For enquiries please contact Ms Tai from the organization section of the PTU at 27807337. The renovation work at the Kowloon Office is near completion. We now have a more spacious office, with more comfortable facilities and better services. During this period, however, part of the passageway to and from the office will still be closed and the lift intermittently suspended. As you continue to enjoy our services, please pay attention to the instructions on the notice boards and mind your steps.
Academic autonomy is under threat.
According to the principle of accountability, output, and indeed, measurable output such as students' examination results, is what counts. No wonder why many faculties have recently changed the assessment method for their graduating students from thesis writing to examination. While it is true that marking exam paper is less time consuming than supervising thesis writing, a more important reason for the change is that examination results seem to be more objective and measurable. However, we have to ask whether preparation for examination can compare with the experience students can gain through doing research for their thesis, a process that is highly valued in university education. In the same vein, some people in the government are proposing the introduction of an English exit test and uniform graduation requirements for the eight universities, both of which are manifestation of the same mindset described earlier that looks for measurable output.