UK should ‘lead the way’ in Bologna Process
Summary
The Bologna Process is a non-binding inter-governmental
initiative to develop a European Higher Education Area (EHEA) by 2010, which
would enable higher education qualifications to be comparable whilst
maintaining national autonomy and flexibility.
This Inquiry by
the House of Commons Education and Skills Committee
‘The
Bologna Process’ (HC 205) has been undertaken to make a contribution to the
London Ministerial Summit on 17-18 May 2007.
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The report draws five main conclusions:
- There is overwhelming support for the UK to play a leading role
- There is a desire to maintain the distinction between the voluntary,
bottom-up process - which is focussed on academic cooperation - and the
European Community
- There are anxieties about a rigid commitment to a
three cycle (bachelors, masters, doctoral) course structure, especially in
relation to self-standing integrated Masters courses
- There are doubts
that the full that the full significance of the coming into existence of the
EHEA has been fully recognised
- The Government has not been
sufficiently pro-active in disseminating information and identifying - and
possibly resolving - potential difficulties.
Read more about
Bologna on the Department for
Education and Skills website.
Keep up with the
Bologna
Process on the European Commission website.
Find out more about
the
work of the House of Commons Education and Skills Committee.