Annual Report 2003–04

Department, and co-organized academic talks with the Hong Kong Museum of Art. This year, in addition to publishing exhibition catalogues and museum monographs and providing free authentication services, the museum organized a qin-zither concert. On a different front, The Chinese University Press published 73 publications during 2003-4. These included 22 academic titles, 21 general titles, 11 issues of scholarly journals, and 19 revised/reprint titles. Provision of Continuing Education The School of Continuing Studies (SCS) continued to explore prospects of partnering with outside institutions as well as faculties within CUHK to offer joint programmes. SCS now offers seven associate degree (AD) and 13 higher diploma (HD) programmes taught in full-time mode to Secondary 5 and 7 school leavers. In anticipation of the need to provide progression paths for further studies for AD and HD graduates, SCS signed numerous articulation agreements with reputable overseas and mainland institutions. In 2003-4, over 36,000 students enrolled in general courses and award- bearing programmes provided by SCS. Thirty new award-bearing programmes were introduced in 2003-4 including the following AD and HD programmes: • Associate Degree Programme in E-Marketin g Promotion • Associate Degree Programme in Translation • Higher Diploma Programme in Business and Corporate Administration • Higher Diploma Programme in Commercial Design • Higher Diploma Programme in Human Services • Higher Diploma Programme in Library and Information Science • Higher Diploma Programme in Security Studies • Higher Diploma Programme in Applied Chinese Language • Higher Diploma Programme in Business Information Systems • Higher Diploma Programme in Computer Game Development • Higher Diploma Programme in Network and Mobile Computing The Asia-Pacific Institute of Business (APIB) provides a wide range of business postgraduate and executive diploma courses to help managers in the business community adapt to the rapidly changing knowledge-based economy. Upon completion, graduates earn credits from professional bodies in their disciplines. They can also advance their studies to the OneMBA, Global Executive MBA Program offered by the Faculty of Business Administration. 珠——樂常在軒藏清代楹聯」展覽，今年在美國 檀香山藝術學院及聖巴巴拉加州大學博物館巡迴 展出。 文物館並與藝術系合辦「本科生畢業展 2004」 展 覽，以及與通識敎育部合辦「中國文物欣賞」課 程。文物館更參與康樂及文化事務署策劃的 「2004 香港國際博物館日」；和香港藝術館合辦學 術講座；提供免費中國文物鑑定服務；舉辦古琴 雅集；出版展覽圖錄及藏品專刊等，積極向廣大 市民推廣文物藝術的欣賞。 另外，中文大學出版社年內出版了七十三種書 刊；計有學術專著二十二種、普及書籍二十一 種、學術期刊十一種、修訂或重印的圖書十九 種，以推動學術硏究、傳揚文化知識。 擴展持續敎育 提倡終身學習 校外進修學院致力與校內外院校或學系合辦課 程，為市民提供更多進修選擇，以達至全人發展 及終身學習的目標。該院現開辦七個副學士學位 及十三個高級文憑全日制課程，專供中五及中七 畢業生進修。他們取得副學士學位或高級文憑 後，於報讀學位課程時，可獲豁免一至兩年的大 學課程。因應他們繼續升學的需求，校外進修學 院與海外及內地多所著名學府簽訂課程銜接協 議，這些學府分布於五個國家。 校外進修學院於二零零三至二零零四年開辦的短 期課程及學術課程，共有逾 三 萬六千人次報讀。 該院是年新開設的學術課程共三十項，包括以下 副學士及高級文憑課程： •副學士學位（電子商貿）課程 •副學士學位（翻譯）課程 •工商管理及企業行政高級文憑課程 •商業設計高級文憑課程 •人本服務高級文憑課程 服務香港 放眼世界 Service to Hong Kong and the World 57