College language fund opens

February 10, 2012

The University Grants Committee has launched a new scheme to sponsor UGC-funded institutions' collaborative projects on the promotion of language proficiency.
 
The new arrangement will replace the Common English Proficiency Assessment Scheme.
 
The committee has agreed to provide direct fund support of up to $30 million for the joint projects of UGC-funded institutions under the new arrangement to sponsor collaborative language enhancement projects in 2012-15.
 
In recognition of the growing importance of Chinese, the arrangement will be extended to cover collaborative projects to enhance Chinese proficiency.
 
As institutions are stepping up their language-enhancement efforts in the new four-year curriculum, the committee hopes the new arrangement will give timely support to institutions to help them make a genuine impact on students' language proficiency in a collective and more efficient manner.