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Ho n . Si r Sidne y Go r don , Ch a i rma n o f Sir E l l y Kadoo r i e Continuation L i m i t ed ； th e cur ren t Ch a i rma n i s th e Ho n . G . R . Ross , Ma n a g i ng D i r ec t o r o f Deaco n & Comp a n y L i m i t e d . I n t o t a l th e stor y o f L I BA reflect s som e of the Un i ver s i t y ' s basi c tenets: th e i n t e r d i sc i p l i na r y approach , i n t e r na t i ona l cooperatio n and th e rol e o f postgraduat e studie s an d researc h i n p r omo t i n g an d conso l i da t i ng th e unde r g r adua t e p r og r amme . Th e Institute' s teaching, course-content , research , studen t p l acemen t , studen t f i nanc i al a i d an d Adv i so r y Boar d hav e becom e i n t e rwove n w i t h th e c ommun i t y . Professional Educa t i on: Undergraduate Level Professional educatio n a t th e unde r g r adua t e leve l a t Th e Un i ve r s i ty cover s th e f o l l ow i n g subjects : (1) Education ——Asmen t i one d above , on l y electiv e course s hav e been offered sinc e 197 3 bu t som e expansio n i s envisaged a s f i nanc i a l support i s mad e available . M a n y student s hav e becom e teacher s upon g r adua t i on . Ma j o r effort s w i l l b e mad e t o prepar e other s fo r this va l uab l e service . (2) Business Administration 一 Minoran d ma j o r course s hav e been offere d sinc e 1966 . I n 1970-7 1 th e tw o field s o f Ac c oun t i n g and Financ e an d Busines s Managemen t wer e comb i ne d i n t o th e on e field o f Busines s Admi n i s t r a t i on . W i t h th e increas e i n en r o lmen t Business Adm i n i s t r a t i o n w i l l b e separate d ou t f r o m th e Facu l t y o f Comme r ce an d Socia l Scienc e an d a ne w Facu l t y o f Busines s Adm i n i s t r a t i on establishe d i n 1974—75 . (3) Government and Public Administration ——TheDepa r tmen t wa s f o rma l ly establishe d a t Un i t e d Colleg e i n 1970 , a l t houg h electiv e courses ha d bee n offere d fo r severa l years . Th e m i no r p r og r amm e was i n t r oduce d i n 1970-71 , wh i l e th e ma j o r p r og r amm e wa s developed i n 1971-72 . Th e Depa r tmen t practise s b i l i ngua l i s m b y o f f e r i ng it s first - an d second-yea r course s p r i ma r i l y i n Chines e an d t h i r d- an d f ou r t h - yea r course s ma i n l y i n English . (4) Social Work—As a resul t o f th e expansio n o f y ou t h programmes by th e Gove r nmen t Depa r tmen t o f Socia l We l f a r e an d other welfar e agencie s th e deman d fo r socia l worker s ha s bee n o n the increase , l ead i n g t o a correspondin g increas e i n studen t en r o lmen t. Th e Boa r d o f Studie s i n Socia l Wo r k relie s heavil y o n mo re t ha n te n socia l agencie s fo r assistanc e an d pa r t i c i pa t i o n i n the t r a i n i n g o f students . (5) Journalism 一 TheJou r na l i s m Depa r tmen t wa s establishe d i n 196 5 a t Ne w Asi a Colleg e t o offe r ma j o r degre e course s fo r t h i r d - an d f ou r t h - yea r students . A p l a n t o develo p a f u l l four-yea r p r og r amme wa s conceive d i n 1973 , bu t th e detail s wer e t o b e 39