Institutional Mobility Forum​

Overview

The Institutional Mobility Forum (IMF) was established in 2017 to support Schools to achieve outward mobility targets in both traditional and short-term mobility initiatives, and to support the increase in non-exchequer income through growth in Visiting Student numbers. 

One of the most important responsibilities of the IMF is to oversee the due diligence processes of setting up and reviewing exchange agreements, therefore all exchange agreements (new and existing) are subject to scrutiny via the Institutional Mobility Forum. 

The IMF meets four times a year - in February, May, August, and November.

The IMF membership

Remit:

• To oversee and monitor activity of incoming and outgoing mobility activity across the six academic Schools
• To approve the signing of new European and non-European exchange agreements for both incoming and outgoing (reciprocal) mobility
• To regularly assess the quality of existing reciprocal exchange partners
• To raise awareness of mobility opportunities amongst staff
• To support the embedding of short-term mobility initiatives within modules and programmes
• To introduce and monitor the application of consistent credit and grade conversion processes across the Schools.
• To ensure institutional recognition of mobility activities
• To assess the obstacles to student and staff mobility and to identify possibilities for action for the University in order to increase participation rates
• To ensure student mobility initiatives support the widening participation agenda
• To ensure that Schools meet the expectation of institutional partners about the processing of incoming student applications and accommodating students on their preferred modules
• To oversee and co-ordinate a reporting schedule within the structure of relevant University committees

How does the IMF operate?

Quorum

One third from School Academic Leads (Student Experience and/or Internationalisation), Global Mobility Representative and either the Convenor or a designated Vice-Convener.

Frequency of Meetings

4 times a year – February, May, August, and November.

Reporting Line

Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Committee

Minutes

Copies of all minutes will be forwarded to the Student Experience Committee. Minutes and papers will be held electronically by the Clerk to the committee.

Equality Issues

Those officers with responsibility for nominating or appointing members to the committee as prescribed by the constitution should, in doing so, have due regard to the desirability of achieving an equal balance of either gender within the committee’s membership.

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