Local speed is valuable. Local invention of the offer is not. The representative should be able to explain a decision, not be the only person who made it.

Three decisions to reserve #

Fees, entry standards, and any claim the institution makes about recognition should be signed at home. The representative can recommend. They should not publish a variation because a partner asked on a Thursday.

What they should own #

Partner meetings, the local calendar, and the first reading of whether a request is even possible. That is the judgment you hired. It needs a clear edge so it does not spill into academic policy.

Write the edge down #

A one-page authority note prevents the awkward email where a partner quotes your representative against your prospectus.