This series consists of meeting papers, minutes, circulation, and correspondences of the School of Foundations in Education.

The series relates to the academic works of the School. Subjects and activities covered by the documents include curriculum, module revision, programme examiner, programme re-validation; student exchange programme, appointment of professor, student disciplinary and fund application.

This series also documented the membership and works of several committees within the School, including the Advisory Committee on Primary Teacher Education, Student Disciplinary Committee; and School Projects; Initiative Funding Committee; Academic Validation and Monitoring Committee; and Academic Planning and Development Committee.

This series consists of correspondences of the School of Foundations in Education.

Subjects and activities covered by the documents include the 9th and 10th Graduation Ceremony of HKIEd; 10th Anniversary Celebration of HKIEd; and visiting scholars and professors.

This record series contains randomly selected samples of the meeting records of the Board of Examiners of the School of Foundations in Education.

Usually, every School or Faculty in EdUHK has it's Board of Examiners. The role of the Board shall be:

(a) to assure the overall academic standard of the programme for which the Board is responsible;

(b) to assure fair and consistent assessment of academic performance of students and to adjudicate any cases with irregularities;

(c) to consider the overall performance of students, and approve the assessment results of modules;

(d) in accordance with the General Academic Policies and Regulations, to determine the remedial work for problem/failure cases and cases of extenuating circumstances that need special consideration, and to determine cases for discontinuation of studies;

(e) to recommend the lists of graduates for the award of degrees and other academic awards to the Faculty Board/ Higher Degrees Committee/ Academic Quality Assurance Committee for endorsement;

(f) to report its decision on students' progression and assessment to the Faculty Board/ Higher Degrees Committee/ Academic Quality Assurance Committee;

(g) to set up a Core Team to act on its behalf;

(h) to form a panel to hear discontinuation case(s), if necessary.

On 28 May 1996, the Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of Taipo Campus of HKIEd was held. The guests attending the ceremony placed in the time capsule documents and articles of historic significance relating to the establishment and early history of the Institute. The time capsule was then sealed and buried at the campus. In celebration of its 25th anniversary, The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) held a ceremony on 27 May 2019 to open the time capsule.

This record series contains the time capsule itself and records of the opening ceremony in 2019.

List of Items in the Time Capsule
時間囊內的物件清單

Message from the Chairman of The Council in 1996 to the Chairman of The Council in 2019
1996年校董會主席致2019年校董會主席的信

Hong Kong Year Books 1994 & 1995
1994年及1995年《香港年報》

The Hong Kong Institute of Education Ordinance
《香港教育學院條例》

Education Commission Report No. 5
《教育統籌委員會第五號報告書》

Advisory Committee on Teacher Education and Qualifications Documents
師訓與師資諮詢委員會文件

First Annual Report of The Hong Kong Institute of Education
香港教育學院首份《年報》

First Financial Report of The Hong Kong Institute of Education
香港教育學院首份《財政報告》

The Hong Kong Institute of Education Staff Handbook & Staff Roll
香港教育學院教職員手冊及教職員名單

Master Development Plan of the Tai Po Campus
大埔校園工程發展總圖

Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony Programme, Invitation Card & Commemorative Issues of South China Morning Post, Ming Pao and Hong Kong Economic Journal published on 28 May 1996
奠基典禮程序表、邀請卡及1996年5月28日於《南華早報》、《明報》及《信報》刊登之紀念特刊

The Hong Kong Institute of Education Video “The Founding Year”
香港教育學院錄像「奠基之年」

Publications of The Hong Kong Institute of Education: Newsletters, General Information Leaflet and Commemorative Brochures of Milestone Events in the Establishment of The HKIEd
香港教育學院出版刊物《香港教育學院通訊》、《香港教育學院簡介》及各重要典禮程序表、小冊

Academic Programmes of The Hong Kong Institute of Education:
The Hong Kong Institute of Education Course Handbooks 1995-96 & 1996-97
The Hong Kong Institute of Education Prospectuses for Full-time Certificate in Education Courses 1995-96 & 1996-97
香港教育學院學術課程：
1995-96年及1996-97年《香港教育學院課程概覽》
1995-96年及1996-97年《全日制教育證書課程概覽》

The Hong Kong Institute of Education’s Register of Graduates 1995
香港教育學院1995年畢業生名冊

The Hong Kong Institute of Education Students’ Union Constitution
《香港教育學院學生會會章》