Academic Personnel Policy and Procedure Manual

(With effect from 23 August 2010, VPAA/VPAA(DP) is replaced by Provost in all documents of this Manual.)

Section Title Date   
  
AP00.0 Preface 1 Jul 2003  
  
Appointments  (AP09 - AP19)
  
AP09.0 Faculty Rank and Salary 1 Jul 2005  
AP10.0 Academic Appointment 1 Jul 2009 revised
AP10.1 Variations in Contract Commencement Dates 1 Jan 2006  
AP10.2 Criteria for Appointment and Determination of Commencing Salaries for Assistant Professors and Assistant Lecturers at HKUST 1 Jul 2005  
AP10.3 Flexible Appointments Against Teaching Staff Establishment 19 Jan 1993 obsolete
AP10.4 Guidelines for Declaration of Interest in Appointment Reviews 1 Dec 2006  
AP10.5 Academic Appointment Policy and Procedure for HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School 1 Nov 2007  
AP11.0 Short-term Visiting Appointment 1 Jul 2005  
AP12.0 Title Appointment  
AP12.1 Adjunct Faculty Appointment 1 Sep 2000 (previously AP12.0)
AP12.2 Professor of Business/Engineering Practice 1 Jan 2010 New
AP13.0 Research Appointment  
AP13.1 Appointment of Post-doctoral Fellow 1 Jul 2003  
AP13.2 Research Assistant Professor 1 Jul 2004  
AP14.0 Joint Appointment 1 Jan 2011 revised
AP15.0 Honorary and Special Academic Appointment  
AP15.1 University Professor 13 Oct 2011 revised
AP15.2 Chair Professorship 13 Oct 2011 revised
AP15.3 Named Professorship 13 Oct 2011 revised
AP16.0 Emeritus Title 1 Jul 2002  
AP17.0 Courtesy Academic Appointment 19 Jun 1997
AP18.0 Appointment of Department Head 1 Dec 2009 revised
AP18.1 Acting Appointment 1 Sep 2000
  
Academic Reviews  (AP20 - AP29)
  
AP20.0 Policy on Academic Review 1 Jul 2003  
AP20.1 University Guidelines and Procedures for Academic Review 1 Jul 2003  
AP20.2 School Guidelines and Procedures for Academic Review 1 Jul 2003  
AP20.3 Departmental Guidelines and Procedures for Academic Review 1 Jul 2009 revised
AP20.4 Information to be Supplied for Academic Review 1 Dec 2006  
AP20.5 Guidelines on Confidentiality in Academic Review 11 Sep 1995
AP20.6 Preparation of Materials for Academic Review 1 Dec 2006  
AP20.7 References 1 Jul 2002  
AP21.0 Salary Bar Review
AP21.1 Floating Salary Bars for Academic Staff 1 Jul 2003  
AP21.2 Salary Bar Review Procedure for Academic Staff on Contract Term 1 Jul 2003  
AP22.0 Review of Academic Administrators 31 Oct 2006  
AP23.0 Annual Reviews of Faculty and Academic Administrators 1 Jul 2003  
AP24.0 Appeal Policy and Procedure 1 Jul 2002  
AP25.0 Review System for Merit Salary Increase 1 Jul 2009 revised
  
Promotion  (AP30 - AP39)
  
AP30.0 Academic Ranks and Titles (Guidelines and Procedures for Promotion) 1 Jul 2003  
AP30.1 Promotion Review - Timetable and Subsequent Attempt 1 Jul 2003  
  
Substantiation  (AP40 - AP49)
  
AP40.0 Policy on Substantiation for Academic Staff 15 Dec 2011 revised
AP40.1 Modes of Appointment for Academic and Equivalent Administrative Staff 23 Jan 1995
AP40.2 Provisions for Termination of Service 6 Mar 1995
AP40.3 Policy Guideline for Extension of Normal Probationary Period 8 Oct 2007  
AP41.0 General Statement of the University Criteria for Granting Substantiation 20 Apr 1993
AP41.1 Excellence in Knowledge Transfer - Substantiation and Promotion Criteria 1 Sep 2000
AP42.0 School of Science - Substantiation Guidelines and Procedures 1 Oct 2010 revised
AP42.1 Department of Biochemistry 1 Dec 2009 obsolete
AP42.2 Department of Biology 1 Dec 2009 obsolete
AP42.3 Department of Chemistry 1 Dec 2009 revised
AP42.4 Department of Mathematics 1 Dec 2009 revised
AP42.5 Department of Physics 1 Dec 2009 revised
  AP42.6 Division of Life Science 3 Mar 2011 New
AP43.0 School of Engineering - Substantiation Guidelines and Procedures 1 Nov 2006  
AP43.1 Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 1 Dec 2009 revised
AP43.2 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 1 Dec 2009 revised
AP43.3 Department of Computer Science and Engineering 1 Dec 2009 revised
AP43.4 Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering 1 Dec 2009 revised
AP43.5 Department of Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management 1 Dec 2009 revised
AP43.6 Department of Mechanical Engineering 1 Dec 2009 revised
AP44.0 School of Business and Management - Substantiation Guidelines and Procedures 1 Dec 2009 revised
AP45.0 School of Humanities and Social Science - Substantiation Guidelines and Procedures 1 Sep 2000
AP45.1 Division of Humanities 15 Jan 2010 revised
AP45.2 Division of Social Science 15 Jan 2010 revised
AP46.0 Interdisciplinary Programs - Guidelines for Substantiation and Promotion Review 1 Sep 2000
AP46.1 Division of Environment 15 Jan 2010 new
  
Leave  (AP50 - AP59)
  
AP50.0 Leave Regulations - General 1 Jul 2003  
AP50.1 Leave Approving Authority 1 Jul 2003  
AP51.0 Annual and Short Leave 1 Jul 2003  
AP51.1 Application Procedure for Annual and Short Leave 1 Jul 2003  
AP51.2 Application for Accumulation of Annual Leave 1 Jul 2003  
AP52.0 Sabbatical Leave 1 Jul 2003  
AP52.1 Regulations for Academic Staff (other than Full-Time Academic Administrators) 1 Jul 2003  
AP52.2 Regulations for Full-Time Academic Administrators 1 Jul 2003  
AP52.3 Guidance Notes on the Application of Sabbatical Leave 1 Jul 2003  
AP53.0 Special Leave, No-Pay Leave, and Overseas Duty 1 Jul 2003  
AP53.1 Professional Leave 1 Jul 2003  
AP54.0 Sick Leave 1 Jul 2003  
AP55.0 Maternity Leave 1 Jul 2003  
AP56.0 Advance of Leave 1 Jul 2003  
  
Other Academic Personnel Matters  (AP90 - AP99)
  
AP90.0 Policy on Retirement Age 1 Jul 2003  
AP91.0 Consulting by Academic Staff 1 Jul 2003  
AP91.1 Employment of Academic Staff in Continuing and Professional Education Programmes 1 Jul 2003  
AP91.2 Report of Consulting Activities 6 Aug 1996 obsolete
AP91.3 Supplementary Guidelines on Consulting Policy 1 Jul 2003  
AP91.4 Guidelines on Accepting an Academic Appointment with Another Institution 1 Jul 2003 Replaced by AP95.0
AP92.0 Policy on Faculty Involvement in Commercial Pursuits 2 Sep 2003  
AP93.0 Policy on Faculty Involvement in Start-up Companies and HKUST Faculty Entrepreneurship Program 1 Jul 2003  
AP94.0 College of Fellows 1 Sep 2000
AP94.1 Honorary Fellows 1 Sep 2000
AP94.2 School Fellows 1 Sep 2000
AP94.3 Named Fellows 1 Sep 2000
AP95.0 Guidelines on Concurrent Appointment of Faculty Members with Another Institution 17 May 2011 new

 


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