Bulletin Vol. 3 No. 12 Sep 1967

EXCHANGE PROGRAMME WI TH INDIANA UNIVERSITY D r . L y n ne Me r r i t t, Jr., Vice-President and Dean, Research and Advanced Studies, Indiana University, and D r . Joseph L . Sutton, Vice-President and Dean of Faculties, Indiana University, visited H o ng K o ng f r om July 17 to July 19, 1967 to continue negotiations for the purpose of instituting a graduate exchange programme w i t h Un i t ed College. T h ey were accompanied by D r . J .W. Ryan, Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts. T h e visitors toured the premises of Un i t ed College, including its new science laboratories in Caine Lane. As a result of their conferences w i th President T . C . Cheng and Ac t i ng Vice-President N . H . Yo u ng of Un i t ed College, a graduate exchange programme has been established between Indiana University and Un i t ed College w i t h effect f r om the academic year 1967-68. Un d er the programme, Indiana University w i l l send a graduate to carry out research in the field of Political Science or Chinese Studies at Un i t ed College, while Un i t ed College w i ll send a graduate to pursue advanced studies leading to a higher degree in natural sciences at Indiana University. COMPUTING PROGRAMME M r . S . K. Fang, Director of the University's Computing Centre and Vice-President of Un i t ed Collge, returned to H o n g K o n g on August 20 after a four-week visit to the computing centres of the Universities of Waterloo, Mc G i l l and T o r o n to in Canada. On his return, M r . Fang stated that practically all Canadian universities include computing courses of some k i nd in the undergraduate c u r r i c u l um and many offer graduate programmes in computing science leading to master's and doctoral degrees. University students, whether in the sciences, engineering or humanities, who graduate w i t h o ut some knowledge of the computer, are likely to be at a disadvantage in coping w i t h modern developments in every field. He anticipated enthusiastic enrolment in the new elective courses in computer fundamentals and p r og r amm i ng now being offered by the University to students of all the three Colleges. H is visits were f r u i t f u l. As a direct result, Professor J .W. Graham, Director of the Comp u t i ng Centre of the University of Waterloo, probably the largest in Canada, agreed to help the new Comp u t i ng Centre of T h e Chinese University in every way possible. M r . Fang is also wo r k i ng w i th Professor. D . Cowan, Chairman of the Department of Comp u t i ng Science at that University, on a plan for the award of annual scholarships to T h e Chinese University graduates in Mathematics or Physics, who wish to study for higher degrees in Comp u t i ng Science in Canada. DEGREE EXAMINAT ION FOR PRE-UNIVERSITY DIPLOMATES OF THE FOUNDATION COLLEGES T h i s year is the last year in wh i ch the three Colleges of the University could still admit certain of their students who graduated f r om the Colleges before the University was formed. These students may finish their degree course in one year and may take their Part I and Part I I of the Degree Examination d u r i ng the summer of 1968. PART-TIME DIPLOMA COURSE I N EDUCATION T h e School of Education has invited applications for admission to the School for the academic year 1967-68 f r om secondary school teachers who are graduates of this University or approved universities, w i t h three years standing and a major subject in an area represented in secondary school teaching programmes. A l l applications, on forms supplied by the School, were to be completed and returned before 10th August. I n the coming academic year, the School w i ll introduce a two-year part-time evening course leading to a D i p l oma of Education in addition to its one-year postgraduate f u l l - t i me diploma course. T he new part-time course w i l l be a qualification for teaching in local secondary schools. For this year the School w i l l accommodate about 20 students. Candidates w i ll be required to sit for a qualifying examination. Successful] candidates of this examination w i ll be interviewed by a panel. MATRICULAT ION RESULTS ANNOUNCED T h e University released the results of the fourth Ma t r i c u l a t i on Examination on June 27. A n oral examination was held f r om July 6 to 8. 1,050 out of 2,355 candidates passed this year. T h e regulations for the next Matriculation Examination have been published. There w i ll be eleven subjects for the Examination, but a candidate may not choose more than seven subjects. A candidate must pass in at least three subjects in addition to Chinese and English in order to fulfil the requirements. 32 TO BE ADMI TTED BY THE GRADUATE SCHOOL T h e Graduate School announced on August 18 that 32 candidates had passed the School's Entrance Examination for the academic year 1967 - 68. Of these, 7 w i l l be admitted into the D i v i s i on of Chinese Histoy, 8 into the Division of Chinese Language & Literature, 2 into the D i v i s i on of Geography, 12 into the Division of Business Adm i n i s t r a t i on and 3 into the Division of Chemistry. 4