Bulletin Number Four 1983

Academic Development In academic matters the University has always believed in availing itself of the expertise and experience of educators around the world. Three Advisory Boards on Academic Matters (Advisory Board on Natural Sciences, on Humanities and on Social Science and Business Administration) have been set up with local and overseas distinguished scholars. The Univers programmes of studies, teaching methods and examination system have benefited from the advice of external experts. To ensure high academic standards, local and overseas scholars are invited to serve as External Examiners for the Degree Examinations for undergraduates and postgraduates. When the University was first established, a great number of courses offered by the respective constituent Colleges were more or less the same. In 1964, to pool resources for the benefit of the whole University, intercoll teaching was introduced — a single course instead of three was offered to students from the three Colleges. Teachers could thus reduce their teaching load and devote more time to research and student counselli 38