Calendar 2010–11

130 Part 3 • Academic Units and University Extensions Part 3 In support of government’s initiatives to provide secondary school leavers with additional avenues to pursue higher education in Hong Kong, CUSCS has been developing a variety of full-time higher diploma programmes since 2002. In year 2010–11, CUSCS offers 26 higher diploma programmes in the areas of design; creative media; business and management; information technology; languages and communication; social sciences and health care. CUSCS also offers tailored corporate training courses to private companies, government departments, non-government organizations, schools and universities in Hong Kong, mainland China, and overseas. They aim at improving participants’ knowledge and skills in both English and Chinese; information technology; China business; administrative management; school leadership and management; bilingual teaching; law; public administration; city planning and public health management, etc. Commendations have been received on both the course design and delivery as well as academic standard of these courses. CUSCS is a self-financing unit but its academic development and policies are regulated by the University Extension Board, the Senate Academic Planning Committee, and the Senate of the University. The head office of CUSCS is situated at the Inter-university Hall on CUHK campus in Shatin. CUSCS has five major learning centres in the city as follows: Bank of America Tower, 12 Harcourt Road, Central; Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Central; Oriental Centre, 67 Chatham Road South, Tsimshatsui; East Ocean Centre, 98 Granville Road, Tsimshatsui East; and 90A Shantung Street, Mongkok. • • • • •