Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 47.40
Liaison Havina Georgieva
Submission Date April 4, 2017
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STARS v2.1

FIE: Foundation for International Education
PA-3: Participatory Governance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 3.00 Havina Georgieva
Programmes Coordinator
Administration
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Part 1

Do the institution’s students have a representative body through which they can participate in governance (e.g. a student council)? :
No

Do the institution’s students have an elected representative on the institution’s highest governing body?:
No

If yes to either of the above, provide:

A brief description of the bodies and mechanisms through which students are engaged in governance, including information to support each affirmative response above:
While students do not participate directly in governance they are encouraged to share their feedback through student feedback surveys and focus groups; sustainability questions are included in the end of program feedback survey and evaluate the level of participation of students in sustainability initiatives and encourages them to evaluate current initiatives and propose new ones which could be implemented for the benefit of their peers to come. Being a third party provider many of our partners in the US have employed university program ambassadors who are responsible for representing their peers on the program while abroad. FIE has also developed a structured ambassadors program in collaboration with partners to allow students from different institutions to actively represent their peers on the program. In addition, a new initiative is being developed to give students further opportunities to share their opinion, recommendations and track what the company is doing to address them. A 'Student Voice' page will be added to the FIE's website to include 'you said,we did' section where FIE will share what actions it has taken to address students' feedback, testimonials section, as well as 'idea form' which students can use to submit their ideas for improvements, new initiatives and projects.

Do the institution’s staff members have a representative body through which they can participate in governance (e.g. a staff council)?:
No

Do the institution’s non-supervisory staff members have an elected representative on the institution’s highest governing body?:
No

If yes to either of the above, provide:

A brief description of the bodies and mechanisms through which staff are engaged in governance, including information to support each affirmative response above:
No but there is a wide range of committees where staff members actively contribute towards the governance and operations of the company. For each committee, staff are elected from each department or depending on their expertise and relevance to the focus of the committee. Staff have the opportunity to participate in one of the following committees: • Admissions Committee • Human Resources Committee • Teaching and Learning Committee • Joint Committee • Emergency Incident Review Group • Diversity & Inclusivity • Sustainability Action Group • Accessibility Focus Working Group • Marol Academy Committee • Working Group to Review FIE’s Capacity and Strategy for Enrolling Independent and Affiliate Agreement Partners & Students (AAP&S). • Data Protection Working Group • Student Scholarship Governance Group (SSGG) Constitution • Metrogate Working Group (MWG)

Do the institution’s teaching and research faculty have a representative body through which they can participate in governance (e.g. a faculty senate)?:
Yes

Do the institution’s teaching and research faculty have an elected representative on the institution’s highest governing body? :
Yes

If yes to either of the above, provide:

A brief description of the bodies and mechanisms through which teaching and research faculty are engaged in governance, including information to support each affirmative response above:
Faculty are represented on the highest governing body of the organisation -- the Senior Leadership Team. FIE's Chief Academic Officer who is an integral part of the team is also an active faculty teaching the FIE course, 'Food, Society and Culture in Britain'. Faculty are further represented on the Teaching and Learning Committee whose main goal is to oversee Academic delivery, quality and standards, as well as develop Academic policy. The committee is comprised of four course convenors (faculty members), the FIE Academic Team, The Director of Administration and Academic Services.

Part 2

Does the institution have written policies and procedures to identify and engage external stakeholders (i.e. local residents) in land use planning, capital investment projects, and other institutional decisions that affect the community?:
No

A copy of the written policies and procedures:
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The policies and procedures:
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Does the institution have formal participatory or shared governance bodies through which community members representing the interests of the following stakeholder groups can regularly participate in institutional governance?:
Yes or No
Local government and/or educational organizations No
Private sector organizations No
Civil society (e.g. NGOs, NPOs) No

If yes to one or more of the above, provide:

A brief description of the bodies and mechanisms through which external stakeholders are engaged in institutional governance (including information about each stakeholder group selected above):
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Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
FIE Working Groups and Standing Committees.xlsx

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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