Bulletin Spring 1975

of the main objectives of the link is to provide facilities for the promotion of joint research between members of the two Departments. Under the "link" programme, a member from this University's Chemistry Board spent the academic year 1973—74 in Cambridge. Hopefully a staff member from the Cambridge University Chemical Laboratory will visit C U HK for four to six months in 1976. Beginning in 1973, the University has had a person-for-person exchange of students with the School of Journalism, University of Missouri- Columbia. Recently, in early 1975, the President of Soka University (Tokyo) paid a special visit to the University to sign a memorandum for an exchange of visiting scholars and postgraduate students. At the College level, all the existing programmes which sponsor a number of graduate-tutors, have been further strengthened. These include the close ties New Asia has with the Yale-China Association, Chung Chi with the Wellesley- Yenching Committee and the Princeton-in-Asia Committee, and United with Williams College and Indiana University. In addition, Chung Chi's undergraduate exchange programmes with Redlands University and Washington and Lee University, as well as New Asia's with Asia University (Tokyo) and Connecticut College, have been marked, in general, with increased participation on both sides. Following the pilot experience of the California Programme, the College Centre for Education Abroad (CCEA), jointly operated by Beaver College and Franklin and Marshall College, established in 1972 a Hong Kong Programme at New Asia College in addition to their London and Vienna Programmes. A total of 60 students— undergraduate and graduate—representing 43 different universities and colleges across the United States have come under this Programme for a semester/year in Chinese and Asian studies at the University. Beginning in autumn 1975, the Great Lakes Colleges Association and the Associated Colleges of the Midwest, each with a membership of 12 renowned institutions of higher education, will also participate, en bloc, in the CCEA-Programme. This undoubtedly will further promote international recognition of the academic standing of The Chinese University. lUC Visitors The Inter-University Council for Higher Education Overseas has sponsored the visits of four scholars to this University in the first quarter of 1975. Marine Science 一 Prof. P.R. Walne Prof. P.R. Walne of the Fisheries Experiment Station, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, U. K ., visited the University from 9th to 30th January to advise on the development of teaching and research in mariculture at the University. Prof. Walne presented a Report on his visit, setting out his views on, inter alia, mariculture in Hong Kong, the teaching of Marine Biology at this University, and the research programme at the Marine Science Laboratory. Chemical Physics—Dr. G.A. Webb Dr. G.A. Webb of the University of Surrey was here from 14th to 24th January to consider the possibility of cooperation between the University of Surrey and this University. Dr. Webb held two seminars for members of the Science Centre: "Nitrogen N M R " " NMR of Paramagnetic Species" Mathematics—Prof. J.D. Weston Another l UG Visitor was Prof. J.D. Weston of the Pure Mathematics Department, University College, Swansea, who was here from 13th March to 1st April to review the recently established M.PhiL programme in Mathematics and to have consultations with the teaching staff on research projects. A report on his visit has been sent to the University. Prof. Weston held two public lectures during his stay here: "Topics in Linear Algebra" "Convolutions" Teaching Methods 一 Prof. Ruth M. Beard Prof. Ruth M. Beard of the University Teaching Methods Unit, London University Institute of Education, now attached to Bradford University, visited the University from 12th to 27th March to stimulate interest in teaching methods, introduce new ideas and projects and advise on how to promote better teaching methods in general. During her stay at the University, Prof. Beard delivered a public lecture on "Effective Teaching" and held numerous seminars with the staff of the three Colleges and the Science Centre. Topics for the seminars were: “Towards Better University Teaching in the C U H K " "Equality and Inequality of Opportunities in Higher Education" "Systematic Course Design" "Variety of Teaching Methods" "Teaching for Effective Learning" "Assessment of Learning, Course and Teaching" 1