Katia, Ruard & Lene, European Commission/Executive AgencyUniversity of Roma, 30 March 2009

Make Mobility happen – with the Bologna Make Mobility happen – with the Bologna and the Higher Education Reform and the Higher Education Reform

Experts !Experts !

The outline

Part I• Bologna Experts - The challenges • EU Modernisation agenda • Green Paper on learning mobility• EU instruments and tools

Part II

The Bologna Experts in Action

Bologna experts- The challenges

• Implement Bologna Action Lines• Promote Lifelong learning strategies• Enhance Quality Assurance, NQF/EQF ECTS, DS,

Recognition• ERASMUS-ERASMUS MUNDUS• Aim: Create European Higher Education Area –

Quality, Mobility, Employability

The modernisation agenda for universities

• Governance Reform• Curricular Reform• Funding Reform

Bologna in the next decade

• Excellence (over-arching priority)• Social Dimension – equitable access and completion• Universities and lifelong learning• Employability• Student-centred learning• Education, Research, Innovation (knowledge triangle)• Mobility, mobility, mobility

Green Paper on mobility

• Follow-Up of the High Level Forum on Mobility• Enhance learning mobility• Create partnerships• Online consultation July-October : use your Bologna

Experts voices !

EU programmes and initiatives• Lifelong Learning Programme/Erasmus, Erasmus

Mundus• Transparency Projects• New skills for new jobs - better match curricula –

labour market • OMC - Peer Learning Activities• Bologna Experts-speed up reforms• EIT - University- Business Forum• ECTS User’s Guide

http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-policy/doc48_en.htm

Part II - Bologna experts in action

National Teams provides counselling to HEI institutions in the following areas:

• a. Quality Assurance (internal and external)

• b. The Three Cycle System: curricular reform, national and European Qualification Frameworks (NQF/EQF), Tuning.

• c. Recognition (ECTS, Europass Diploma Supplement, Lisbon Recognition Convention). NB: the ECTS and DS labels are optional objectives.

• d. All relevant aspects of the Erasmus programme.

Part II - Bologna experts in action

Core tasks of the Bologna Experts:

• Give and receive training• Advise HEIs on reforms• Assist in policy-making• Involvement in promotional and awareness-raising issues,

including Erasmus promotion• ECTS and DS-labels

Part II - Bologna experts in action

The Invitation 2009 – 2011

• Continuation of the 2008 – 2009 Invitation: same core tasks, same profile, same division between national authorities / national agencies

• Main difference: a 2-year period, which should provide:- medium-term planning instead of short term planning- more stability in Bomlogna Experts Team- actions on a more strategic level

Part II - Bologna experts in action

The ECTS and DS label

• Experience with current selection of applications• Outlook for 2010 – 2011 : roles of- The National Authorities- The National Agencies- The Bologna Experts- The EU Commission and the EACEA

Workshops

"Employability via strategic competences and curricular innovation in Erasmus centralised projects”

“Quality assurance tools and approaches in Erasmus centralised projects”

Presentations available in the EACEA website:

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/projects/events/thematic_cluster_meeting2009/index_en.htm

Thank you for your attention

lene.oftedal@ec.europa.euruard.wallis-de-vries@ec.europa.eu

katia.de-sousa@ec.europa.eu