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NOTES ON DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN EUROPE

NOTES ON DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN EUROPE. Sjur Bergan Council of Europe UNESCO Global Forum Paris, October 17 – 18, 2002. Bologna Process. Launched 1999 European Higher Education Area 2010 33 countries Ministries Higher Education Institutions Students and staff

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NOTES ON DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN EUROPE

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  1. NOTES ON DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN EUROPE Sjur Bergan Council of Europe UNESCO Global Forum Paris, October 17 – 18, 2002

  2. Bologna Process • Launched 1999 • European Higher Education Area 2010 • 33 countries • Ministries • Higher Education Institutions • Students and staff • External dimension

  3. Increase attractiveness Increase transparency Increase mobility Facilitate recognition Adapt HE to labor market Reform degree system Higher education as a public good and public responsibility Student participation Lifelong learning Quality assurance BOLOGNA MAIN POINTS

  4. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS • Information/transparency • New accessions to the Process? • Definition of degree levels, including doctorate • Learning outcomes • Joint degrees • Link recognition – quality assurance • Increased attention to GATS

  5. GATS – A EUROPEAN BACKGROUND • Increase in trade in higher education • Increase in non-traditional providers • Undue competition in favor of non-traditional providers? • Concern for quality • Control by national authorities? • Use of commercial vocabulary • Students or clients/consumers?

  6. GATS – EUROPEAN CONCERNS • Transparency • Quality assurance • International standards implemented nationally • Lisboa Recognition Convention as a standard also in the GATS context • GATS should not override other relevant frameworks

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