FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1986
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ACADEMIC AWARDS PLANNING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN NAMED
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A RENOWNED BRITISH ACADEMIC, DR DAVID BETHEL, HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO CHAIR THE PLANNING COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC AWARDS. APPOINTMENT, PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY), WILL BE FOR A TERM OF ONE YEAR FROM JULY 1, 1986 TO JUNE 30, 1987.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT DR BETHEL, DIRECTOR OF THE LEICESTER POLYTECHNIC SINCE 1973, HAS BEEN THE CHAIRMAN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL ACADEMIC AWARDS COMMITTEE FOR ART AND DESIGN AND RESEARCH DEGREES SUB-COMMITTEE (ART AND DESIGN) IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FROM 1975.
A GRADUATE OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND COLLEGE OF ART IN BRISTOL UNIVERSITY, DR BETHEL HAS SERVED WITH VARIOUS EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ART EDUCATION, NATIONAL ADVANCED COMMITTEE FOR ART EDUCATION.
DR BETHEL'S LINK WITH HONG KONG DATES BACK TO 1974 WHEN HE WAS APPOINTED BRITISH COUNCIL ADVISER TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT. HE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE SINCE 1982.
THE PLANNING COMMITTEE'S FORMATION WAS ANNOUNCED IN MAY THIS YEAR, IT IS TASKED TO CONSIDER IN DETAIL HOW FULL LOCAL VALIDATION OF DEGREES AWARDED BY NON-UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN HONG KONG MIGHT BEST BE ARRANGED AND MANAGED,
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LOCAL VALIDATION BODY WAS PROMPTED BY THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DEGREE COURSE PROPOSALS FROM NON-UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS REQUIRING VALIDATION AND THE SUBSEQUENT DEMAND FOR RE-VALIDATION.
AT PRESENT, SUCH DEGREE COURSE PROPOSALS ARE FORWARDED TO THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE WHICH DETERMINES WHETHER THE UNITED KINGDOM COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL ACADEMIC AWARDS SHOULD BE ASKED TO ASSESS THE PROPOSALS.
THE PLANNING COMMITTEE WILL REPORT ITS ADVICE TO THE GOVERNMENT WITHIN NINE MONTHS OF ITS ESTABLISHMENT.
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