Staff and students at the Institute unite to pursue the same goal in providing quality teacher education for Hong Kong.

The Professorial Title System

Reflecting HKIEd's self-accrediting status and to enhance its competitiveness in recruiting and retaining talented academic staff, the Institute planned to introduce professorial titles to replace the previous lecturer titles. Prior to these changes, academic staff were briefed and consulted on the "migration" process. The new initiative will be implemented in the 2005-06 academic year.

The new Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor and Lecturer titles; consistent with Hong Kong's other universities, will help enhance the Institute's academic profile, recognise the appropriate status of the academic staff and place the Institute in line with international practices. Staff can opt to migrate to the new professorial titles, based on their academic qualifications and other strengths. At the same time, new "Teaching Fellow" and "Senior Teaching Fellow" posts have been created to attract talented teaching staff, especially those with strong professional experience and expertise.


Mapping Out a Far-sighted Strategic Plan

Focusing on the Institute's development for 2005-2010, an Advisory Group on Strategic Planning was set up in September 2004. During the year, this group met on a regular basis to review and explore the latest plans, the changing context as well as the Institute's future direction. Throughout the process, consultations were widely undertaken, both internally and externally, with staff, students, alumni, Council Members and major stakeholders within and beyond the education sector. Feedback from this exercise provided the Advisory Group with a platform upon which the vision and mission of the Institute was revisited and refined to reflect changing social expectations, as well as the Institute's core role in the higher education sector.
The Advisory Group on Strategic Planning meets regularly to review and explore the latest plans, the changing context and the Institute's future direction.
This re-defined vision and mission will be both supported and realised by the implementation of the streamlined academic structure; the Institute's enhanced staff profile and the deep collaboration with the Chinese University of Hong Kong. With these initiatives in action, the Institute is now better placed than ever to become a leading tertiary institution in the Asia-Pacific region - recognised both for its excellence in nurturing knowledgeable, caring and responsible educators; and for the impact of its scholarship on the quality of education both locally and internationally.