The Bologna Process– cooperation or competition?

International Conference „Drivers of change: what can we learn …” ,

Warsaw, 18-19 June 2010

Ewa Chmielecka, Bologna Expert Warsaw School of Economics

Contents The Bologna Process: aims, tasks, tools. The Bologna Declaration: aims and rationales The Bologna Process: objectives for higher education EHEA 2010: the strategic goals of Bologna achieved?

Cooperation or internal competition? Mobility or brain drain? Mutual trust or new divisions? Diversification or unification?

Social, political, economic results of Bologna under control?

The Bologna Declaration:Aims and Rationales

Main aim: to establish the European Higher Education Area (EHEA)

- based on mutual trust but not unified

European rationales: to increase international (external) competitiveness of

the European system of higher education To increase international (internal) cooperation of the

European system of higher education to upgrade relationship between higher education and

labour market to support the new European civic society

Bologna Process: main tasks for HEI’s

1. Qualifications for labour market 2. Development and maintenance of a broad advanced

knowledge base [for the society of knowledge]

3. Preparation for life as active citizens in a democratic society

4. Personal development of learners

Bologna Process: tools Building EHEA by: Easy readable and comparable degrees ECTS and DS B, M, D: 3 main cycles of higher education accreditation standards & guidelines European and national qualification frameworks vs. Diversity and variety of HEI’s and programs as sine

qua non condition for increase of international competitiveness of the European higher education, permanent progress in the European culture and the base for the European society of knowledge …..

(Bergen Communique, 2005)

EHEA 2010: strategic goals of Bologna achieved?

HE system in Europe: Internal cooperation or competition?

Mutual trust or new divisions? EQF and other transparency tools

Mobility or brain drain? Concentration of basic research and III cycle

education in the N-W Europe Diversification or unification of HEIs?

U-map, multi-dimensional rank „The Role of Universities in the Europe of Knowledge”TRENDS Reports„The European HE&R Landscape 2020. Scenarios and Strategic Debates” (CHEPS) CEDEFOP/EQF AG documents

EHEA 2010: strategic goals of Bologna achieved?

Position of the CEE countries in EHEA Asymmetry of “mobility”

danger of intellectual “exclusion” of the region? Less effectiveness in achieving the European

resources for research Perspectives for world class research universities? Heritage of the past

Questions waiting to be answered:Social, political … results of Bologna - under or out of control ?

Thank you for your attention !