The Bologna Process – Harmonizing Europe's Higher Education

Including the Essential Original Texts
2. veränd. Neuauflage 2006
ISBN: 978-3-86649-042-0
Verlag: Barbara Budrich

Buch, Englisch, 229 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 367 g

The book analyses the Bologna Process as an effort to harmonise Europe’s higher education in the context of global competition. It includes original documents from intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, up to the Bergen ministerial meeting of the Bologna Process in May 2005.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Reinalda, Bob

Kulesza, Ewa

Weitere Mitwirkende

Klingemann, Hans-Dieter

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Innen-, Bildungs- und Bevölkerungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Kultur-, Wissenschafts- & Technologiepolitik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaftspolitik, Wissenschaftsförderung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Universitäten, Wissenschaftliche Akademien, Gelehrtengesellschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Annexes. IX
Acronyms. XI
Foreword by Hans-Dieter Klingemann. XIII
Part I: The Bologna Process and its Global Context
1. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Bologna Process. 3
a. European Academia in the 21st Century. 3
b. Objectives of the Book. 3
c. The Structure of the Book. 5
2. The Bologna Declarations of 1988 and 1999. 7
a. The Magna Charta Universitatum (1988). 7
b. The Bologna Declaration (1999). 8
3. "Rapid Changes Taking Place in the Area of Higher Education": The Global Context. 11
a. Changes Taking Place According to the WTO Council for Trade in Services. 11
b. Governmental Initiatives and Differences between Countries. 12
c. Shifts in the Structure of the International Education Market. 13
d. Some Indications of the Size of the International Education Market (mid-1990s). 14
Part II: The Bologna Process and the European Union
4. The Start of the Bologna Process. 19
a. Paris, Sorbonne 25 May 1998: The Sorbonne Declaration. 19
b. Bologna 18-19 June 1999: The Bologna Declaration. 21
5. The Bologna Process from Prague (2001) to Berlin (2003) and Bergen (2005). 25
a. Prague 19 May 2001: The Prague Communiqué. 25
b. Berlin 18-19 September 2003: The Berlin Communiqué. 28
c. Bergen 19-20 May 2005: The Bergen Communiqué. 31
d. London, May 2007. 37
6. The European Union and Higher Education. 39
a. Education as an EU Policy Area. 39
b. EU Contributions to the Bologna Process. 42
c. ENQA and Quality Assurance. 45
d. ENQA and the Bologna Process. 46
e. The NARIC Network and Academic Recognition. 49
Part III: The Intergovernmental Organizations
7. The Council of Europe and UNESCO on Recognition of Qualifications. 53
a. The Council of Europe and UNESCO Conventions Covering Academic Recognition. 53
b. The 1997 Lisbon Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications. 55
c. The Committee of the Lisbon Recognition Convention and its Recommendations. 56
d. The ENIC Network of the Council of Europe and UNESCO. 56
e. Other Council of Europe Contributions to the Bologna Process. 58
8. UNESCO and OECD Guidelines on Quality Provision in Cross-Border Higher Education. 59
a. UNESCO and Higher Education in a Globalized Society. 59
b. The OECD and Consumer Protection in Cross-Border Higher Education. 60
c. The UNESCO/OECD Guidelines on Quality Provision in Cross-Border Higher Education. 62
d. The OECD on the Bologna Process. 63
9. The World Trade Organization and Trade in Services (GATS). 65
a. Trade in Higher Education Services: A Rough Estimate (1997-2000). 65
b. The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) of 1994. 66
c. Negotiations and Controversies on Higher Education and the GATS. 69
10. The World Bank and Higher Education in Developing Countries. 73
a. The World Bank's 1994 Position: Lessons of Experience. 73
b. The World Bank/UNESCO Task Force on Higher Education and Society (2000). 75
c. The World Bank on Constructing Knowledge Societies (2002). 77
d. Quality Assurance and Accreditation is East Asia and the Pacific. 78
Part IV: The Non-Governmental Organizations
11. The Non-Governmental Organizations. 85
a. The European University Association (EUA). 85
b. EURASHE and Professional Higher Education. 87
c. The ESIB National Unions of Students in Europe. 88
d. The European Employers (UNICE) and Trade Unions (ETUCE). 90
e. The International Association of Universities (IAU). 91
12. European Political Science and Public Administration. 93
a. The European Political Science Network (epsNet). 93
b. The European Conference of Chairs of National Associations of Political Science (ECNA). 94
c. Public Administration Networks and Accreditation. 96
13. Conclusion. 99
a. The Changing Context: The Worldwide Education Market. 99
b. The Bologna Process in Europe. 100
c. NGOs in the Bologna Process. 102
d. The EU and the Bologna Process. 102
e. Intergovernmental Organizations and Higher Education. 103
f. Asian Consciousness of Higher Education Salience. 104
g. Ass

Über Autor(innen)

Bob Reinalda, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Department of Political Science, Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands. Ewa Kulesza, Deputy Director International Affairs, Centre for International Studies and Research, Sciences Po, Paris, France.