Annex

COMPOSITION & TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE

UAGF IMPLEMENTATION STEERING COMMITTEE (ISC)

Composition

Chairman

LG (NS) Lim Chuan Poh                  Permanent Secretary (Education)

Members

Prof Shih Choon Fong                      President, NUS

Dr Su Guaning                                   President, NTU

Prof Howard Hunter                          President, SMU

Prof Tan Chorh Chuan                      Provost, NUS

Prof Lim Mong King                          Deputy President, NTU

Prof Tan Chin Tiong                          Provost, SMU

Dr Jennifer Lee                                 Chairperson, QAFU External Review Panel

Ms Chang Hwee Nee                       Deputy Secretary (Policy), MOE

Mr Lim Chee Hwee                           Director, Higher Education, MOE

Terms of Reference

The UAGF Implementation Steering Committee will guide and ensure the smooth implementation of the recommendations of the Steering Committee on University Autonomy, Governance and Funding, in particular, the:

a.                  Corporatisation of NUS and NTU under the Companies Act as not-for-profit companies limited by guarantee;

b.                  Formulation of the Policy and Performance Agreements as part of the enhanced accountability framework; and

c.                  Operationalisation of the one-line block budget system, output funding model, development funding model, tuition fee setting framework and financial assistance schemes.

Ministry of Education

12 April 2005