture. now possible in matters of commoa 13, No. 5 of the Hong Kong and Far
interest, as is also an exchange of "This in no way means that the teaching services and facilities. East Builder:
Fur- two departments are combined, but thermore, the discussion of mutual "As you know, University depart- occupy the same relationship vis-a-vis and individual problems on the Board ments are grouped in faculties, each each other as for example, the Depart of Faculty promotes a closer under- headed by a Dean. The purpose of ment of Biology and the Department standing between both professions and this is mainly administrative and dis of Physics which are both in the fosters the spirit of co-operation ciplinary and is a medium by which Faculty of Science, and it in no way necessary in dealing with the complex the work and the requirements of means that the status of either depart problems in all aspects of construction different departments are co-ordinated. ment is lowered.
and development today.
"The faculties which have the most
"Thus the new Department of
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"It is hoped that in the future the departments may be regarded as the Architecture remains as it was in staff brella other new departments in the new faculty will gather under its um- strongest since the Dean represents a structure, student numbers and cur- allied field. larger number of professors, staff and riculum, and continues as an indepen- students.
pent entity as far as the teaching of
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"The object of a University educa tion is not only to obtain a specialist "In the University of Hong Kong. architecture is concerned. It is repre- qualification but also to broaden and there existed an anomalous situation sented by its own Professor on the extend the student's general knowledge in which there were two one-depart University Senate, which deals with and this can best be achieved by ment faculties Architecture and all academic matters, and by the Dean closer relationships between university Engineering and the University de- of the Faculty on the University Coun departments. The bringing of Archi- cided, with the full approval of both cil which deals with what might be tecture closer into the structure of the faculty/departments to bring them simply called "business" matters and University is to the benefit of both into a single faculty and in due course is thus properly integrated into the students and staff and is warmly this was done and Professor S. Mackey democratic structure of the University. welcomed."
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