Research Postgraduate Student Handbook (2024/25)
 
 
 
Roles and Responsibilities of Graduate School Board (GSB)
 

The Graduate School Board (GSB) is accountable to Senate for research education matters. GSB’s major responsibilities are:

  1. To receive and consider proposals/documents/validation reports pertaining to research-related programmes* (hereafter, the Programmes) and submit Board recommendations to the Academic Planning and Regulations Committee and/or Senate.
  2. To formulate and review the quality assurance policies and processes for the Programmes for approval by Senate.
  3. To be responsible for the quality of the Programmes and to implement institutional quality assurance policies and procedures as approved by Senate.
  4. To receive and consider the programme review documentation of the Programmes.
  5. To review and formulate research postgraduate (RPg) education policies and regulations for approval by Senate and to oversee their implementation.
  6. To make decisions on special cases (i.e., those which do not conform with the approved regulations) of RPg student admission, registration, assessment and graduation.
  7. To monitor the progress, examination and graduation of RPg students, with the support of Faculty/School/Departmental Research Committees.
  8. To confirm examination and assessment results for RPg degrees.
  9. To examine and approve academic awards for RPg degrees.
  10. To endorse new initiatives in relation to RPg education in the University, for Senate’s approval, where necessary.
  11. To allocate budgets to various funding schemes related to RPg students and to allocate research studentships to Faculties, Schools and Departments.
  12. To monitor the support services provided for research students and their supervisors.
  13. To submit an annual report to Senate covering the School Board’s activities for the previous 12 months from 1st July to 30th June.

The list of GSB Chair and Members is available at https://www.polyu.edu.hk/ar/docdrive/senate/committee/gsb.pdf.

* Refers to the RPg regular and collaborative Research Degree Programmes, Undergraduate Research and Innovation Scheme (URIS), Minor in Research and Innovation and similar programmes