Calendar 2005–06

CUHK Ordinance 445 2. Members of the Senate (other than Fellows and student members elected under paragraph 1( l ) or ( m ) shall remain members of the Senate for so long as they hold the office or appointment by reason of which they became members of the Senate. 3. ( a ) Fellows elected under paragraph 1 ( g ) shall hold office for 2 years from the date of their election and shall be eligible for re-election provided that they shall cease to be members of the Senate if they cease to be assigned to the College by whose Assembly of Fellows they were elected. Should an elected member die or resign from the Senate or cease to be a Fellow within the College by whose members he was elected a successor shall be duly elected who shall be a member of the Senate for the unexpired period of membership of his predecessor. ( b ) Student members under paragraph 1( l ) or ( m ) shall be elected in such manner as may be determined by the Senate. ( c ) Student members elected under paragraph 1( l ) or ( m ) shall hold office for a period of one year and shall be eligible for re-election provided that no student shall be a member of the Senate for more than 2 consecutive terms of office. If a student member resigns or ceases to be a member of the Senate and his unexpired period of membership is 6 months or longer, then a successor shall be elected in accordance with subparagraph ( b ) for that unexpired period of membership, but if his unexpired period of membership is shorter than 6 months, then no successor shall be elected for that unexpired period of membership. ( d ) A student member shall cease to be a member of the Senate if he ceases to be a registered student of the University or if he is suspended from pursuing full-time study at the University. 4. Subject to the Ordinance and Statutes, the Senate shall have the following powers and duties — ( a ) to promote research by members of the University; ( b ) to regulate the admission of persons to approved courses of study and their attendance at such courses; and to assign students to Colleges with due regard to the preferences of both the students and the Colleges; ( c ) to direct and regulate the instruction and teaching in approved courses of study and to conduct the examinations leading to degrees, diplomas, certificates and other awards of the University; ( d ) to consider, upon the advice of theAssembly of Fellows of each College, measures necessary for the conduct of student-orientated teaching, and to consider also measures necessary for the conduct of subject- orientated teaching; ( e ) to make, after report from the Faculties concerned, all regulations for giving effect to the Statutes and decrees relating to approved courses of study and examinations; ( f ) to appoint internal examiners after report from the Boards of the Departments concerned; ( g ) to recommend after report from the Boards of the Departments concerned external examiners for appointment by the Council;