Bologna Process

Last Updated 04/21/2024

Seeks to bring coherence to higher education systems across Europe. It established the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) to facilitate student and staff mobility, make higher education more inclusive and accessible, and make higher education in Europe more attractive and competitive worldwide. As part of the EHEA, participating countries agree to: introduce a 3-cycle higher education system consisting of bachelor's, master's, and doctoral studies; ensure mutual recognition of qualifications and learning periods abroad completed at other universities; and implement a system of quality assurance, to strengthen the quality and relevance of learning and teaching. Launched with the Bologna Declaration of 1999, the Bologna process is implemented in 49 countries, which define the EHEA. To become a member of the EHEA, countries have to be party to the European Cultural Convention and declare their willingness to pursue and implement the objectives of the Bologna Process in their own systems of higher education.

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