Annual Report 1996-97

設立酒店管理及中藥課程 加強師訓及資訊科技敎育 New Programmes in Hotel Management, Chinese Medicine, and Education 我們十分高興酒店管理和中藥這兩項新的學士學位課程於年內籌劃完成，並擬於一九九九年開始 收生。前者依賴工商管理學院的優良師資和設備，為本港、內地及亞太地區的酒店和旅遊業培訓 需求甚殷的高級管理及拓展人才。後者則憑藉理學院、醫學院，和中藥硏究中心的支援，並配合 將於一九九九年成立的公共衛生學院，為香港培育一批可於基層提供優質醫療及預防服務的醫 生。這兩項新課程強調敎研與專業訓練兼重，極有可能發展成為本校的卓越學科。 另一方面，有關敎育的課程於年內發展甚為迅速。敎務會已通過於一九九七至九八年度起開設敎 育博士學位課程，並於一九九八至九九年度起開設語文敎育敎育學士學位課程。敎育學院又計劃 擴充現有的職前及在職師訓課程，並全面推廣資訊科技敎育，以配合香港一連串的敎育改革，提 高本地的敎育質素。 An exciting academic development during the period was the finalization o f a BBA programme in hotel management an d a B.Sc. programme in Chinese medicine, both of which are to be introduced in 1999. The former will draw on the expertise of the Faculty of Business Administration and cater to the growing need for senior executives in the hotel and tourism industry in Hong Kong and th e neighbouring region. The latter is to be supported by the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Medicine and the Chinese Medicinal Material Research Centre, and will complement a new School of Public Health——to be established b y the Faculty of Medicine in 1999——in the training of medical practitioners to provide quality medical and preventive care at the community level . Both programmes stress not only academic instructio n and research but also professional and/or executive training. Both have the potential to develop into centres of excellence in their own specialities. Education is another are a where major expansion is foreseen. Apart from the approval during 1996-97 of a new Docto r of Education programme to be introduced in 1997-98, and a Bachelor of Education programme in language education to be introduced in 1998-99, the Faculty of Education has plans to expand existing diploma and degree programmes for both in-service and pre-service teacher training, and t o promote information technology in education. All these efforts 4 校 長 報 告