Annual Report 2001–02

預科生輔導日 Orientation D ay for Sixth Formers 錄取優秀中六生 中大響應敎育統籌委員會有關錄取新生的建議，於 二零零二年三月推出「優先錄取計劃」，優先錄取 少數會考成績優異的中六學生入讀本科課程，可為 相對保守的本港專上敎育收生機制注入新動力，吸 引更多優秀的本地學生留港升學。 大學亦向部分未能於今年入選的學生發出有條件錄 取，以資鼓勵，並減輕他們來年應考香港高級程度 會考的壓力。 領袖培育識程 今年校方開設了一項計算學分的「領袖培育課 程」，希望透過有系統的訓練，培育潛質優秀的學 生發展領導才能，協助他們應付新紀元的挑戰。 課程為期兩年，要求嚴格，以激發學員思維為主， 包括四個單元：領袖技巧訓練、公民敎育、倫理及 美育，以及非形式活動。訓練採用多樣化的模式， will also be web-enabled in 2002-3. The Faculty Language Enhancement Programme provided language courses catering to the needs of students of different disciplines. During the year 47 elective language courses were offered by various language teaching units. The four colleges also continued to provide a wide variety of non-formal language enhancement activities such as workshops and overseas study tours. To stress the importance of quality teaching at the University, seven teachers, one from each faculty, were presented the Vice-Chancellor's Exemplary Teaching Award in 2001 in recognition of their outstanding performance in teaching. Recruitment of Outstanding Secondary 6 Students The University launched an Early Admissions Scheme (EAS) in March 2002 in response to a recommendation made by the Education Commission to encourage universities to grant priority admissions to a small number of outstanding Secondary 6 students. The University believed the scheme would inject a dose of flexibility into Hong Kong's relatively rigid admissions system, and capable students would have more incentive to begin their undergraduate study earlier in Hong Kong. In addition to making firm admission offers, the University also made a number of conditional offers to outstanding students whom it was unable to admit this year. The University believed that conditional offers could provide reassurance and encouragement for those students to continue doing well without being subject to too much examination pressure. Leadership Development Programme In 2001-2, the University launched the credit-bearing Leadership Development Programme to cultivate the leadership potential of selected students, and prepare them for challenges facing leaders in the new century. This rigorous and intellectually stimulating two-year programme covers four topics: Leadership Skills Training, Civic Education, Ethical and Aesthetic Education, and Non- 學術發展 a c a d e m i c d e v e l o p m e n t 16