Scottish Code of Good Higher Education Governance

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The Scottish Code of Good Higher Education Governance is a framework that sets out principles and best practices for the effective, transparent, and accountable governance of higher education institutions in Scotland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf governance code ⓘ
higher education governance framework ⓘ
aimsToEnsure that decision‑making processes are transparent ⓘ
that governance arrangements are clear and well‑understood ⓘ
that governing bodies act in the best interests of the institution ⓘ
that governing bodies are accountable for the use of public funds ⓘ
that there is effective oversight of institutional performance ⓘ
that there is effective oversight of risk ⓘ
appliesTo higher education institutions in Scotland ⓘ
characteristic intended to be applied on a comply‑or‑explain basis ⓘ
principles‑based rather than rules‑based ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
focusesOn accountability to stakeholders ⓘ
equality and diversity in governance ⓘ
governing bodies of higher education institutions ⓘ
institutional autonomy and academic freedom ⓘ
leadership and strategic direction of institutions ⓘ
openness and public accountability ⓘ
risk management and internal control ⓘ
roles and responsibilities of governing body members ⓘ
student participation in governance ⓘ
transparency in decision‑making ⓘ
includes guidance on appointment of governing body members ⓘ
guidance on committees of the governing body ⓘ
guidance on conflicts of interest ⓘ
guidance on remuneration and reward governance ⓘ
guidance on reporting and disclosure ⓘ
guidance on stakeholder engagement ⓘ
guidance on the role of the chair of the governing body ⓘ
guidance on the role of the principal or vice‑chancellor ⓘ
principles of good governance ⓘ
provisions on board effectiveness ⓘ
language English ⓘ
purpose to promote accountable governance of higher education institutions in Scotland ⓘ
to promote effective governance of higher education institutions in Scotland ⓘ
to promote transparent governance of higher education institutions in Scotland ⓘ
to set out principles and best practices for governance ⓘ
region United Kingdom ⓘ
regulates governance practices of Scottish higher education institutions ⓘ
sector higher education ⓘ
stakeholders funding and regulatory bodies ⓘ
governing body members ⓘ
institutional leaders ⓘ
staff ⓘ
students ⓘ
wider public and communities ⓘ
typeOfStandard soft law governance standard ⓘ

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University Court (University of Edinburgh) → follows → Scottish Code of Good Higher Education Governance ⓘ
subject linked to: University Court
University Court of the University of Glasgow → hasGoverningFramework → Scottish Code of Good Higher Education Governance ⓘ
University of Edinburgh Court → compliesWith → Scottish Code of Good Higher Education Governance ⓘ