ERASMUS & MODERNISING HE

Brussels, February 25 and 26, 2008

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NO BOLOGNA WITHOUT ERASMUS

• Mobility

• Quality

• Recognition (ECTS and DS)

• Joint Degrees

• (Three cycles)

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FROM LONDON TO LEUVEN,LOUVAIN-LA NEUVE (LLL)

WHY?

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EUROPE COULD DO BETTER• Curricula are not up to date

• Higher education is fragmented, over-regulated and under-funded

• Not enough young people in higher education

• Not enough adults in lifelong learning

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Modernising Universities: Bologna and Lisbon go hand in hand

• Bologna: European Higher Education Area by 2010 (EUR 46)

• Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs: Knowledge Society by 2010 (EU 27 + 6)

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THREE BIG REFORMS• Curricular reform (Bologna)

• Governance reform (autonmy and accountability)

• Funding reform (public and private, enterprises and student fees)

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Bologna: Three Priorities• THREE CYCLES

• QUALITY ASSURANCE

• RECOGNITION

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Three cycles – Qualifications Frameworks

• Bologna Framework (3 levels)

• EQF for LLL (8 levels)

• National frameworks (NQF)

• Sectoral frameworks (SQF -

Tuning)

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Quality Assurance• INTERNAL QA - QUALITY CULTURE 

• EXTERNAL QA (REVIEW, ACCREDITATION, ENQA, LABELS)

• EUROPEAN QUALITY ASSURANCE REGISTER IN HIGHER EDUCATION(EQAR)

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Recognition• ECTS KEY FEATURES CONFIRMED

• ECTS USERS’ GUIDE 2008 UPDATE

• ECTS and DS LABELS RE-LAUNCH (national pre-selection)

• LISBON RECOGNITION CONVENTION

RATIFIED

• NATIONAL ACTION PLANS SCRUTINIZED

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Bologna: Three Dimensions• INTERNAL DIMENSION

• EXTERNAL DIMENSION

• SOCIAL DIMENSION (Acces & Equity)

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Bologna: Three Dimensions• INTERNAL DIMENSION

• EXTERNAL DIMENSION

• SOCIAL DIMENSION (Acces & Equity)

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Mapping higher education institutions and students

performances• Indicators & Benchmarks

• Classification of higher education institutions

• Ranking of departments and programmes

• PISA for HE?

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POST 2010 DEBATE• MOBILITY (High level Group / French

Presidency

• NEW LEARNERS (Univerisity-Entreprise Forum)

• NEW PROVIDERS

• Old Values

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GOOD LUCK !