Mr. Albert Chow
周慶邦先生
Executive Director, Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ)
香港學術及職業資歷評審局（HKCAAVQ）總幹事
Keynote Speech:
Pilot Project on the Development of Applied Degree Programmes
Abstract
Commissioned by the Education Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) conducts research and consultancy on the development of applied degrees in Hong Kong by reference to selected international practices, characteristics of local needs and demands and relevant education and training policy in Hong Kong. Four pilot programmes were selected by the Education Bureau on the development and implementation of characteristics of Applied Degrees relevant to Hong Kong. The project is going to complete with a view of making recommendations to the Education Bureau on the policy support, incentives and implementation details for further avocation and support of vocational and professional education and training development in Hong Kong in the years to come.
Biography
Mr Albert H P Chow is currently the Executive Director of HKCAAVQ. Prior to joining HKCAAVQ, he was the Head of Academic Quality Assurance of Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Director of General Administration of Hong Kong Baptist University respectively. During his 20-year tenure at the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Mr Chow became the Director of Qualifications in 1999 and the Registrar of the Engineers Registration Board in 2002.
Mr Chow has extensive experience in the quality assurance of the higher education sector, as well as accreditation, training, continuing professional development and international recognition in the engineering profession. He was responsible for developing accreditation systems for engineering degrees, computer science degrees and higher diplomas in Hong Kong leading to international recognition under the Washington Accord, the Sydney Accord and the Seoul Accord. Mr Chow was also responsible for establishing 20 Reciprocal Recognition Agreements with authorities all over the world, including two agreements on mutual recognition on Information Technology qualifications.