IHSS | Governance

Governance

OVERVIEW

The Institute is one of the independent research units at The University of Hong Kong. Administratively it reports directly to the Vice-Chancellor’s Office. The Director consults the Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) on major development issues of the Institute.

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

At the core of the Institute’s governance is an Executive Committee. Members are senior academics and professionals positioned in Hong Kong, China and overseas. It meets bi-annually to review the mission of the Institute, endorse programme proposals and budgets, and discuss its institutional development.

Current members are as follows:

Professor Zhiwu Chen, IHSS Director (Chair)
Professor Hualing Fu, Faculty of Law
Professor Jin Li, HKU Business School
Professor David Palmer, IHSS
Professor David Pomfret, Faculty of Arts
Professor Max Shen, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research), HKU
Professor Ming Wen, Faculty of Social Sciences
Professor Guoqi Xu, Faculty of Arts

THE ADVISORY BOARD

An Advisory Board whose members are drawn from disciplines and institutions around the globe offers another valuable layer of experience and exposure. The Institute consults individual advisors on programmes development related to their expertise.

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