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WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1993

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RESULTS DUE ON INSTITUTIONAL REVIEWS OF

POLYTECHNICS AND BAPTIST COLLEGE

* * * * * *

(UPGC) WILL TWO

THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE SHORTLY REPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT ON THE

THE READINESS OF POLYTECHNICS AND THE HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE FOR SELF-ACCREDITATION MANPOWER, MR AND UNIVERSITY STATUS, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND JOHN CHAN, SAID.

IN A

WONG

CHAN SAID

CONDUCT WHETHER

AND

SELF-

WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON SAMUEL PING-WAI IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), MR THE

PANEL UPGC APPOINTED A

IN

ΤΟ JANUARY THIS YEAR INSTITUTIONAL REVIEWS OF THE THREE INSTITUTIONS TO ASCERTAIN THEY HAD

INTERNAL DEVELOPED SOUND

ACCREDITING MECHANISMS TO CONSIDER WHETHER THEY

FOR WERE READY

PROCESSES,

AND

ACCREDITATION.

"THE PANEL'S REPORT WAS CONSIDERED BY THE UPGC AT ITS MEETING IN APRIL," HE SAID.

AND

THE

FOR EDUCATION COMMITTEE'S

FOR QUESTION

"THE UPGC WILL SHORTLY REPORT TO THE SECRETARY

ON MANPOWER

THE OUTCOME OF THE EXERCISE AND RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE READINESS OF THE THREE INSTITUTIONS SELF-ACCREDITATION AND THE FURTHER ACTION TO BE TAKEN ON THE OF UNIVERSITY STATUS AND TITLES FOR THESE INSTITUTIONS.

THE

中途

ACADEMIC SECRETARY TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT ACCORDING TO THE JUDGEMENT OF THE UPGC AND ITS ADVISER, THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF ACADEMIC ACCREDITATION, THE STANDARD AND QUALITY OF COURSES AT VARIOUS LEVELS PROVIDED BY THE TWO POLYTECHNICS IN HONG KONG WERE WITH THOSE AT EQUIVALENT LEVELS PROVIDED AT INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING THE UNIVERSITIES.

THE OTHER

COMPARABLE UPGC-FUNDED

THEY ALSO COMPARE FAVOURABLY WITH

STANDARDS FOR SUCH COURSES.

INTERNATIONALLY

RECOGNISED

OF AS REGARDS RESEARCH, MR CHAN NOTED THAT THE ACADEMIC STAFF THE BOTH

POLYTECHNICS HAD BEEN

SUCCESSFUL REASONABLY

WINNING IN RESEARCH GRANTS FROM THE RESEARCH GRANTS COUNCIL AND OTHER SOURCES OF PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH FUNDING AS WELL AS HAVING ACHIEVED A CREDITABLE PUBLICATION RECORD.

THE POLYTECHNICS ARE ALSO VERY ACTIVE IN THE FIELDS OF AND CONTRACT RESEARCH, HE ADDED.

APPLIED

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