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Message from
the President |
| With the legacy inherited from the College
days, the Institute has a fine and long-standing tradition of working
in close partnership with the school community. Such partnership, which
sees either the HKIEd supporting the schools and schools supporting the
HKIEd, works not for our benefit alone, but rather for the benefit of
the entire education community. Our collaborative efforts very often allow
us to focus on the concrete issues and problems which affect schools in
Hong Kong. I know these bilateral working relationships between the HKIEd
and the school community will continue to thrive in the years to come.
Visit by the Research Grants Council Also falling within the first six months of the year is the first visit of the Research Grants Council (RGC) on 15 June 2006. The visit was intended to give the Council a first-hand experience of the Institute's research capacity through on-site meetings and reviews. On the day, the 35-member RGC visiting team had an intensive but comprehensive overview of the Institute's research activities, through meetings with our academic staff as well as reviewing our research output. The members left with a positive perception on what they examined on the day. The initial impression was reconfirmed with the Council's formal letter
to me dated 16 August 2006. In its letter, the RGC commended and stated
that "The Institute has clearly articulated its goal of a greater
emphasis on research and scholarship........ RGC Members were also impressed
by the high level of morale and the commitment of the faculty members
to engage in quality research/scholarship in addition to the heavy teaching
and service obligations........ RGC Members were impressed by [the Institute's]
commitment to research and scholarship which have a strong applied dimension
to meet the needs of local community." |
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