003 William K. M. Lee 李經文 Director 院長 Message from the Director 院長序言 HKU SPACE has always been committed to the pursuit of excellence in teaching and learning, as well as the provision of a quality and comfortable learning environment for our students. After a series of renovations, some of our learning centres, including United Learning Centre, Kowloon East Campus, and Island East Campus, were revamped at the end of last year. We hope that our teachers and students will enjoy a new, vibrant and contemporary campus life. In line with HKU’s commitment to Generative AI, the School has integrated AI into its curricula, incorporating AI elements into teaching and syllabi starting from the 2023/24 academic year. This strategic approach aims to equip students with the necessary guidance to utilise AI effectively and ethically while also ensuring that they develop a solid proficiency in AI tools that align with the expectations of future employers. In January 2024, the School also launched the “HKU SPACE AI Hub”, which embodied our goal to embrace technology in teaching and learning. The AI Hub is a platform that provides access to cutting-edge artificial intelligence technologies and resources, designed to support all staff, teachers and students whether part-time or full-time alike within the School in their pursuit of learning, experimentation, and innovation with AI. This platform brings together the latest AI tools such as ChatGPT, generative AI, and big data analytics, consolidating them into a single website, our SOUL 3.0 learning platform, accessible to all staff, teachers, and students of the School. The e-Learning Team will provide comprehensive training and support to users to maximise the benefits of the platform. The HKU SPACE Alumni Association was inaugurated in 2004 to maintain and foster a supportive and mutually beneficial relationship with the alumni and the School. Up to now, there are over 371,000 alumni members. This year, the Alumni Association celebrated its 20th anniversary in May. As well as a series of talks held from last October to April this year, there was a Gala Dinner held on 18 May at HKCEC, which served as an occasion to reconnect with old friends, beloved teachers, and fellow alumni. Over 200 guests attended the dinner. All proceeds were allocated to support the HKU SPACE Scholarship and Bursary Fund to benefit our full-time students. As the School initiative to attract students from the GBA, HKU SPACE established the Academy for Leadership Enhancement and Development (LEAD) in January 2023. Throughout the past year, LEAD has successfully delivered high-quality and innovative programmes to senior executives and corporations from Mainland China in Hong Kong, including Hong Kongbased training, study tours to Hong Kong, and international study tours. Also, since April this year, our website is now supported by Simplified Chinese language, which can facilitate students from the GBA in looking for information on the website. The School has again won the “Sing Tao Excellent Services Brand Award – Best Continuing Education Services Provider” for the 17th consecutive year, and the “Platinum Trustmark Award” in the Continuing Education Category at the Reader’s Digest Trusted Brand Awards for the 11th consecutive year. These external recognitions of our efforts are much appreciated. As part of the University, the School was audited by the UGC QAC during its 3rd Audit Cycle of the publicly funded universities. That report is expected to be published in June 2024. In anticipation of the government’s initiative to reform Cap 320, the Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance, the University will establish HKU Centennial College (HKUCC) to merge the operation of the HKU SPACE Community College with Centennial College to provide a robust new institution which will develop a suite of degree programmes, especially in the areas of allied health and of data science. The School will continue to be involved in providing management services to the new entity as well as playing a greater management role in its joint venture with Po Leung Kuk, the HKU SPACE Po Leung Kuk Stanley Ho Community College (HPSHCC) as it too comes under the reformed Cap 320. 香港大學專業進修學院一直致力追求卓越的教與學，以及為學生提供優質 舒適學習環境。經過一連串翻新工程，部分教學中心包括統一教學中心、 九龍東及港島東校園在去年年底已經煥然一新。我們希望學院師生均能享 受全新、充滿活力及富現代感的校園生活。 為配合香港大學關於生成式人工智能的政策，學院自2023/24學年起，已 將人工智能納入教學及課程大綱。這項策略教學方針旨在指導學生如何有 效及合乎道德地使用人工智能，同時確保他們能充分掌握人工智能工具， 以符合未來僱主的期望。在2024年1月，學院推出了「人工智能中心 (HKU SPACE AI Hub)」，以體現我們在教學中擁抱科技的目標。 「人工智能中心」是一個提供尖端人工智能技術和資源的平台，用以支援學 院所有教職員、全日制或兼讀制學生，透過使用人工智能進行學習、體驗 和創新。 平台將最新的人工智能工具如ChatGPT、生成式人工智能及大數據分析等 整合到單一網站上，即學院的SOUL 3.0學習平台，供學院所有教職員和學 生使用。學院的網絡學習組將為使用者提供全面的培訓及支援，讓平台達 到最大效益。 香港大學專業進修學院校友會於2004年成立，旨在維繫和促進校友與學 院之間的互助互惠關係。目前，校友會的會員人數已超過371,000。今年5 月，校友會慶祝成立20周年。除了自去年10月至今年4月期間舉辦的一系 列講座，校友會於5月18日在香港會議展覽中心舉行了晚宴，老朋友、老 師及校友歡聚一堂，超過200名賓客出席，場面好不熱鬧。晚宴全部收益 均撥捐香港大學專業進修學院獎助學基金，以資助學院全日制學生。 學院於2023年1月成立企業發展學院，作為吸引大灣區學生的措施。在過 去一年，企業發展學院成功為來自中國內地的高級行政人員及企業提供優 質及創新課程，包括在港培訓、香港考察團及國際學術交流團等。 此外，自今年4月起，學院的網站同時支援簡體中文，以便利大灣區學生查 找所需資訊。 學院再度榮獲《星島日報》的「星鑽服務品牌 —— 最佳持續進修教育學府」 服務大獎及《讀者文摘》的「持續進修機構類別信譽品牌白金獎」，分別是學 院連續第17年及第11年獲得殊榮。非常感謝社會各界對學院全體員工不 斷努力的肯定。 在大學教育資助委員會質素保證局對政府資助大學進行第三輪質素核證週 期期間，作為香港大學的一分子，學院已接受質素核證，預計相關報告將 於2024年6月發佈。 為回應政府改革《專上學院條例》（第320章）的措施，香港大學決定把香港 大學附屬學院及明德學院合併成為香港大學明德學院（HKUCC）。這所穩 健的新學府將發展一系列學位課程，特別是專職醫療及數據科學方面的課 程，以配合市場需要。香港大學專業進修學院則繼續為這所新學府提供管 理服務，並會加強在港大保良何鴻燊社區書院的營運管理，以配合其計劃 註冊成為第320章（修訂）的自資專上學院。
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