Advisory Board

Term of Reference

An Advisory Board comprising of esteemed scholars and practitioners in the field of development economics will be established. The role of the Advisory Board is to act as an interface between the community and the programme. Chairman and members of the Board are to be nominated by the Faculty of Social Sciences.

An Advisory Board shall normally meet once a year to help plan and keep under review the following aspects of work including future developments:

• level and length of courses/programme(s) concerned in relation to local needs;
• the relevance of the courses/programme(s) in relation to the local needs;
• the prospects of local employment for graduates;
• the adequacy of the equipment and other resources of the academic unit(s) to fulfil local needs;
• the development of teaching and other activities carried out jointly by the academic unit(s) and the appropriate sector of the community;
• investigation consultancy and other services given by the academic unit(s); and
• keep under review the assistance which the community can give to further the objectives of the University in the subject concerned by way of practical training facilities, the provision of part-time teaching staff and equipment, the award of scholarships, student-fellowships, etc.

Membership