THE BOLOGNA PROCESS AND THE BOLOGNA PROCESS AND RECOGNITION OF QUALIFICATIONSRECOGNITION OF QUALIFICATIONS

Recognition as a key part of higher education policy in Europe

BOLOGNA PROCESSBOLOGNA PROCESS

33 countries3 Ministerial meetings:

– Sorbonne 1998– Bologna 1999– Praha 2001

Academic Convention (Salamanca)Student Convention (Göteborg)

BOLOGNA MAIN POINTSBOLOGNA MAIN POINTS

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 PROCESSBOLOGNA PROCESS

European Higher Education Area by 2010

RECOGNITION: SOME RECOGNITION: SOME ACHIEVEMENTSACHIEVEMENTS

Lisboa Recognition Convention (Council of Europe/UNESCO)

European Directives 89/48/EEC and 92/51/EEC

Diploma Supplement ECTS Recommendation on

International Access Qualifications

draft Code of Good Practice in the Provision of Transnational Education

draft Recommendation on Criteria and Procedures for the Assessment of Foreign Qualifications and Periods of Study

ENIC and NARIC Networks

ACE

BOLOGNA AND RECOGNITION – BOLOGNA AND RECOGNITION – 10 CONSIDERATIONS10 CONSIDERATIONS

1. The legal framework for recognition is largely in place

2. continuous efforts will be needed to improve the implementation of the legal framework

3. the diversity of higher education systems makes reliable information increasingly important for recognition

BOLOGNA AND RECOGNITION – BOLOGNA AND RECOGNITION – 10 CONSIDERATIONS10 CONSIDERATIONS

4. recognition will become an increasingly important issue for the labor market

5. there will be an increasing number of applications for the recognition of non-traditional learning

6. There will be an increasing number of applications for recognition of qualifications earned through transnational arrangements

BOLOGNA AND RECOGNITION – BOLOGNA AND RECOGNITION – 10 CONSIDERATIONS10 CONSIDERATIONS

7. more emphasis should be put on assessing learning outcomes and competencies

8. the link between recognition and quality assessment/accreditation should be strengthened

9. some special efforts will be required in certain parts of Europe

10. improved recognition policies will contribute to strengthening the external dimension of the Bologna Process

GLOBAL TRENDSGLOBAL TRENDS

Increased global mobility:– Students as “free movers”– Mobility programs– Transnational education– Labor market

Need for global discussion of recognition issues– UNESCO well placed

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

Recognition moving toward the center of higher education policy…

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