Advisory Board for the Undergraduate Common Core Program

The Advisory Board comprises a panel of external experts from the academic sector and the community to provide support and counsel to the Committee on Undergraduate Core Education (CUCE) on issues central to the Common Core Program, including its academic content, strategy for future development, and quality related issues. 

Terms of Reference

The Board shall normally meet once a year with a view to

  1. Receiving and reviewing reports on the Common Core, recommending to CUCE improvement in specific areas, and highlighting good practices.
  2. Evaluating the quality of the Common Core Program against external reference points.
  3. Advising strategies for the development of the Common Core Program.
Membership

Chair:

  • To be selected among the members by themselves

Members:

  1. Not more than four community leaders or representatives from international or local organizations
  2. Three external academic faculty, including at least one from local and one from overseas university, who are actively engaged in general education or liberal arts education

All members are appointed by the Provost, upon recommendation of the Chair of the Committee on Undergraduate Core Education.

Secretary:

  • Academic Director (Undergraduate Core Education), ex officio

Observers:

  1. Chair of the Committee on Undergraduate Core Education
  2. The Board may invite other persons to attend a meeting as observers

Term:

  • Three years, renewable