HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM IN HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM IN EUROPE – AN OVERVIEWEUROPE – AN OVERVIEW

Sjur BerganSjur Bergan

Head, Higher Education and Research Head, Higher Education and Research DivisionDivision

Council of EuropeCouncil of Europe

EUROPEAN HIGHER EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AREAEDUCATION AREA

Process toward 2010 (Bologna Process)Process toward 2010 (Bologna Process) Actors:Actors:

– Ministries of Education (currently 40 countries)Ministries of Education (currently 40 countries)– Higher education institutionsHigher education institutions– StudentsStudents– International organizationsInternational organizations

MILESTONESMILESTONES

4 Ministerial meetings: 4 Ministerial meetings: – Sorbonne 1998Sorbonne 1998– Bologna 1999Bologna 1999– Praha 2001Praha 2001– Berlin 2003Berlin 2003– Bergen 2005Bergen 2005

Academic ConventionsAcademic Conventions Student ConventionsStudent Conventions

MAIN POINTS BOLOGNAMAIN POINTS BOLOGNA

Increase attractivenessIncrease attractiveness Increase transparencyIncrease transparency Increase mobilityIncrease mobility Facilitate recognitionFacilitate recognition Adapt HE to labor marketAdapt HE to labor market Reform degree systemReform degree system Role of HE in democratic societies, Role of HE in democratic societies,

especially SE Europeespecially SE Europe

MAIN POINTS PRAHAMAIN POINTS PRAHA

Democratic valuesDemocratic values Diversity of cultures and languages Diversity of cultures and languages Diversity of higher education systemsDiversity of higher education systems Higher education as a public good and Higher education as a public good and

public responsibilitypublic responsibility Student participationStudent participation Lifelong learningLifelong learning Quality assuranceQuality assurance

MAIN POINTS BERLINMAIN POINTS BERLIN

New countriesNew countries Change access criteriaChange access criteria

– Cultural Convention Cultural Convention – Requirement: outline reform policies and Requirement: outline reform policies and

commitmentcommitment Stock takingStock taking ResearchResearch Qualifications frameworkQualifications framework

MAIN POINTS BERGEN?MAIN POINTS BERGEN?

Social dimensionSocial dimension StocktakingStocktaking Emphasis on implementationEmphasis on implementation New areas for stocktakingNew areas for stocktaking New members? (5 applications)New members? (5 applications) What about 2010?What about 2010?

REQUIREMENTS NEW REQUIREMENTS NEW MEMBERSMEMBERS

Party to European Cultural ConventionParty to European Cultural Convention Apply in writing and affirm commitment to Apply in writing and affirm commitment to

Bologna goalsBologna goals National reportsNational reports More information:More information:

– http://www.bologna-bergen2005.no/http://www.bologna-bergen2005.no/

BOLOGNA 2010 – WHERE ARE BOLOGNA 2010 – WHERE ARE WE?WE?

StocktakingStocktaking– Degree structureDegree structure

– Quality assuranceQuality assurance

– RecognitionRecognition

Social dimensionSocial dimension Relations with the rest of the worldRelations with the rest of the world Relationship HE policies/other areas of public Relationship HE policies/other areas of public

policypolicy Structure for 2010 and beyond?Structure for 2010 and beyond?