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School Development Milestones 學院發展甩程
1977
Founding of Hong Kong Arts Centre (HKAC), the first independent and non-profit-making arts organization in Hong Kong, under the Hong Kong Arts Centre Ordinance (Chapter 304) 香港藝術 中 心按香港蘩術 中 心條例（第 304 章）成立．是全港 首間獨立非牟利藝術獵禰 。
Establishment of the Education Department within the HKAC, which
。ffered innovative courses on arts and culture, including numerous
1984
pioneering ones on ceramics and computer arts 香港藝術中心成立課程部，提供 一 系列嶄新的藝術及文化
課程，包括多項全港首創的陶藝及電腦藝術應用課程。
19 9 8
Hong Kong 's first ever Bachelor degree programme in Fine Art with part-time study mode was launched by the Education Department of HKAC in collaboration with RMIT University of Australia 香港藝術中心課程部與澳洲皇家墨爾本理 工 大學合作推出 全港首個以兼讀制形式上課及以藝術為主修科的學士課程。
The Education Department of HKAC was formally upgraded to The Art School(TAS) in January 2000 to sign 丨fy HKAC's firm commitment to art education 香港藝術中心課程部於 二零 零零 年－月升格為藝術學院 ，
標誌著藝術中心對藝術教育堅定 不 移的承擔。
2000
。 2001
To meet its expansion, TAS set up a new 10,000 sq. ft . Learning Centre in East Town Building in Wan Chai TAS launched its own award-bearing programmes at Certificate, Diploma and Higher Diploma levels covering the areas of Fine Art, Applied Art and Media Art 為配合發展需要 ， 藝術學院在灣仔東城大廈成立面積達－萬
TAS successfully w ent through the academic accreditation conducted by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ, the Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation then) and formally became a subdegree award granting institution recognized by the Hong Kong Government
平方呎的全新教學中心。
同年，學院推出學歷頒授課程．程度由證耆、文憑至高級文
2003
藝術學院通過香港學術評審局（現稱香港學術及職業資歷
憑．內容涵蓋藝術，應用藝術及媒體藝術等範 疇 。
The 丑 gher Diploma programmes of TAS were formally validated by the HKCAAVQ
評審局）的院校評審，成為香港政 府 認可之 副 學位（高級 文憑）學歷頒授機構。
2004
To meet its growing operation needs, TAS relocated its Learning Centre to the Hopewell Centre. With a total area of around 13,000 sq . ft ., the new centre was equipped with state-of-the-art teaching facilities and equipment 藝術學院高級文憑課程通過香港學術及職業資歷評審 局 的課 程 評 審。
為 配 合學院 的 運作需 要， 學院將教學 中 心遷往灣仔合和 中 心。新的教學 中 心面積約—萬 三千平方呎， 並設 有 優良的教 學設施。
