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(7) The Registrar or his representative shall be the secretary of the meeting of the
Committee of Examiners.

(8) In the event of an emergency, the Vice-Chancellor may appoint any full-time teacher of
the University as a member of the Committee of Examiners on condition the appointment
is reported to the Senate as soon as possible.

(9) The functions of the Committee of Examiners are as follows:

(a) To consider the examination results in accordance with the marking scheme as
provided under paragraph 28(1)(c) below and to determine the candidates who
have passed or failed an examination;

(b) To recommend to the Senate that the candidates who have failed the examination
in any course be permitted to repeat the course and to retake the examination for
the course concerned or not be permitted to retake the examination or to be
readmitted into the Degree programme of study; and

(c) To report to the Senate on any matters in connection with the quality or conduct of
an examination.

External examiner

24. (1) External examiners shall be appointed for a Degree programme of study as follows:

(a) Degree of Doctor of Philosophy by Research

(i) At least two external examiners shall be appointed by the Senate to examine
the candidate’s thesis. In the event no suitable teacher of the University can
be appointed as an internal examiner, another external examiner may be
appointed to perform the duties of the internal examiner.

(ii) An external examiner is normally appointed from among academic staff
outside the University who is qualified, experienced and possesses expertise
relating to the area of research of the candidate’s thesis. In special
circumstances, an expert in the field concerned from outside the University
who is not an academic staff may be appointed as an external examiner.

(iii) An external examiner who is appointed shall not have close family ties with
the candidate.

(iv) An Emeritus Professor or an Adjunct Professor cannot be appointed as an
external examiner.

(v) Subject to subparagraph (ii), a former full time teacher may be appointed as
an external examiner provided he has left the services of the University for a
period of not less than five years from the date of appointment as an external
examiner.

(vi) A graduate of the University who is a former student of a candidate’s
supervisor may be appointed as an external examiner provided that the
graduate had completed his studies at the University for the period of not

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