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>> PRESS REVIEW
For Main Documents released prior to the Convention, follow this link. This includes documents like the "EUA Reader", The Draft Trends III Report, EUA Response to the EC Communication on the Role of the Universities as well as various background documents and position papers.
REPORTS AND INTRODUCTIONS FROM THE GRAZ CONVENTION
Report of the General Rapporteur
Reports from the five thematic groups
- Theme 1.
European higher education in a globalised world
Professor F. van Vught, Rektor, University of Twente
- Theme 2.
Re-visiting the links between higher education and research
Professor E. Thomas, Vice Chancellor, University of Bristol
- Theme 3.
Consolidating a quality culture in Europe's universities
Professor H. Toft Jensen, Rector, University of Roskilde
- Theme 4.
Improving institutional governance and management
Professor M. Crochet, Rector, University of Louvain la Neuve
- Theme 5.
Pushing forward Bologna and Prague
Professor J. Kohler, former Rector, University of Greifswald
These reports are presented as they were given in plenary. EUA has already received some comments concerning them, which will be taken into account for the final Graz Declaration.
EUA welcomes further comments from its members, up to the deadline of 7 June 2003. Comments should be sent by email to info@eua.be.
INTRODUCTIONS AND KEY-NOTES
Opening Session
Introduction to 5 key themes
- Theme 1.
European higher education in a globalised world
Professor F. van Vught, Rektor, University of Twente
- Theme 2.
Re-visiting the links between higher education and research
Professor E. Thomas, Vice Chancellor, University of Bristol
- Theme 3.
Consolidating a quality culture in Europe's universities
Professor H. Toft Jensen, Rector, University of Roskilde
- Theme 4.
Improving institutional governance and management
Professor M. Crochet, Rector, University of Louvain la Neuve
- Theme 5.
Pushing forward Bologna and Prague
Professor J. Kohler, former Rector, University of Greifswald
Trends III presentation
Introductions by facilitators in the Working Group Session (I)
Closing Plenary Session
MAIN DOCUMENTS RELEASED PRIOR TO THE CONVENTION
Since the first Convention of Higher Education Institutions held in Salamanca over two years ago an enormous amount has been written and many discussion held about the Bologna Process and the European Higher Education Area. To enable participants to prepare for the Graz Convention EUA has prepared its own documents for discussion, and also made a selection of existing papers, publications and conference recommendations. They are divided in to following categories:
I. "Must read" documents
These three documents form the basis for the Graz discussions. The EUA Response to the Commission's Communication provides an overall framework for strengthening the role of the universities in Europe while the Trends III report (draft) paints a picture of progress made over the last two years, problems encountered and future challenges in the Bologna Process, from the perspective of Ministries of Education, national Rectors' Conferences, higher education leaders and students. Bearing these in mind EUA has prepared the 'Graz Reader' which includes introductory papers for the five thematic working groups as well other relevant documents and EUA policy statements.
Graz Reader - Table of Contents
EUA Working Group Introductory Statements
- European Higher Education in a Globalised World
- Re-visiting the Links between Higher Education and Research
- Consolidating a Quality Culture Inside Europe's Universities
- Improving Institutional Governance and Management
- Pushing Forward Bologna and Prague
Recommended Supplementary Texts
- EUA's Background Document on GATS, Zürich 2002
- EUA Quality Assurance Policy Paper, Dubrovnik 2001
- EUA: Institutional Evaluation Programme - Frequently Asked Questions 1993 - 2003
- EUA Survey on Master Degrees and Joint Degrees in Europe, 2002. Executive summary.by Christian Tauch and Andrejs Rauhvargers
- Conference on Master-level Degrees. Final Conclusions and Recommendations. Bologna Seminar, Helsinki, March 2003
- Integrated Curricula - Implications and Prospects. Final Report.Bologna Seminar, Mantova, April 2003
- Credit Transfer and Accumulation - the Challenge for Institutions and Students. Final Conclusions and Recommendations. EUA and Swiss Confederation Conference and Bologna Seminar, Zürich, October 2002
- Lisbon Convention: What is it? (Summary Document)
- The Diploma Supplement (Example)
- Towards Shared Descriptors for Bachelors and Masters. ("Dublin Descriptors" Summary Document). Bologna Seminar, Amsterdam, March 2002
- Exploring the Social Dimension of the European Higher Education Area. Conclusions.Bologna Seminar, Athens, March 2003
EUA General Policy Papers
- Message from the Salamanca Convention of European Higher Education InstitutionsSalamanca, March 2001
- Universities as the Motor for the Construction of a Europe of Knowledge, Input to the Barcelona Summit, March 2002
- Students and Universities: An Academic Community on the Move, EUA and ESIB Joint Declaration. Paris, 6 March 2002
- The Role of the Universities in Shaping the Future of Europe, EUA Statement to the European Convention, January 2003
II. Background documents
In addition to the texts included in the Reader EUA draws attention to following documents which are also relevant for the discussions in Graz:
Development of the Bologna Process
- Towards the European Higher Education Area, (Prague Communiqué), Meeting of European Ministers in charge of Higher Education, Prague, May 2001
- Trends in European Learning Structures II (Trends II), April 2001
- Message from the Salamanca Convention of European Higher Education Institutions, EUA, March 2001
- Trends in European learning Structure I (Trends I), August 1999
- The Bologna Declaration of 19 June 1999
- Sorbonne Joint Declaration, May 1998
- Convention on the recognition of qualifications concerning higher education in the European region, Lisbon Convention, April 1997
- From Prague to Berlin. The EU Contribution. Second Progress Report
Bologna Seminar Results 2002/2003 (other than those included in the Reader)
- Working on the European Dimension of Quality, Marlies Leegwater & Noël Vercruysse, Amsterdam, March 2002
- Recognition issues in the Bologna Process, Lisbon, April 2002
- The Stockholm Conclusions - Conclusions and recommendations of the Seminar on Joint Degrees within the framework of the Bologna Process, Stockholm, May 2002
- Qualification Structures in Higher Education in Europe, Recommendations, Official Bologna Seminar Copenhagen March 2003
- The External Dimension of the Bologna Process: South-East European Higher Education and the EHEA in a Global World, EUA/UNESCO-CEPES, Bucharest March 2003
III. Further Information, Other Documents and Position Papers
Further Information
For further information, we recommend the EUA web site (http://www.unige.ch/eua) and the web site of the Berlin Summit of Ministers of Education (http://www.bologna-berlin2003.de). Visitors to the Berlin web site will be able to view additional documents concerning the Bologna Process, official Bologna Seminars and national implementation.
Other good web sites for Bologna process related information includes ESIB - the national unions of students in Europe (http://www.esib.org) and ACE - the EAIE Professional Section for Admission Officers and Credential Evaluators (http://www.aic.lv/ace/bologna/).
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