Bologna process 2015 overview

Overview of the BOLOGNA PROCESSEUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AREA - 2015

PROFESSOR TANYA SAMMUT-BONNICI

Bologna Process First meeting held at the University of Bologna 1999, 24

European countries. Ministerial meetings (every 3 years) and agreements

between European countries Objectives: to ensure more

comparable, compatible and coherent systems of higher education in Europe

Prof Tanya Sammut-BonniciProfessor Tanya Sammut-Bonnici

European Higher Education Area49 countries

Launch 10 years after the first Bologna Process meeting

49 members

Professor Tanya Sammut-Bonnici

European Higher Education AreaACHIEVEMENTS Graduates can to

move within the EHEA with recognition of their qualifications

Students can move through different universities

Good Practices: Course structure Quality Inclusion


1. Enhancing the quality and relevance of learning and teaching

2. Fostering the employability of graduates throughout their working

3. Making higher education systems more inclusive as populations become more diverse

4. Common degree structure and credit system

5. Common quality assurance standards and guidelines

European Higher Education Area

Ministerial Communique May 2015Members’ Commitments



Ministerial Communique May 2015Members’ Commitments

5. Cooperation for mobility

6. Joint programmes and degrees

7. Recognition of credits gained abroad

8. Recognition of qualifications for academic and professional purposes

9. Recognition of prior learning



Ministerial Communique May 2015Members' Commitments

To implement policies adopted by Ministers of EHEA this year:

1. Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG)

2. European Approach for Quality Assurance

of Joint Programmes

3. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) Users’ Guide



Ministerial Communique May 2015Members' Commitments

1. Short Cycle courses (2 years, 120 ECTS)2. Competence Requirements for Public Employment 3. Information on Graduates’ Career Patterns 4. Review National Legislations 5. Recognition of Prior Learning 6. National Qualifications Frameworks7. Professional Recognition8. Staff Mobility 9. Portability of Grants and Loans10. Socially Inclusive 11. Automatically Recognized 12. EQAR Registered Agencies for Quality Processes

Prof Tanya Sammut-Bonniciordinator Bologna ProcessProfessor Tanya Sammut-Bonnici