Thematic Peer Group A on Qualifications Framework

In September 2018, the BFUG formally established the Thematic Peer Group A on Qualifications Framework (TPG A on QF). The group specifically focuses on the implementation of the first key commitment, which focuses on a three-cycle system of programmes and degrees, based on learning outcomes and the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS), compatible with the overarching Qualifications Framework of the EHEA (QF-EHEA). The TPG A works under the coordination of the Bologna Implementation Coordination Group (BICG) and in synergy with the other two TPGs focusing on key commitments: TPG B (on the Lisbon Recognition Convention) and TPG C (on Quality Assurance).

Specific thematic indications for the TPG A include topics such as:

• self-certification of the national qualification frameworks with the overarching Qualifications Framework of the EHEA;
• full implementation of the ECTS User’s Guide;
• short-cycle higher education;
• multiple purposes and use of the qualifications frameworks by the stakeholders;
• study programmes outside of the Bologna three-cycle structure;
• relationship between the qualifications frameworks and quality assurance.