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EUA Trends 2024: Key insights for the future of European higher education
Since 1999, the Trends reports of the European University Association (EUA) have explored how the Bologna Process reforms are perceived and implemented across the European Higher Education Area, based on a survey of higher education institutions (HEI). The ninth edition, Trends 2024, was released in July 2024 – with 489 responses, from universities, but also...
What’s next for the ESG?
by European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education The QA-FIT project (Quality Assurance Fit for the Future) recently concluded two and a half years of work with a final conference in Brussels. The project has mapped the state of play of quality assurance in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) to explore how the...
Fundamental values – the core of a democratic and inclusive Higher Education
by Cezar Haj (Co-chair WG on FV), Cristina Fit (Project assistant NewFAV) 1. Introduction Between 2021 and 2024, the Bologna Follow-Up Group (BFUG) Working Group on Fundamental Values undertook significant efforts to define and articulate the core academic values underpinning the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). Building on the previous work, the group focused on...
Austria’s EHEA national implementation (report)
Since signing the Bologna Declaration in 1999, Austria has always been a very active member of the European Higher Education Area, taking part in many of the EHEA working groups, but also taking responsibility in co-chairing such working groups. We still believe that all EHEA members need to fulfill the goals and priorities of the...
The EU’s “Europe on the Move” – hand in hand with the Bologna Process for an interconnected EHEA
by Kinga Szuly and Svein Hullstein, European Commission The Council Recommendation “Europe on the move — learning mobility opportunities for everyone” is a significant development in the European Union’s efforts to promote learning mobility and as such also enhances the vision of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). Adopted on 13 May 2024, the Recommendation...
Back to basics – a new BFUG Work Programme for 2024-2027
by Dr. Una Strand Viðarsdóttir, BFUG Co-chair on behalf of Iceland At its meeting in Budapest in September 2024, the first of the current working period, the BFUG discussed and adopted a work programme for the years ahead. The programme is designed to reflect the emphases and commitments agreed by the EHEA Ministers in Tirana...
Newsletter - December 2024
