EUA and the implemention of the Bologna process

David CrosierProgramme Development Director

European University Association (EUA)

Council of Europe/Austrian Bologna Process Information Seminar

Vienna, 26 January 2006

European University Association (EUA)

EUA: main representative organisation of universities (c730) and their national Rectors’ Conferences (34) in 45 countries across Europe

Mission: to promote coherence in European higher education and research through: Policy development Support to members (projects & services) Particular focus on Bologna implementation

New Bologna country universities not well represented, eg Georgia 7, Moldova 3, Ukraine 17, and no Rectors Conferences -> shared challenge for EUA, for the countries, & for the Bologna process

EUA role in Bologna Process

Policy positions for the European higher education sector Salamanca, Graz and Glasgow Declarations

Participation in Bologna decision making EUA is a member in the BFUG, & in all working groups EUA represents European HEIs in the biannual Ministerial meetings

Support to members in implementing reforms Conferences, seminars and workshops Programmes & projects focusing on sharing good practice..

Trends reportsStocktaking progress towards the EHEA

Trends VObjectives: To guage how the Bologna process is developing across Europe; To stimulate institutional and national discussion of key challenges in

implementation; To identify particular issues that require attention; To provide reliable information to institutions, Ministries, general public

Methodology:Two main stages:

Survey by questionnaire of European higher education institutions (currently being undertaken)

Institutional site visits (from April – December 2006)

Report to be presented first at 2007 EUA Convention, and then at London Conference

Key actions required for Trends in new Bologna countries

Priority for EUA to gather information from all Bologna countries. Help needed because: Lack of good national contacts to encourage institutions to respond to the survey

questionnaire; No support yet identified beyond core EUA funds for costs of institutional site

visits

Raise awareness of the Trends project; opportunity for higher education institutions to participate actively and express their views (positive or negative)

Assist in identifying institutions willing to organise site visit and host Trends research team;

Bologna PromotersNew project, in response to European Commission call for tender 2005;Developed with EURASHE, ESIB, EAIE, Tuning Project – to ensure that all main representative higher education actors are involved;Objective is to ensure European training and exchange of ideas and information for national Bologna promotersCritical element for EUA is that all activities are open to Bologna promoters in every countryChallenge in the new BP countries is to catch up in the process of identifying individuals capable and willing to be Bologna promoters, and developing their role in institutional & national context

For more information...

For TRENDS V:david.crosier@eua.be

For Bologna Promoters – Project Managersylvie.brochu@eua.be

For EUA – information & communications director christel.vacelet@eua.be

EUA Website: www.eua.be

Key actions for Bologna Promoters:

Consider the competences/profiles required for Bologna Promoters; Establish a legitimate process that ensures a team of promoters with complementary profiles, expertise and experience – in quality assurance, recognition etc Promoters to come not only from ministries & agencies, but from different types of institutions, and including students – key partners in higher education and the Bologna processMake project applications through Tempus-Tacis to ensure that Bologna promoters are able to participate in the European events and activitiesStart tomorrow, as the first meetings have begun and the next one is planned in June.