post-secondary college 专上学院 dean of student affairs [ post-secondary college] Under-Secretary-General for Conference Services and Special Assignments 学生事务主任〔专上学院〕主管会议事务和特别任务副秘书长 It became a publicly funded post-secondary college in 1979 and was upgraded to a degree-awarding institution in 1992.岭南原为私立院校，一九七九年转为政府资助的专上学院，一九九二年升格为可颁授学位的院校。