Campus Digest

HKBU Secondary School Principals' Day explores the future of 3-3-4 academic structure

27 Jan 2016

(From left) Professor Sandy Li, Mr Lam Yat-fung, Mr Tai Hay-lap and Dr So Kwok-sang discuss the development of the 3-3-4 academic structure. (From left) Professor Sandy Li, Mr Lam Yat-fung, Mr Tai Hay-lap and Dr So Kwok-sang discuss the development of the 3-3-4 academic structure.
(From left) Professor Sandy Li, Mr Lam Yat-fung, Mr Tai Hay-lap and Dr So Kwok-sang discuss the development of the 3-3-4 academic structure.

 

The University organised the 14th HKBU Secondary School Principals’ Day with the theme of “Learning Journey under 3-3-4: Reflection, Review and Outlook” on 27 January. 

Nearly 180 principals and teachers from over 100 secondary schools took part in the event and got the chance to review the implementation of the new academic structure and consider the way forward for the development of education in Hong Kong. 


Professor Roland Chin, President and Vice-Chancellor shared his perspectives about higher education and said that going global is the key to competitiveness as the whole world is experiencing the massification of higher education. In addition, the higher education world is flat and a career is no longer confined to a graduate’s local vicinity. Therefore, universities should embark on the road of going global.      

The theme was discussed at a plenary session. Mr Tai Hay-lap, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tin Ka Ping Foundation was invited to deliver the keynote speech. He said that in order to adapt to the ever changing-environment, the younger generation should prepare for lifelong learning and whole person development and the academic and programme structure should be reviewed to facilitate students’ development. 


Professor Sandy Li, Head of the Department of Education Studies of HKBU was the facilitator of the discussion session and Mr Lam Yat-fung, Chairman of the Hong Kong Subsidised Secondary Schools Council and Principal of Lions College, as well as Dr So Kwok-sang, Academic Registrar of HKBU as respondent speakers to review the learning journey under 3-3-4 and how it nurtures the younger generations and provides them with every opportunity to achieve their potential.


After the plenary session, participants joined parallel seminars offered by Faculties/ Schools/Academy. They also took the opportunity to exchange views with HKBU academics, administrative staff and student ambassadors, and go on a tour around HKBU’s campuses, with stops at the University Library, the Communication and Visual Arts Building, the School of Chinese Medicine, the Academy of Visual Arts, the College of International Education and the Learning Commons.