Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 1980

Sixth Commonwealth Conference of Registrars The Sixth Commonwealth Conference of Registrars of the Universities of Southeast Asia and Pacific Area was held from 10th to 12th November, 1980 at the Cho-Yiu Conference Hail of the University. Apart from the administrative staff of the two local univer sities, elevenRegistrars and Secretaries from Common wealth universities in Malaysia, Singapore, and Papua New Guinea attended the Conference. Two Registrars representing the Australian Vice-Chancellors' Com mittee and the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Com mittee as well as a representative of the Inter-Univer sity Council for Higher Education Overseas, England, also attended as observers. Eight discussion sessions were held during the Conference and the following topics were discussed: 1. “ The role of the central administrative organi zation in the planning of the development of the university" 2. "Allocation and management of university resources" (part one) 3. “ Allocation and management of university resources" (part two) 4. "Student records" "Installation of technologically-sophisticated equipment" 5. "Computer-aided university administration" 6. "Criteria used for promotion of teaching staff" "Academic staff selection process: centralized or decentralized ?" 7. “ Staff housing” “ Staff relations” 8. “ Link arrangements between the member universities of the Southeast Asia and Pacific Area" The Registrars' Conference, normally held every two years, is for senior university administrators in the region to meet to discuss common problems and exchange views on various aspects of university administration. 21