Bulletin Vol. 9 No. 1 Sep–Oct 1972

Objectives The Electronics Department has the following objectives: 1. to ensure that the quality of graduates meets the needs of industry in Hong Kong; 2. to reach an internationally accepted standard; and 3. to meet the requirements of the learned institutions (especially of the United Kingdom) for professional qualifications. A t the same time the Department believes that the prime task of a university is to educate its students and not just to equip them with professional skills. Premises The Department of Electronics is housed in the University Science Centre. At present it is occupying the top floor of the Physics Wing. The 6000 - sq. ft. area is divided into three teaching laboratories, a project laboratory, a graduate student laboratory, a research area, a technician area and offices. The Electronics Wing with a total area of about 23,000 sq. ft. is under construction and will be ready for use in 1974/75. Academic Programme The Department offers a four-year course leading to the degree of B.Sc. in Electronics. The major students may minor in a variety of subjects including social science and management subjects. The postgraduate division of Electronics offers a one-year course leading to an M.Sc. degree. It plans to offer a two-year course leading to an M.Phil, degree shortly. Enrolment The enrolment for 1972 is: 1st year 30 2nd year 24 3rd year 14 M.Sc. 6 Fourth-year courses will be introduced in 1973/74. The proposed first-year student intake for 1973/74 will be about 40. Research by Faculty Staff Dr. Charles K. Kao works in the area related to information processing and electromagnetic problems. Dr. Y.W. Lam has his interest in the evaluation of semiconductor surface properties. At the same time he is, with Dr. C.C. Chang, working on the establishment of a modem circuit fabrication facility. This activity is of great interest to the Electrical Engineering Department of the University of Hong Kong and will have their significant participation. It is also directly relevant and of importance to electronic industries in Hong Kong. Dr. C.C. Chang is preparing to utilise the liquid helium facility of the Physics Department to establish his line of research of electronic properties of material. This is related usefully with the fabrication facility. Dr. H.L. Kwok is also working in the semi-conductor field while Dr. H.T. Tsui is interested in stochastic control problems. Mr. T.C. Choy is engaged in a project which adaptively corrects echoes on TV. Industrial co-operative projects are being developed with a variety of industrial concerns in Hong Kong, to provide realistic training for the students. VICE-CHANCELLOR ATTENDS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES Vice-Chancellor Choh-Ming Li attended two internatio conferences i n recent months. In July he participated i n the Asian-U.S. Educators Conference in Jogjakarta, Indonesia, and in October, the International Symposium on Innovation in Higher Education held in Seoul, Korea. The Asian-U.S. Educators Conference, held from 3rd to 8th July, was sponsored by the Institute of Internatio Education. Participating in the Conference were twenty-six vice-chancellors, presidents, senior administr and faculty staff of universities as well as representatives of educational institutes and foundations from Hong Kong, Japan, Indonesia, Korea, The Philippines, Singapore, South Vietnam, U.S.A., Taiwan and Thailand. During the six-day Conference, the following topics were discussed: 1. New Developments in University Governance 2. New Models in Higher Education 3. The Role of the University in Economic and Social Development 4. The University and World Citizenship Dr. Li was invited to lead the discussion on “New Models in Higher Education". A total of twenty-one scholars, including vice- chancellors, rectors, presidents and professors from France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, The -4 -