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Policy Board

Membership

Committee: Policy Board of Postgraduate Education
Parent Body: Senate

Category	Member
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) (Chairman)	Professor Paul K.H. Tam
Three teachers appointed by the Senate from different faculties amongst the members of the following academic groupings:
Faculty of Dentistry Faculty of Medicine	Professor I.O.L. Ng (for the period ending August 31, 2012)
Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Science Faculty of Architecture	Professor J. Lam (for the period from July 22, 2011 to July 21, 2013)
Faculty of Arts Faculty of Business & Economics Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Education Faculty of Law	Professor W.C. Suen (for the period ending August 31, 2012)
Dean and Associate Deans of the Graduate School	Professor Paul K.H. Tam (Dean) (for the period ending August 31, 2012) Professor N. Rao (Associate Dean) (for the period ending September 30, 2012) Professor M.L. Chye (Associate Dean) (for the period ending March 31, 2014)
Up to two teachers co-opted by the Policy Board for one year at a time	Professor D.K.L. Chua (for the period ending October 14, 2012) Professor J.G. Malpas
A research postgraduate student recommended by the Postgraduate Students Association and appointed by the Senate	Mr Y. Zhang (w.e.f. December 1, 2011)
The Vice-Chancellor (statutory)	Professor Lap-Chee Tsui

December 2011

Terms of Reference

I. POWERS AND DUTIES

To formulate and determine policy and guidelines on the administration of research postgraduate education.
To formulate and determine policy and guidelines on the requirements for the award of the degrees of MPhil and PhD.
To provide the Board of Graduate Studies with policy and guidelines on the distribution of MPhil and PhD places and the allocation of Postgraduate Studentships.
To advise on all issues relating to the administration of regulations and procedures governing the MPhil and PhD degrees.
To formulate and determine policy and guidelines on the provision and allocation of residential accommodation for postgraduate students.
To consider reports annually from the Board of Graduate Studies.

II. MEMBERSHIP

Three teachers appointed by the Senate from different faculties for two years at a time amongst the following academic groupings:

(a)	Faculty of Dentistry Faculty of Medicine
(b)	Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Science Faculty of Architecture
(c)	Faculty of Arts Faculty of Business and Economics Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Education Faculty of Law

Dean and Associate Deans of the Graduate School.
Up to two teachers co-opted by the Policy Board for one year at a time.
A research postgraduate student recommended by the Postgraduate Students Association and appointed by the Senate.
The Vice-Chancellor (statutory).