THURSDAY, JULY 27. 1989
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ESTABLISHMENT OF HK COUNCIL FOR ACADEMIC ACCREDITATION
SHOULD NOW
ACADEMIC
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS DECIDED THAT FINAL STEPS TAKEN ΤΟ ESTABLISH THE HONG KONG COUNCIL FOR ACCREDITATION (HKCAA) AS A STATUTORY BODY BY JANUARY NEXT YEAR.
BE
BY THE WAS MADE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR ACADEMIC ACCREDITATION (PHKCAA 1
THE GOVERNMENT IN THE FORM OF A
THE DECISION PROVISIONAL HONG KONG COUNCIL SUBMITTED IN APRIL THIS YEAR TO PROGRESS REPORT.
THAT EARLIER IN A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THURSDAY),
A HONG 1987, THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAD APPROVED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
THE ACADEMIC ACADEMIC ACCREDITATION TO ASSESS KONG COUNCIL FOR
BY STANDARDS OF DEGREES AWARDED
LOCAL NON-UNIVERSITY INSTITUTIONS. THAT IS, THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, THE CITY POLYTECHNIC OF HONG AND THE HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE.
"THE OBJECTIVE
IS
ΤΟ
KONG
ENSURE THAT THESE DEGREES WOULD BE
INTERNATIONALLY
COMPARABLE IN STANDARD то THOSE OF DEGREES. HE SAID.
"
CONSEQUENTLY, THE GOVERNMENT APPOINTED THE PHKCAA THAT YEAR TO PREPARE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LOCAL BODY.
RECOGNISED
IN NOVEMBER ACCREDITATION
BE ΤΟ HONG KONG
INITIAL ROLE OF THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE
WOULD HKCAA
THE POLYTECHNICS. VALIDATE THE DEGREE COURSES OF THE TWO BAPTIST COLLEGE AND THE OPEN LEARNING INSTITUTE.
PHKCAA "OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS. THE PROCEDURES AND ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS FOR
THE
HKCAA AND ITS STRENGTHENED, HE SAID.
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INTERNATIONAL
HAS DEVELOPED DETAILED THE FUTURE OPERATIONS OF BEEN GREATLY LINKS HAVE
GOOD
"TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVE OF DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ON
A HANDBOOK ACADEMIC ACCREDITATION PRACTICES, THE PHKCAA HAS PREPARED
EXTERNAL AND DETAILED GUIDELINES ON THE PRINCIPLES AND METHODOLOGY OF VALIDATION.
"THE PHKÇAA HAS OVER 400 LIBRARY ITEMS ON EVALUATION OF EDUCATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.
HIGHER
SPECIALISTS,
ACCREDITING
OVERSEAS "WITH ITS OWN REGISTER OF HONG KONG AND
REGISTERS OF THREE MAJOR AND ACCESS TO THE SPECIALIST
KINGDOM COUNCIL FOR AGENCIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND OF THE UNITED
ABLE TO USE THE NATIONAL ACADEMIC AWARDS (CNAA), THE HKCAA WILL BE
THOUSANDS OF EXPERIENCED AND EXPERTISE OF SEVERAL
WELL QUALIFIED
VALIDATORS,
"THE
EDUCATIONAL
PHKCAA RESOURCE
19 CONFIDENT THAT
FOR INFORMATION
THE
ON
WILL HKCAA GOOD PRACTICES
BECOME
ON
AN
THE
MAINTENANCE OF ACADEMIC STANDARDS.
"WITH THE