Vice-Chancellor's Report 1990-93

gramme in Japanese studies, which is designed to train more professionals who are well-versed in Japanese society, culture and economy. A special feature of the programme is that students are expected to spend a year in a Japanese university as exchange students. To meet the increasing demand for quality translators and interpretors, a specialization programme in translation was introduced in the same year to enable students majoring in Chinese or English to receive specialist training in translation. In the area of postgraduate studies, new M.Phil. programmes in religious studies and translation were launched, and new Ph.D. programmes in fine arts (history of Chinese art) and music were introduced. The establishment of an Independent Learning Centre within the faculty's English Language Teaching Unit was also a major event. It is part of the University's overall language enhancement programme to help students of all faculties to improve their English standard on a self-learning basis. Faculty of Business Administration The two most significant developments in the Faculty of Business Administration during the same period have been the establishment of a board of accounting studies, which is associated with the creation of a School of Accountancy in 1993-94, and the preparation of an Executive MBA Programme for senior business executives involved in China trade, to be launched in August 1993. The former will enable the faculty to provide quality accounting education at both the undergraduate and graduate levels to cope with the increasing demand for accounting and financial services in the local economy. The latter w i l l contribute significantly to Hong Kong's growing business transactions w i th enterprises in mainland China. Faculty of Education The School of Education, first set up in 1965 to train graduate teachers, was formally reconstituted into the Faculty of Education in August 1991. The new faculty with its four academic departments (Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Administration and Policy, Educational Psychology, and Sports Science and Physical Education) and a physical education unit w i l l strengthen the University's position as a key provider of teacher education and an important centre for educational studies and research. The three years under review have witnessed the gradual diversification of 9