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Economic Researc h Centr e (establishe d April 1965) Mass Commun i ca t i on s Centr e (establishe d June 1965) Geog r aph i cal Researc h Centr e (establishe d January 1966) Social Researc h Centr e (establishe d 1966 and reorganized November 1969) Centre fo r Eas t Asia n Studie s (establishe d January 1971) Centre fo r T r ans l a t i o n Project s (establishe d June 1971) I t mus t b e note d t ha t th e Mas s Commun i ca t i on s Centr e ha s bee n suspended sinc e J u l y 1973 ，, pend i n g th e appo i n tmen t o f a ne w Cha ir Professor . Th e activitie s o f the Centr e for Eas t As i a n Studies , t empo r a r i ly suspended , wer e resume d i n Septembe r 197 3 on l y afte r the D i r ec t o r r e t u r ne d f r o m secondmen t t o Sou t her n I l l i no i s Un i ve r s i t y. Beside s th e abov e Centres, ， th e I n e embodie s th e f o l l ow i ng subjects : (1 ) Publi c Admi n i s t r a t i on, ， (2) Socia l Welfare , (3) Wo r l d H i s t o r y , (4 ) Mo d e r n Language s an d (5 ) Educa t i on . W i t h th e assistanc e o f a Boar d o f Adviser s th e D i r ec t o r o f th e I ns t i t u te recommend s grant s fo r facult y member s wh o app l y fo r financial a i d o n i nd i v i dua l projects . T o date , mo r e t ha n 15 0 research project s hav e bee n carrie d ou t b y th e I ns t i t u t e o f Socia l Studies an d th e Human i t i e s w i t h grant s f r o m th e Gove r nmen t o f H o ng Ko n g , T h e Asi a Founda t i o n an d othe r sources . M a n y o f these hav e bee n b r ough t t o a successfu l conclusion . Inst i tute of Science and Technology The I ns t i t u t e o f Scienc e an d Techno l og y wa s establishe d fo r the sam e purpos e o f p r omo t i n g facult y researc h i n th e f o l l ow i n g subjects i n thei r pu r e an d app l i e d aspects : (1 ) Biology , (2 ) Chemistry, (3) , Ma t hema t i cs an d Statistics , (4 ) Physics , (5 ) Electronics , (6) Ma r i n e Scienc e an d (7 ) Compu t e r Science . B y no w mo r e t ha n 100 researc h project s hav e receive d financial suppor t i n th e f o r m of researc h grant s derive d f r o m variou s sources , i n c l ud i n g th e Gove r nment o f H o n g K o n g an d th e Fo r d Founda t i o n an d T h e Asia Founda t i on , an d abou t ha l f o f thes e project s hav e bee n completed an d thei r researc h report s published . Sinc e 1969 , whe n graduate programme s i n Scienc e l ead i n g t o th e degre e o f M. Sc . and M . P h i l . wer e i n t r oduced , th e I ns t i t u t e ha s allocate d grant s t o graduate student s fo r thesi s research . The I ns t i t u t e i s unde r th e admi n i s t r a t i o n o f a D i r ec t o r , wh o works closel y w i t h th e Facu l t y Boa r d o f Science . A Boa r d o f Advisers recommend s th e awa r d o f researc h grant s fo r project s wh i ch ar e acceptabl e t o th e Un i ve r s i t y an d w i t h i n availabl e resources. Th e Un i ve r s i t y i s s t r i v i n g t o mak e th e I ns t i t u t e a vehicle fo r cooperatio n w i t h universitie s ab r oa d i n scientifi c research an d teaching . Researc h link s betwee n th e Depa r tmen t s o f 47