HSS INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE PAPER 08/01
For information
College of Humanities and Social Science International Committee: Remit, Membership, and meeting dates 2008-09
Remit
· To provide a forum for the discussion of issues relating to the recruitment and care of international students, within the context of the University’s international strategies on international student recruitment.
· To ensure provision of appropriate information and advice for international students on the College’s web pages, and links with appropriate University web pages and in paper based publications.
· To raise the College’s international profile in order to ensure the College recruits full targets of international students as determined by the College Planning and Resources Committee.
· To handle matters relating to full fee International Students, part year and full year Visiting Students, ERASMUS and SOCRATES exchange students.
· To report to relevant College Committees (Admissions & Recruitment; Planning & Resources).
Specific aims
· To create and regularly review and refine an effective College international strategy, ensuring that is well integrated with the University’s.
· To provide co-ordinating and integrative support for international marketing and recruitment across the range of work of the College, Schools, International Office and Communications and Marketing.
· To set targets for international recruitment; to monitor and deliver results.
· To review all marketing materials (web and paper based); to continually analyse and improve these; to improve internal and external communication.
Membership
College Deputy Registrar (Convener)
Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Dean of Postgraduate Studies
Head of Postgraduate Office
Head of Marketing and Communications
Head of Student Recruitment and Admissions
Head of International Office
Representatives from each School in CHSS
Secretary
Membership for Session 2008-09
College Deputy Registrar (Convener) – Janet Rennie
Dean of Undergraduate Studies – Professor Jake Ansell
Dean of Postgraduate Studies – Dr Pat McLaughlin
Head of Postgraduate Office – Rick Kiralfy
Representative of Undergraduate Admissions Office – Olwen Gorie
Head of Marketing and Communications – John Cavani
Head of Student Recruitment and Admissions – Liz Lister
Head of International Office – Alan Mackay
Deputy Head of International Office – Sandra Morris
School of Arts, Culture and Environment – Dr Heather Pulliam
School of Divinity – Dr Helen Bond
Moray House School of Education – Mike Quickfall
School of Health in Social Science – Dr Graeme Smith
School of History, Classics and Archaeology – Dr Stephanie Winder
School of Law – Dr James Harrison
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures – Dr Tim Milnes (semester 1)
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures – Dr Andrew Newman (semester 2)
School of Business and Economics – Alan Brown
School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences –Dr Tim Bates
School of Social and Political Studies – Dr Chad Damro
Secretary – Tom Ward
Meetings in 2008-09
The Committee will meet in 2008-09 on the following dates and times:
Wednesday 10 December 2008, 14.00 – 16.00, Room G1, 55 George Square
Wednesday 4 February 2009, 14.00 – 16.00, Room G1, 55 George Square
Wednesday 8 April 2009, 14.00 – 16.00, Room G1, 55 George Square
Tom Ward
October 2008