Transcript THE NEW EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AREA AND ITS …

BOLOGNA PROCESS and the
COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONTRIBUTION
RUDN, Moscow,
12 December 2007
Katia Dolgova-Dreyer,
Council of Europe
Structure of the presentation
 Main developments in the Bologna process
and the current state-of-play;
 Council of Europe contribution to the
Bologna
 Other Council of Europe initiatives in higher
education
EUROPEAN HIGHER
EDUCATION AREA
 Process toward 2010 (Bologna Process)
 Easy to move from one country to another
for further study and employment (within
EHEA)
 Increased attractiveness of European HE for
other regions
 Broad, high quality and advanced
knowledge base
 Same target date for all members
regardless of when they joined the Process
EUROPEAN HIGHER
EDUCATION AREA
 Bologna Process is not based on
intergovernmental treaty
 Follow up structure: Ministerial meetings and
Bologna Follow Up Group
 It is not foreseen that by 2010 all European
countries should have the same HE systems
(balance between diversity and unity)
 Policies defined internationally but implemented at
national level and within higher education
institutions
MAIN POINTS BOLOGNA (1999)
 Adoption of a system of easily readable and
comparable diplomas
 Two main cycles: undergraduate and graduate
 Establish a system of credits (ECTS)
 Promote mobility to overcome obstacles to the
free movement of students, teachers, researchers
and academic staff
 Promote European co-operation in quality
assurance
 Promote European dimensions in higher education
MAIN POINTS PRAHA (2001)
 Broadening of focus from being competitive
to also include social dimension and the role
of HE in building democracy
 HE as a public good and public
responsibility
 Student participation
MAIN POINTS BERLIN (2003)
 New countries beyond EU framework
 Change access criteria (European Cultural
Convention)
 Ministers accept the principle of stock taking
 Research (3rd cycle)
 Qualifications framework
 Quality assurance more firmly on the
agenda
MAIN POINTS BERGEN (2005)
 Truly pan-European process with 45
countries
 Overarching qualifications framework
 Guidelines for quality assurance
 Emphasis on implementation
MAIN POINTS LONDON (2007)
 Strategy for the global dimension of the
Bologna Process
 Mobility (set up a network of national
experts to share information and identify
main obstacles
 Employability (co-operation with the
employers)
 EHEA beyond 2010
SOME CHALLENGES AHEAD
 The EHEA after 2010: what do we want it to be
like?
 Move beyond structures
 Higher education in a broader context
 EHEA and the rest of the world
 Public responsibility for higher education
 Roles and functions of HE in modern society
 Equal opportunity
 Mobility
 Keep up momentum after the first decade
Council of Europe input
 Recognition issues (Lisbon Recognition
Convention)
 Assistance to newer Bologna countries
 Sharing of experiences in national
qualifications frameworks (new mandate)
 Raising other issues: democratic culture,
intercultural dialogue;
 Role of education in a modern global society
MAIN PURPOSES OF HIGHER
EDUCATION
 Preparation for the labor market
 Preparation for life as active citizens in
democratic societies
 Personal development
 Development and maintenance of a broad,
advanced knowledge base
‘ University between Humanism
and Market’
 Holistic view on the roles and functions of
higher education in a modern global society
 What are the challenges facing universities
in the 21st century?
 How to respond to these challenges?
 Organisation of the education in response to
the challenges
Intercultural dialogue
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Universities as platforms for exchange;
Intercultural competencies
A new dimension for the Bologna Process?
Launching conference – 4-5 March 2008
‘Intercultural Dialogue on University
Campus’, Strasbourg
 Two more conferences and
recommendations for the next Bologna
Ministerial meeting (April, 2009)
Thank you!
Katia Dolgova-Dreyer
Higher education and Research division
Council of Europe
F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex
Tel: + 33 3 88 41 26 46
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.coe.int/higher-education