About

The Fee Strategy Group's group's remit is:

To provide strategic direction and guidance for student tuition fee rates, scholarships and student rents in support of the University's Strategic Plan and, specifically, the Student Recruitment Strategy.  

Terms of reference:

Fee Strategy Group is an advisory group to Central Management Group. FSG will liaise with and, as appropriate, take account of the work of relevant University groups, committees, policies and strategies to provide strategically informed and expert guidance to CMG on matters relating to the setting of fee rates, funding policies and student rents.

Purpose:

The purpose of FSG is:

• To ensure that all fee and funding policy decisions support and deliver the University’s strategic aims as outlined in the Strategic Plan and Student Recruitment Strategy.
• To ensure thematic University strategies (for example, the Residential Accommodation Strategy and Widening Participation Strategy currently in development) are reflected in fee and funding recommendations to optimise strategic and financial outcomes for the University.
• To ensure fee policies are compliant with legislative requirements, and are applied consistently where appropriate.
• To evaluate the external environment, legislation and competitor behaviour and the impact on fee structure, rates and policies.
• To evaluate existing fee policies and practices to ensure that decisions are optimal and incorporate appropriate innovations (i.e. Deposit policy introduced in 2016/17).
• To advise Central Management Group on short-term fee issues and on indicative longer-term fee goals and positioning in the sector.
• To advise the Student Recruitment Strategy Group on progress with the Fees and Funding dimension of the Student Recruitment Strategy.
• To work closely with Colleges, Student Recruitment and Admissions, Scholarships and Student Funding Services, Edinburgh Global, Academic Services and Accommodation, Catering & Events to ensure fee, funding and rent policies can be effectively operationalised.
• To coordinate scholarship strategy and scholarship/bursary levels to maximise the impact on recruitment and retention of outstanding students.

Membership:

• Vice Principal Planning, Resources and Research Policy (Convener)
• College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Registrar
• College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Registrar
• College of Science and Engineering Registrar
• Deputy Director, Marketing
• Deputy Secretary, Strategic Planning
• Deputy Director, Strategic Planning
• Director of Accommodation, Catering and Events
• Director of Operations, Corporate Services
• Director of Edinburgh Global
• Director of Finance
• Director of Student Recruitment and Admissions
• Director of Scholarships and Student Administration
• EUSA Vice President Education
• Management Accountant, Finance
• Governance and Strategic Planning (Secretariat)
• Vice Principal International
• Vice Principal Philanthropy and Advancement and Executive Director of Development and Alumni

By correspondence

• Fees and Student Support Manager
• CSE Planning Officer
• CMVM Head of Academic Administration
• CAHSS Planning Manager
• Head of Business Process Enhancement, Student Systems

Meeting dates 2018/19

• Wednesday 18 October (joint meeting with Student Recruitment Strategy Group)
• Monday 4 March
• Tuesday 18 June