The First Six Years 1963-69

the Ford Foundation made it possible for the University to initiate a Staff Development Programme in 1965 which enables selected staff members to go abroad for further tra in ing and advancement. The Staff Development Programme is essential in raising the pot ential o f the academic staff and their ab ility to cope w ith the ex acting task o f building up a new institu tion o f higher learning. Although this Programme has benefited all ranks ， major emphasis has been placed on affording opportunities to jun io r teaching staff for further study in accordance w ith the needs o f the University. Combined w ith the opportunities offered by the Educational Exchange Programmes w ith the University o f California ， the Leverhulme Trust Fellowships, the Sino-British Fellowship T rus t ， British Council Scholarships ， The Asia Foundation Grants ， etc . ， the Staff Development Programme has enabled a number o f senior academic and administrative staff to do post-doctoral research in overseas universities and reacquaint themselves w ith scholars and academic developments abroad. I t w ill have a profound effect on the University's continuing effort to improve the quality o f its teaching staff. A complete list o f staff who have benefited from study leave/tour in the years 1963/1969 is attached on the follow ing pages. 21