Ministerial Conferences and Communiqués

Every two or three years there are Ministerial Conferences organised in order to assess the progress made within the EHEA and to decide on the new steps to be taken.

Ministerial Communiqués and Annexes

Ministers decide at Ministerial Conferences about the central aspects of the EHEA, including its further developments and commitments by its member countries. The Ministerial Conference also decides on new applications for membership to the EHEA as well as any other main changes to the process.

SORBONNE DECLARATION 1998, 25 May 1998

1998 Sorbonne Declaration

Bologna Ministerial Conference, 18-19 June 1999

1999 Bologna Declaration

Prague Ministerial Conference, 18-19 May 2001

2001 Prague Communiqué

Berlin Ministerial Conference, 18-19 September 2003

2003 Berlin Communique

Bergen Ministerial Conference, 19-20 May 2005

Bergen communique

London Ministerial Conference, 17-18 May 2007

London communiqué

Leuven/Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium Ministerial Conference, 28-29 April 2009

2009 Leuven Louvain-la-Neuve Communiqué

Budapest/Vienna Ministerial Conference, 10-12 March 2010

2010 Budapest-Vienna Declaration

Bucharest Ministerial Conference, 26-27 April 2012

2012 Bucharest Communiqué

Yerevan Ministerial Conference, 14-15 May 2015

2015 Yerevan Communiqué

Programme for Yerevan Ministerial Conference and Fourth Bologna Policy Forum

Paris Ministerial Conference, 24-25 May 2018

Paris Communiqué

Paris Communiqué - appendix I - Structured peer-based support for the implementation of the Bologna key commitments

Paris Communiqué - appendix II - Belarus strategy

Paris Communiqué - appendix III - Overarching Framework of Qualifications of the European Higher Education Area (revised 2018)

Paris Communiqué - appendix IV - The Diploma Supplement Template

Statement of the Fifth Bologna Policy Forum

Rome Ministerial Conference, 19 November 2020

Rome Ministerial Communiqué

Rome Ministerial Communiqué - Annex I - Statement on Academic Freedom

Rome Ministerial Communiqué - Annex II - Principles and Guidelines to Strengthen the Social Dimension of Higher Education in the EHEA

Rome Ministerial Communiqué - Annex III - Recommendations to National Authorities for the Enhancement of Higher Education Learning and Teaching in the EHEA

Tirana Ministerial Conference, 29-30 May 2024

Tirana Ministerial Communiqué

Tirana Ministerial Communiqué - Annex I - Statements on Fundamental Values

Tirana Ministerial Communiqué - Annex II - EHEA Rules of Procedure