CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN BOLOGNA PROCESS

Vlasta Vizek VidovićVicerector for international relations

University of Zagreb

Zagreb, November, 2004

Messages from Councils of EuropeLisbon – 2000. Barcelona – 2002.

Why Bologna?• The Europe should be made the most

competitive and dynamic knowledge based economy in the world, capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion”.

• The main force behind it should be European Area of Higher Education

The milestones of Bologna process

Ministerial conferences & key documents

• Lisabon convention 1997 • Sorbonne declaration 1998• Bologna declaration 1999• Prague communique 2001• Berlin communique 2003• Bergen ? 2005

The landscape of Bologna process members

• Full members: 40 member countries + EC • Applicants: Armenia Moldova Ukraine

• Consultative members:

Council of Europe EUA EURASHE ESIB UNESCO-CEPES

Handling & monitoring the Bologna process Bologna follow-up group (BFUG) 2001 – 2004

- responsibility for the continuing development of the Bologna process - 16 seminars dedicated to the enhancement of the process

- planning of the ministerial conferences

EUA – European university association 2001 – 2004

Trends 1/2 Analysis of HE structures at a national level

Trends 3 – European comparison of progress on the Bologna process

Trends 4 – Analysis of institutional responses regarding implementation of the Bologna process (60 sites visits)

Key elements of the process

BOLOGNA• Common degree structure • ECTS as transparency instrument• Recognition of degrees• Promotion of mobility• Promotion of European dimension• Cooperation in quality assurance

PRAGUE

• Promotion of LLL• Involvement of students• Enhancement of attractivness & competitiveness of EHEA

Priorities for 2005

From BERLIN to BERGEN

• Mutual shared criteria and methodologies for QA• Two-cycle degree system: definition of outcomes• Recogniton of degrees and periods of study

• Doctoral studies - link to the European Reserach Area • Social dimension: HE public good/responsibility

Topics in focus of BFUG 20042004• Improving recognition system of degrees and period of studies, Latvia

• Bachelor degree – what is it? Russia

• The employability and its links to the objectives of the Bologna process, Slovenia

• Designing policies for mobile students, Netherlands

• Using learning outcomes, Scotland,UK

• Bologna and the challenges of e-learning and distance education, Belgium

• Joint degrees –further development, Sweden

Topics in focus of BFUG 2005

2005

Cooperation between accreditation committes/agencies, Poland

Doctoral programmes for the European knowledge society, Austria

The social dimension of HED facing the world-wide competition, France

The framework of qualifications of the EHEA, Denmark

2003. EUA response to:

• EU consultation document on The Future Development of The European Union Education,Training and Youth Programmes after 2006

Key Issue:

Launching a new generation of EU programmes –

one framework programme for education and training

overarching existing paralel programs

Bologna descriptors

• Holistic Bologna - vertical and lateral multiplicty and flexibility

• Systemic Bologna – chain reactions: changes in financing, governance, infrastructure

• Ambivalent Bologna – competitiveness vs. solidarity and cooperation, entrepreneurship vs. public good

• Continuing Bologna – language barriers, internalisation of recruitment procedures, free choice of enrolment place

based on Trends III report

What takes to make the Bologna process workat national level?

1. National commitment

2. National legislation

3. National support: financial and human

4. Institutional mission/policy/leadership

5. Institutional communication: Bologna coordinator

6. Readiness & capacity for change at different

institutional levels: faculty, staff, students

The secret of getting ahead isgetting started

• http://www.bologna-bergen2005.no/

Linking to Bologna process