10-12 March 2010

Budapest/Vienna Ministerial Conference

On 12 March 2010, the Minsters of the now 47 countries participating in the Bologna Process adopted the Budapest-Vienna Declaration and officially launched the European Higher Education Area.
The Conference of the European Higher Education Area Ministers was followed by a meeting with Ministers from different parts of the world in the Second Bologna Policy Forum on "Building the Global Knowledge Society: Systemic and Institutional Change in Higher Education" that was concluded with the Vienna Bologna Policy Forum Statement.

Official Opening

István Hiller, Minister of Education and Culture, Hungary
Màrius Rubiralta, Secretary General of Universities, Ministry of Education, Spain
Androulla Vassiliou, EU Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism & Youth

The European Higher Education Area: Achievements, Challenges and Perspectives

Degree and Curriculum Reform - Cooperation in Quality Assurance

Mobility and Recognition

Social Dimension

Essence and Impact

Bologna Policy Forum

Translations of the 2010 Budapest - Vienna Communiqué

Budapest/Vienna Communiqué