Free and exclusive to UK Advance HE Members. The event took place on 11 February.

Higher education leaders are facing unprecedented financial pressures and regulatory scrutiny, Our Strengthening Financial Oversight in HE Governance Workshop is designed specifically for HE board members, finance committee members, and governance professionals who need to strengthen their financial oversight capabilities.

In this interactive online session, you’ll develop financial knowledge needed to provide robust oversight in an increasingly challenging governance environment. It’s practical, peer-focused learning that addresses the real challenges facing HE institutions today.

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This event took place on 11 February, you can see slides from the session using the link below.

Free and exclusive to UK Advance HE Members.

What You’ll Learn

Essential Finance Oversight Skills for Board Members 

Review a university finance and reporting cycle, touchpoints for the Board and its Committees and how the Board and its committees should be monitoring and evaluating financial performance.

Finance Committee Role and Expectations 

Clarify the remit, responsibilities, and best practices for finance committees in HE governance.

Good Practice and Board-Committee Balance 

Explore proven approaches for finance committees reflecting on understanding what information you are seeing and why and how the university strategy and finance strategy are aligned.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Culture 

Develop strategies to monitor performance, evaluate financial approaches, and foster a strong governance culture around financial stewardship.

Why Attend?

Develop the crucial financial knowledge needed to provide robust oversight in an increasingly challenging environment. Gain practical insights from sector experts and share experiences with peers facing similar governance challenges.

The Strengthening Financial Oversight in HE Governance Workshop is a practical, peer-focused learning experience that delivers essential financial acumen and proven governance practices specifically tailored to HE institutions.

Unlike generic finance training or sector events that lack governance focus, our workshop combines expert-led content with collaborative learning, addressing the unique intersection of financial risk and board-level responsibility in higher education through the lens of real-world committee practice and board decision-making.

• Format: Online event
• Duration: 2.5 hours
• Date: 11 February

Free and exclusive to UK Advance HE Members. The event is now closed, please see slides from the event below.

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