Responding to the Bologna Framework

In the Bologna declaration of 1999, European ministers with responsibility for higher education initiated a process aimed at establishing the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) by 2010. This process looked for reform in the university sector, a clearer articulation of the credits attached to programmes in a manner that would enable European students more choice of mobility during their period of study, and an increase in harmonization across the Area with respect to length of degree programmes (focused on a 3+2+3 model).  After a decade of reforms a summit in Belgium restated the commitment to continue the Bologna process and expressed the need to consolidate the reforms in the period towards 2020.  The impact of this process has been variable across the European 'Higher Education Area'.  This session will cover a brief over view of recent research on the impact of the Bologna Process on learning and teaching in Europe's Universities.  Professor Graham Caie, the University of Glasgow's Europe Champion will also talk about how the student international experience can be promoted at the University of Glasgow.

Please note this a joint Continuing Professional Development workshop and research seminar.