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Bolog ogna a Proce ocess Debriefing o on th the P Paris Ministerial Conference ce, M May 2 2018 Koen Verlaeckt Secretary General Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR) Ministeri rial confer eren ence in Paris 24-25 May 2018


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Debriefing o

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Koen Verlaeckt Secretary General Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR)

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Ministeri rial confer eren ence in Paris

  • 24-25 May 2018
  • 20 years after the Sorbonne Declaration, 30 years after the Magna Charta

Universitatum

  • Main focus:
  • Taking stock of the Bologna process with a view to Rome 2020
  • Contribute to a more cohesive and inclusive society:
  • enhancing intercultural understanding, civic engagement and ethical awareness;
  • ensuring equitable access to higher education.
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Taki king sto stock

  • Generally speaking, the EHEA is a success story:
  • increased student mobility;
  • improved comparability and transparency of the higher education system
  • increased quality and attractiveness of the higher education systems
  • enhanced mutual understanding and trust
  • improved cooperation among higher education systems
  • But implementation remains uneven, both between policy areas and

between countries

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Ministeri rial commi mmitments

Ministers committed:

  • To remove obstacles in implementing the Standards and Guidelines for Quality

Assurance in the EHEA tinto national and institutional practice

  • To enable and promote the use of the European Approach for Quality Assurance
  • f Joint Programmes
  • To promote the development of the Database for External Quality Assurance

Results (DEQAR)

  • To ensure full implementation of ECTS
  • To implement the Council of Europe/UNESCO Lisbon Recognition Convention

(refuges and displaced persons)

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Ministeri rial approvals

Ministers approved:

  • The inclusion of short-cycle qualifications as a stand-alone qualification
  • The proposed revised diploma supplement
  • The Belarus strategy 2018-2020
  • The use of a structured peer support approach
  • Three-cycle system compatible with the EHEA qualification framework
  • Compliance with the Lisbon Recognition Convention
  • Quality assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality

Assurance in the EHEA

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Ministeri rial endorsem emen ents

Ministers welcomed:

  • The digitalisation of the diploma supplement
  • The European student card initiative
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Adding cooperation i in innovative lea earnin ing an and teachning ng pract ctices ces as a new E EHEA h hallm lmark

  • student-centred learning + open education in the context of life-long

learning

  • inter-disciplinary programmes
  • the combination of academic and work-based learning
  • the improvement of synergies between education, research and innovation
  • the use of digital and blended learning in order to enhance lifelong and

flexible learning

  • pedagogical training, continuous professional development
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Beyond 2020: 2020: a a more ambiti tious EHEA

  • Establish interaction with European Research Area and Innovation Committee

(ERAC) in order to develop synergies between EHEA and the European Research Area (ERA)

  • Contribute to meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (Agenda 2030)
  • Strengthen the social dimension of higher education
  • Explore all opportunities such as Erasmus+ and the Horizon 2020 research

programmes

  • Enter into global policy dialogue
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Europ

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ean Un Univer ersities es (1) 1)

  • European Council conclusions of 14 December 2017: “… strengthening

strategic partnerships across the EU between higher education institutions and encouraging the emergence by 2024 of some twenty European universities, consisting in bottom-up networks of universities across the EU which will enable students to obtain a degree by combining studies in several EU countries and contribute to the international competitiveness of European universities”

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Europ

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  • Pilot phase to be launched under the Erasmus+ programme
  • Key considerations for the EC – European universities:
  • Are bottom-up alliances, that in the long run will set up new joint governance

models, integrating education, research and innovation

  • Will be pioneers to achieve top-quality education, research and innovation
  • Aim at a balanced geographical coverage
  • Will achieve a more united and stronger European Union by promoting common

European values and bringing together a new generation of Europeans

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Europ

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ean Un Univer ersities es (3) 3)

  • Objectives under the pilot phase:
  • Going beyond existing higher education cooperation models
  • Building a growing level of integration
  • Aim at excellence in innovation and entrepreneurship
  • Objectives in the long term (2025-2030):
  • Set up a European campus, with at least 50% of the students benefiting from

European curricula

  • Set up a challenged-based university approach
  • Set up a joint governance model
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Europ

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ean Un Univer ersities es (4) 4)

  • Operational issues:
  • Minimum of three higher education institutions from at least three EU member

states (4 to 6 partners is seen as ideal)

  • Deadline for applications: 28 February 2019
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Europ

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ean Un Univer ersities es (5) 5)

  • Reflections on outstanding issues:
  • Geographical balance
  • Commitment of DG RTD
  • Level of national co-funding
  • Politicising the concept of European universities
  • Risk of duplication
  • Language issues
  • Participation of university colleges
  • Impact of Brexit
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Thank you !