Building the EHEA: process and outcomes

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Building the EHEAprocess and outcomes

• BALANCE Project Seminar
• Graz, Austria, 16 October 2008
• Guy HAUG

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The Bologna process

• A new stage in European HE

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The Bologna process

• A new stage in European HE
• Bologna why ?

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The Bologna process

• A new stage in European HE
• Bologna why ?
• Main characteristics of process

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The Bologna process

• A new stage in European HE
• Bologna why ?
• Main characteristics of process
• Action lines

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The Bologna process

• A new stage in European HE
• Bologna why ?
• Main characteristics of process
• Action lines
• From Bologna 1999 to London 2007

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The Bologna process

• A new stage in European HE
• Bologna why ?
• Main characteristics of process
• Action lines
• From Bologna 1999 to London 2007
• Enlargement from 4 to 50 countries

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The Bologna process

• From 2002, support from EUs
• Lisbon Strategy

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The Bologna process

• From 2002, support from EUs
• Lisbon Strategy
• A dual agenda for universities
• - structural Bologna
• - policy Lisboa

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The Bologna process

• From 2002, support from EUs
• Lisbon Strategy
• A dual agenda for universities
• - structural Bologna
• - policy Lisboa
• Common features of both processes

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The Bologna process

• From 2002, support from EUs
• Lisbon Strategy
• A dual agenda for universities
• - structural Bologna
• - policy Lisboa
• Common features of both processes
• Complementarity QA, EHEA in world

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How far from EHEA are we ?

• Current state of reforms
• - Ba, Ma, Do

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How far from EHEA are we ?

• Current state of reforms
• - Ba, Ma, Do
• - Qualifications frameworks

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How far from EHEA are we ?

• Current state of reforms
• - Ba, Ma, Do
• - Qualifications frameworks
• - ECTS and Diploma Supplement

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How far from EHEA are we ?

• Current state of reforms
• - Ba, Ma, Do
• - Qualifications frameworks
• - ECTS and Diploma Supplement
• - QA

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How far from EHEA are we ?

• Current state of reforms
• - Ba, Ma, Do
• - Qualifications frameworks
• - ECTS and Diploma Supplement
• - QA
• - Attractiveness

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How far from EHEA are we ?

• Achievements and shortfalls
• - uneven between lines, countries,
• HEI, disciplines

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How far from EHEA are we ?

• Achievements and shortfalls
• - uneven between lines, countries,
• HEI, disciplines
• - an inner an outer circle

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How far from EHEA are we ?

• Achievements and shortfalls
• - uneven between lines, countries,
• HEI, disciplines
• - an inner an outer circle
• - a number of incomplete/divergent reforms

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How far from EHEA are we ?

• Achievements and shortfalls
• - uneven between lines, countries,
• HEI, disciplines
• - an inner an outer circle
• - a number of incomplete/divergent reforms
• - risk of dilution

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How far from EHEA are we ?

• Achievements and shortfalls
• - uneven between lines, countries,
• HEI, disciplines
• - an inner an outer circle
• - a number of incomplete/divergent reforms
• - risk of dilution
• - the London low tide of 2007

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How far from EHEA are we ?

• Achievements and shortfalls
• - uneven between lines, countries,
• HEI, disciplines
• - an inner an outer circle
• - a number of incomplete/divergent reforms
• - risk of dilution
• - the London low tide
• - what engines for the years to come?

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How far from EHEA are we ?

• External dimension new priority

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How far from EHEA are we ?

• External dimension new priority
• - first, eurocentrism

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How far from EHEA are we ?

• External dimension new priority
• - at start, eurocentrism
• - interest/adoption abroad

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How far from EHEA are we ?

• External dimension new priority
• - first, eurocentrism
• - interest/adoption abroad
• - better partners for cooperation with
• universities of other world regions

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How far from EHEA are we ?

• External dimension new priority
• - first, eurocentrism
• - interest/adoption abroad
• - better partners for cooperation with
• universities of other world regions
• - but also more competition

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How far from EHEA are we ?

• Main outcome a real debate on universities
  and/in society

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How far from EHEA are we ?

• Main outcome a new debate on universities
  and/in society
• Major change in HE policies
• - funding
• - autonomy, governance
• - links with society

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How far from EHEA are we ?

• Main outcome a new debate on
• universities and/in society
• Major change in HE policies
• - funding
• - autonomy, governance
• - links with society
• New EU initiatives
• - an EIT?
• - Lifelong Learning programme
• for mobility cooperation (2006-12)
• - a stronger Erasmus Mundus?
  

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How far from EHEA are we ?

• Subsidiarity with cooperation
• is it enough ?

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How far from EHEA are we ?

• Subsidiarity with cooperation
• is it enough ?
• Waking-up to competition from
• new horizons

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How far from EHEA are we ?

• Subsidiarity with cooperation
• is it enough?
• Waking-up to competition from
• new horizons
• Common issues and challenges
• between Europe and North America

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How far from EHEA are we ?

• Subsidiarity with cooperation
• is it enough?
• Waking-up to competition from
• new horizons
• Common issues and challenges
• between Europe and North America
• Towards Bologna II from 2010
• more results, talking or burocracy?

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Thank you !guy.haug_at_gmail.com
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