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.

*

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

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