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Strategic Area Three: Collaborating with the Community
The Institute has a long-standing tradition of working in close partnership with the education community for the mutual benefit of both parties in seeking improvement of schooling and teacher education.

The Mentorship Training Programme for Principals and The Principalship Course for Aspiring Principals are programmes designed by the Institute to meet the needs of serving and aspiring principals in assuming their leadership roles in schools. The programmes, with a strong and applied nature, have provided training for 512 principals.

 



The student recruitment fair in Shanghai was among one of the many education exhibitions participated by the Centre for International Education.
 
   

The quality of education in general, and teacher education in particular, can only be enhanced if teachers possess a strong sense of mission in, and the necessary attributes for, their profession. As a major teacher education provider, the Institute has, since 2000-01, been drawing on the support of 360 principals in interviewing over 8,000 applicants in the Honorary Interviewers Scheme. The Institute is particularly grateful to have these future employers (school principals) work in partnership with the Institute in identifying passionate and suitable young people to become future teachers. For graduates since 2002, the Institute has conducted annual research on Principals' Rating on Graduate Performance. The research provides the Institute with a better understanding of the professional development of new teachers, and facilitates the continuous improvement of its programmes. Thus far 1,946 principals had been surveyed on the performance of 6,707 graduates.


Strategic Area Four: Extending Our Global Horizons
With a view to providing international experience that will broaden the global horizons of the Institute community, and its students in particular, the Institute has also been proactive in diversifying the student population.

In 2005-06, the Centre for International Education (CIE) organised education exhibitions, recruitment talks and recruitment fairs in the UK, Denmark, Tunisia, Australia, Malaysia and Korea, and in major mainland cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. This effort has attracted over 450 applicants for its BEd, Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) and Master of Education (MEd) programmes - a five-fold increase over 2004-05. As a result, 52 mainland and non-local students have been recruited.

The Centre is actively planning to extend its recruitment efforts to Thailand, Japan, India, the USA and other countries in Europe, as well as the Chinese provinces of Shandong, Anhui, Sichuan and Zhejiang where there is a larger number of high-quality students.

 








 
   
 
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