This file contains correspondence, reports, minutes and memorandum relating to academic structure, new course module development, entrance qualifications, staffing requirements, manpower relocation and resource planning. These documents provide insight into the discussions among senior management regarding the academic planning and academic manpower planning for the new Institute.

The following departments/offices/programmes are mentioned in the aforementioned document:
1) Division of Primary Education;
2) Department of Social Studies;
3) Provisional Governing Council;
4) Board of Mathematics, Science & Technology;
5) Bachelor of Education;
6) Environmental Studies.

In September 2007, the University Grants Committee (UGC) set up the Review Group on the Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd) in response to the Government's invitation for expert advice on the Development Blueprint put forward by the Institute. The Review Group visited the HKIEd Tai Po Campus on 7 January 2008.

This file contains records of preparatory and mock meetings conducted by HKIEd in anticipation of the UGC Review Group's visit, as well as Notes of Meetings with the UGC. It also includes meeting notes and correspondences with the UGC following the visit on 7 January 2008.

In parallel with the Vision Statement, a Strategic Plan Working Group chaired by Dr KC Pang, the Deputy Director, was established in December 1997, with a mandate to develop a strategic plan for the Institute that would guide short-term and long-term developments and resource allocation.

The Working Group drew upon a large database of views from internal staff and external stakeholders collected through Delphi and SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analyses. These analyses, along with a number of open forums, helped shape decisions about the Institute's strategic direction in Strategy 2000: strategic plan for 1999-2004.

In April 2000, the Working Group on the Development of the Strategic Plan was renamed the Advisory Committee on Strategic Planning and Implementation (ACSPI) to better reflect its new focus on providing advice and support to the Directorate on issues relating to the implementation of Strategy 2000.

The Office of the Planning and Academic Implementation (PAI) served as the unit responsible for all logistical support and for carrying out the implementation work required by the Working Group.

Later, in April 2000, PAI Office's role shifted to supporting the Advisory Committee in modifying the "Strategy 2000" to account for contextual changes brought about by reforms in school and tertiary education (in particular, the wide-ranging reform proposals of the Education Commission).

In 2004, the Advisory Group on Strategic Planning (AGSP) was set up to gather expertise in different areas to as a “think tank” and advise the Senior Management on the future development of the Institute.

In March 2007, members of the Council, management, staff and student representatives held a retreat, uniting to work out strategies that would drive the Hong Kong Institute of Education’s development forward. A major resolution passed at the gathering included the working out of development plans. In line with the Institute’s application for a university title.

After the retreat, senior management set to work immediately, establishing a work group, which took charge to study the future educational needs of the education and wider community in Hong Kong, the Chinese Mainland and the Asia-Pacific Region; and the impact these needs would have on the role and positioning of the Institute. With the input of staff, students and the entire Institute community, as well as several rounds of workshops, forums and e-communications, plans proposed by the Work Group were eventually fine-tuned and articulated into a document called the Development Blueprint.

This file contains email correspondence related to the Strategy 2000: Strategic Plan for 1999-2004. The emails were primarily sent by Jessie Choi (PAI) and the Deputy Director.