Does the UGC define the role for each university?
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The UGC-funded universities should have their own unique
strengths. The UGC sees the sector as an interlocking
system, with each university fulfilling a unique role based
on its strengths, and yet committed to deep
collaboration.
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Each university has agreed its role with the UGC and the UGC
supports it in its role. In the role statements, there are
some common themes, such as achieving excellence in teaching
and in respective areas of research strength appropriate to
universities' role, as well as policies and issues that the
UGC wishes to see common to all universities (e.g. to
undertake deep collaboration among universities). The level
and range of programmes which a university may offer and an
element unique to an university can also be found in the
role statements. The role statements are available at Annex
1B of the UGC Notes on Procedures (http://www.ugc.edu.hk/doc/eng/ugc/note/Annex1B.pdf).