ABBREVIATIONS USED
“3+3+4”
A 3-year junior secondary, 3-year senior secondary and
4-year undergraduate academic system
AUCC
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
BA
Bachelor of Arts
BEd
Bachelor of Education
BSc
Bachelor of Science
BSocSc
Bachelor of Social Science
Blueprint
Development Blueprint: Becoming a University of
Education published by HKIEd in June 2007
CityU
City University of Hong Kong
CUHK
Chinese University of Hong Kong, the
FT
Full time
fte
Full-time Equivalent
HKBU
Hong Kong Baptist University
HKCAA
Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation
HKCAAVQ
Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and
Vocational Qualifications
HKIEd
Hong Kong Institute of Education, the
HKSYC
Hong Kong Shue Yan College
HKSYU
Hong Kong Shue Yan University
HKU
University of Hong Kong
HKUST
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the
LC
Lingnan College
LU
Lingnan University
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OLI
Open Learning Institute of Hong Kong, the
OUHK
Open University of Hong Kong, the
PGDE
Postgraduate Diploma in Education
PolyU
Polytechnic University, the Hong Kong
PT
Part time
QAC
Quality Assurance Council
Review
Group/RGIEd
Review Group on the Hong Kong Institute of Education’s
Development Blueprint
RPg
Research Postgraduate
SD
Sub-degree
TPg
Taught Postgraduate
UGC
University Grants Committee
Ug
Undergraduate
UPGC
University and Polytechnic Grants Committee
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