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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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 !