A Bursar is a senior professional financial administrator in a school or university. The field of finance refers to the concepts of Time, Money and Risk and how they are interrelated An academic administration is a branch of University or College employees responsible for the maintenance and supervision of the institution and separate from the A school (from Greek σχολεῖον - scholeion) is an Institution designed to allow and encourage Students (or "pupils" A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects
Bursa is a Latin term meaning "purse". Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Billing of student tuition accounts are the responsibility of the Office of the Bursar. This involves sending bills and making payment plans with the ultimate goal of getting the student accounts paid off. Bursars are not involved in the financial aid process.
Famous bursars have included:
In Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels there is a fictional character called the The Bursar. Terence David John Pratchett, OBE (born 28 April 1948 is an English fantasy, Science fiction, and children's author. Discworld is a comedic Fantasy Book series by the British author Terry Pratchett, set on the Discworld, a flat The Bursar is a faculty member of Unseen University in Terry Pratchett 's Discworld novels This character, like the other faculty members of Pratchett's Unseen University, is almost always referred to by his job title. Unseen University (UU is a school of wizardry in Terry Pratchett's fictional Discworld city of Ankh-Morpork, staffed by a faculty
The Bursar Statement is also known as a tuition bill or a student account bill.