22 May 2024
EUA outlines key considerations for future of EHEA
The European University Association has outlined key considerations for the future of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).
On 29-30 May 2024, a Ministerial Conference in Tirana, Albania, will take stock of progress made towards the vision of an innovative, inclusive and interconnected EHEA by 2030 and lay the foundations for its next working period. In a pre-conference statement, the EUA reaffirms its commitment to working, together with the other members of the Bologna Process, to ensure that its commonly agreed goals are achieved for the benefit of European universities, their students and staff, and wider society.
The EUA statement addresses central topics such as the implementation of the Bologna Process’ ‘key commitments’, i.e. recognition, qualifications frameworks and quality assurance and a potential revision of the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the EHEA (ESG). Amongst other issues, it also calls for better synergies between the EHEA and other European reform processes, i.e. the European Education Area (EEA) and the European Research Area (ERA), notably in the context of reforms of academic careers and the importance of including a ‘university check’ on new legislation and regulations.
For more information:
EUA statement: EUA looks forward to the Tirana Ministerial Conference and the next work programme of the European Higher Education Area