BOLOGNA PROCESS CARDIFF 18 MAY 2009

1. BOLOGNA PROCESSCARDIFF18 MAY 2009 BACKGROUND - ERASMUS SORBONNE DECLARATION 1998 (FRANCE, GERMANY, ITALY, UK) LISBON AGENDA BOLOGNA PROCESS CARDIFF-18 MAY 2009

2. BOLOGNA PROCESS WHAT IS IT? AN ONGOING PROCESS • KEY WORDS • REFORM • COMPETITION • KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY • EMPLOYABILITY • AUTONOMY • ACCOUNTABILITY • QUALITY • EXCELLENCE • GLOBALISATION BOLOGNA PROCESS CARDIFF-18 MAY 2009

3. BOLOGNA PROCESS A EUROPEAN REFORM PROCESS TO CREATE A EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AREA (EHEA) • BASED ON COOPERATION • ATTRACTIVE TO STUDENTS AND STAFF • FACILITATING MOBILITY • SUPPORTING PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS • PROMOTING EQUAL ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION BOLOGNA PROCESS CARDIFF-18 MAY 2009

4. ALL BY 2010 WHO ARE THE ACTORS? • Governments – 46 countries • The European Commission • The Council of Europe • UNESCO – CEPES • Representatives of Higher Education Institutions • Students • Staff • Employers BOLOGNA PROCESS CARDIFF-18 MAY 2009

5. BOLOGNA PROCESS BOLOGNA DECLARATION 1999 – 27 COUNTRIES 6 ACTION LINES • SYSTEM OF EASILY READABLE AND COMPARABLE DEGREES • IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT • SYSTEM BASED ON TWO MAIN CYCLES • FIRST CYCLE – MINIMUM THREE YEARS (RELEVANT TO LABOUR MARKET) • SECOND CYCLE – LEADING TO MASTER AND/OR DOCTORATE BOLOGNA PROCESS CARDIFF-18 MAY 2009

6. BOLOGNA PROCESS • SYSTEM OF CREDITS – ECTS • PROMOTION OF MOBILITY • PROMOTION OF EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN QUALITY ASSURANCE • PROMOTION OF EUROPEAN DIMENSION • CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT • INTER INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION • MOBILITY • INTEGRATED PROGRAMMES • TRAINING AND RESEARCH BOLOGNA PROCESS CARDIFF-18 MAY 2009

7. PRAGUE 2001 THREE NEW ACTION LINES • LIFE LONG LEARNING • INCLUSION OF HEIs AND STUDENTS • PROMOTING ATTRACTIVENESS OF EHEA FOLLOW-UP STRUCTURE • BOLOGNA FOLLOW-UP GROUP • CONSULTATION PROCESS • SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES BOLOGNA PROCESS CARDIFF-18 MAY 2009

8. BERLIN 2003 • EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AND EUROPEAN RESEARCH AREA – TO WORK TOGETHER • DOCTORAL LEVEL – BOLOGNA THIRD CYCLE BOLOGNA PROCESS CARDIFF-18 MAY 2009

9. BOLOGNA PROCESS BERGEN 2005 – ADOPTED • Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area • Framework for Qualifications of the European Higher Education Area – national frameworks to elaborate qualifications compatible with the overarching framework BOLOGNA PROCESS CARDIFF-18 MAY 2009

10. BOLOGNA PROCESS FRAMEWORK FOR QUALIFICATIONS OF EHEA • Short-cycle within or linked to the First-cycle – 120 (ECTS) credits • First cycle – 180-240 (ECTS) credits • Second cycle – 90-120 (ECTS) credits (Minimum 60 credits at second cycle level) • Third cycle – no credit allocation BOLOGNA PROCESS CARDIFF-18 MAY 2009

11. LONDON 2007 • REGISTER OF EUROPEAN H.E. QUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCIES • DEVELOPMENT OF DOCTORAL PROGRAMMES • SOCIAL COHESION • EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION IN A GLOBAL SETTING BOLOGNA PROCESS CARDIFF-18 MAY 2009

12. LEUVEN 2009 • PRINCIPLES FOR NEXT TEN YEARS • EXCELLENCE • SOCIAL DIMENSION – TARGETS FOR WIDENING PARTICIPATION • LIFE LONG LEARNING • EMPLOYABILITY – PARTNERSHIP WITH EMPLOYERS – GUIDANCE SERVICES – WORK PLACEMENTS • STUDENT CENTRED LEARNING AND TEACHING • MORE DOCTORAL PROGRAMMES BOLOGNA PROCESS CARDIFF-18 MAY 2009

13. LEUVEN 2009 • INTERNATIONALISATION • JOINT DEGREES • MOBILITY WINDOWS TO BE COMMON PRACTICE • MOBILITY – BY 2020 – 20% OF GRADUATES STUDYING OR TRAINING ABROAD • RECOGNITION – Report on transparency mechanisms (ECTS, Diploma Supplement) by 2012 BOLOGNA PROCESS CARDIFF-18 MAY 2009

14. BOLOGNA AND EUROPEAN COMMISSION? ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN PROCESS – CONTRIBUTING THROUGH • ERASMUS • TEMPUS • ERASMUS MUNDUS • ECTS • DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT • EUROPEAN DIMENSION • MODERNISATION • FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME • STRUCTURAL FUNDS • EUROPEAN QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK FOR LIFE LONG LEARNING • FUNDING/TRAINING NATIONAL TEAMS OF BOLOGNA EXPERTS BOLOGNA PROCESS CARDIFF-18 MAY 2009

15. BOLOGNAAND UK • AUTONOMY – COMPETITION • LEARNING OUTCOMES – WORKLOAD • ECTS • DURATION AND NUMBER OF CREDITS FOR MASTERS • MOBILITY • JOINT DEGREES • DOCTORAL PROGRAMMES • EMPLOYABILITY • SOCIAL DIMENSION • QUALITY ASSURANCE • QUALIFICATION FRAMEWORKS • GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT BOLOGNA PROCESS CARDIFF-18 MAY 2009

16. BOLOGNA PROCESS ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE: • DEFINITION OF THREE CYCLES • STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE • A QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK • DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPARENCY INSTRUMENTS FOR RECOGNITION • REGISTER OF QUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCIES • ENHANCING ATTRACTIVENESS AND STRESSING INTERNATIONALISATION • IMPETUS FOR DOCTORAL PROGRAMMES • INCREASED COOPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING • COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE PROCESS • WORLD WIDE INTEREST IN THE PROCESS BOLOGNA PROCESS CARDIFF-18 MAY 2009