The Emerging University 1970-74

Admi n i s t r a t i on ha s g r ow n steadily , suggestin g a n increasingl y impo r t ant rol e fo r th e I ns t i t u t e i n futur e busines s an d i ndus t r i a l developments i n Ho n g Kong . I n recognitio n o f this pas t g r ow t h an d f u t ure potential , th e Un i ve r s i t y w i l l establis h i n 1974-7 5 a Facult y o f Busines s Admi n i s t r a t i o n a s a n independen t organizationa l un i t , separating Busines s Admi n i s t r a t i o n f r o m th e existin g Facult y o f Commerce an d Socia l Science . Thu s w e can be certain tha t Busines s Admi n i s t r a t i on w i l l pla y a ma j o r rol e i n Th e Chines e Un i ve r s i t y i n the year s ahead . The School of Educat i on Du r i ng th e quad r enn i u m 1970-74 , on e o f th e significan t developments i n th e emergin g Un i ver s i t y wa s th e t rans f orma t i o n of th e hithert o modes t Schoo l o f Educa t i o n int o a full-fledge d organizational un i t o f professiona l education , conduc t i n g a vigorous, creativ e p r og r amm e o f undergraduat e an d postgraduat e i ns t ruc t i on an d p r ov i d i n g exper t servic e t o th e schoo l syste m o f Hong Kong . Thi s developmen t wa s Th e Chines e University' s response t o tw o kind s o f need : (1 ) th e critica l shortag e o f professionally trained secondar y schoo l teacher s i n Hon g K o n g ; an d (2 ) the professiona l educatio n need s o f th e University' s graduate s wh o take u p teachin g a s a caree r (abou t on e ha l f of the graduate s o f th e Un i ve r s i ty hav e j o i ne d th e teachin g profession) . I n th e pas t fou r years a soli d f ounda t i o n ha s bee n lai d t o mee t thes e needs , an d w e can therefor e loo k f o rwa r d t o a significan t expansio n i n th e educational p r og r amme o f th e Schoo l o f Education . Cu r r i cu l a r innovations i nv mu l t i d i sc i p l i na ry experience s w i l l b e i n t roduce d i n order t o develo p versatil e an d sensitiv e teachers . T o achiev e thes e ends, th e Schoo l i s establishin g f o rma l an d i n f o rma l wo r k i n g relationships w i t h al l Faculties , an d w i l l serv e a s a foca l po i n t fo r i nd i v i dual facult y member s wh o wis h t o promot e mor e effectiv e education a t al l levels . Th e g r owt h po t en t i a l o f th e Schoo l o f Educa t i on du r i n g th e comi n g quad r enn i u m appear s t o b e grea t indeed. The impressiv e developmen t o f bo t h Busines s Admi n i s t r a t i o n and Educa t i o n a s programme s o f professiona l educatio n r equ i r i n g f o rmal recognitio n i n th e organizatio n o f Th e Chines e Un i ver s i t y suggests tha t othe r fields o f study wh i c h respon d directl y t o societa l needs fo r professionall y traine d person s w i l l experienc e simila r g r owth an d requir e f o rma l recognitio n i n th e organizatio n o f th e University. F r o m ou r presen t perspective , tw o field s o f professiona l education, describe d i n Sectio n I I I , appea r t o hav e th e po t en t i a l for independen t professiona l status——Publi c Admi n i s t r a t i o n an d Social Wo r k . 9 1