History and Structure of the Graduate School

History
The Graduate School was formally established by the Senate in June 1998. It is responsible for the quality assurance and overall management of research postgraduate (RPg) programmes, i.e. Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). It helps to set guidelines and regulations for research postgraduate education, and it implements policies on admissions, academic progress, examinations, and quality assurance in respect of training for research students. (Please see the major roles of the Graduate School.)

Structure
The Graduate School is governed by a Policy Board of Postgraduate Education (“Policy Board”) which is a Senate Committee and the School’s main strategic and policy-making body. Prior to the academic year 2010-11, under the Policy Board were the Board of Graduate Studies (BoGS) and the Board of Examinations for Graduate Studies (BoEGS). To adopt a more integrated approach in the management of research postgraduate education, the structure has been streamlined with effect from the academic year 2010-11. The BoEGS is disestablished while the power and duties of the new BoGS is extended to cover the responsibility of handling research postgraduate examination matters.

Chaired by the Associate Dean of the Graduate School, the BoGS is given the authority to ensure that best practice is followed in the Faculties. It also has the responsibility for determining thesis examination results of research postgraduate students and maintaining regular review mechanisms to provide feedback for policy considerations.

RPG Administration