What does the UGC do to promote dialogue and discussion of "3+3+4" issues among the UGC-funded institutions?

To encourage ideas and information sharing on "3+3+4" issues among the institutions, the UGC and Heads of Universities Committee agreed that 12 UGC-sponsored symposia would be organized by the eight UGC-funded institutions from 2008-2011. The schedule and discussion topics of the events are as follows:

Symposia Completed
	Dates of events	Hosting Institution(s)	Topics
1	6 December 2008	The Hong Kong Institute of Education	Partnering for Excellence in Education
2	25 April 2009	The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Admission to Universities under the '3+3+4' Transition
3	12 May 2009	Lingnan University/The University of Hong Kong	Core Curriculum
4	3 June 2009	The Chinese University of Hong Kong	General Education
5	5 June 2009	Hong Kong Baptist University	Cultural Education & History
6	14 December 2009	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Enhancing and Assessing Students' Learning Outcomes for the New 4-year Curriculum
7	23 January 2010	City University of Hong Kong/Hong Kong Baptist University	Language Issues for University Graduates
8	1 March 2010	The University of Hong Kong	Standards Based Assessment and Honours Classification
9	28 April 2010	City University of Hong Kong	First Year Experience
10	6 November 2010	The Hong Kong Institute of Education	Bridging Co-curricular Activities in Secondary & Tertiary Education
11	4 March 2011	Lingnan University	Advancing Teaching and Learning: Evidence, Outcomes and E-learning
12	5-6 December 2011	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Knowledge Transfer

All twelve symposia have been held, and the participants' response are generally positive.