The Emerging University 1970-74

I I Undergraduate Educa t i on and Student Lif e The Changing Context The purpos e o f thi s Section , a s it s titl e suggests , i s t o provid e some b r i e f interpretative comment s o n bo th th e f o rmal an d i n f o rma l aspects o f th e undergraduat e educationa l p r og r amm e du r i n g th e quad r enn i um 1970-74 . I t is clea r tha t a t th e presen t stag e o f th e University's developmen t a descriptiv e accoun t o f each o f the Founda t i on College s a s a separate educationa l un i t w i l l no t serv e the purpose . O n the contrary , i n th e " eme r g i n g Un i ve r s i t y " , undergraduate educatio n ca n onl y b e describe d i n terms o f th e dynamic interaction s betwee n th e Un i ve r s i t y an d th e College s a s organizations f unc t i on i ng , i n par t a t least , o n differen t principles . I n Sectio n I w e hav e see n som e majo r example s o f th e organi c pr i nc i p l e o f organization an d f unc t i o n wh i c h ha s enable d th e Un i ve r s i t y t o max imi ze it s us e o f resource s an d t o strengthe n it s educational programmes—t h e pervasiv e Inter-Collegiat e Cours e p r og r amme, th e Board s o f Studies a s university-wid e academi c administrative units , th e tota l integratio n o f the Un i ve r s i t y Scienc e Centre, t o men t i on jus t a few. I n Section I I I we shal l se e th e development o f ne w programme s o f professiona l educatio n wh i c h reflect th e large r responsibilitie s an d societa l commi tmen t s o f th e complex university . Thu s undergraduat e educatio n an d studen t life du r i n g th e 1970-7 4 quad r enn i um mus t b e viewed i n th e contex t of th e emergin g comple x university . ( I t shoul d b e note d i n passin g tha t th e f undamen t a l issue s o f organization an d o f operational policies imp l i c i t i n th e presen t institutiona l contex t ar e no w unde r f o rmal revie w b y aWo r k i ng Part y o n Educa t i ona l Polic y an d Un i ve r s i t y Structure , appointe d b y the Vi ce-Chance l l or . Thi s matter i s discusse d i n Sectio n V I I ) . W i t h i n thi s developin g context , Th e Chines e Un i ver s i t y continues it s f undamen t a l commi tmen t t o h i gh - qua l i t y undergraduate education shape d b y th e distinctiv e missio n o f the University . Since a numbe r o f ma j o r development s i n th e f o rma l instructiona l p r og r amme hav e alread y bee n discussed , ou r presen t consideratio n w i l l b e l imi t e d t o certain impo r t an t educationa l polic y matters . As regard s th e i n f o rma l aspect s o f undergraduat e education , w e shall conside r briefl y suc h matter s a s studen t organizations , activities, and facilitie s ； student-academi c staf f relationshi p ； an d professional service s prov i de d b y th e Un i ver s i t y . I t is i n thi s broa d i n f o rma l are a tha t th e historica l structur e o f th e Un i ve r s i t y i s mos t evident an d th e i nd i v i dua l tradition s o f th e Founda t i o n College s have thei r mos t i mpo r t an t formativ e influenc e upo n th e student . 21