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Bologna Process

European Reform Process

The Bologna Process is the intergovernmental initiative, launched when education ministers of 29 European countries signed the Bologna Declaration in June 1999, to make European higher-education systems comparable and compatible within a European Higher Education Area. It introduced the three-cycle degree structure of bachelor, master and doctorate, the ECTS credit system for recognizing study across borders, and cooperative quality assurance. It remains an ongoing process, its membership now well beyond the original signatories.

Facts
Key Provision
Established a common three-cycle degree structure with comparable credits across signatory countries so qualifications are mutually recognized and students and staff can move between systems. 1
Enacted / Adopted Year
1999 3
Classification
Education Level
Doctoral or Equivalent (ISCED 8) 1
Policy Status
Policy Status (category)
Active / In Force 2
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Bachelor's Degree, Qualifications

The Bologna Process introduced the three-cycle degree structure of bachelor, master and doctorate across the European Higher Education Area, per its own live entity-description.

Source Bachelor's Degree (Wikipedia)

The Bologna Process introduced the three-cycle degree structure of bachelor, master and doctorate across the European Higher Education Area, per its own live entity-description.

Source Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) (Wikipedia)
Master's Degree, Qualifications

The Bologna Process introduced the three-cycle degree structure of bachelor, master and doctorate across the European Higher Education Area, per its own live entity-description.

Source Master's Degree (Wikipedia)

The process is named for the city and its historic university, where the declaration was signed; the university is not a party to the process as such.

Source Wikipedia
Sources
1. European Commission, European Education Area
  • Bologna Process page, What is the Bologna Process section
    The Bologna Process seeks to bring more coherence to higher education systems across Europe.
  • Bologna Process page, three-cycle structure
    introduce a three-cycle higher education system consisting of bachelor's, master's and doctoral studies
  • Description, education-level classification
    It introduced the three-cycle degree structure of bachelor, master and doctorate, the ECTS credit system for recognizing study across borders, and cooperative quality assurance.
  • In Category: Curriculum, Assessment and Policy, Bologna Process page
    The Bologna Process seeks to bring more coherence to higher education systems across Europe.
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2. Wikipedia: Bologna Process
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
The Bologna Process is a series of ministerial meetings and agreements between European countries to ensure comparability in the standards and quality of higher-education qualifications.
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3. Wikipedia
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Bologna Process article, 1999 declaration signing
    the Bologna declaration was signed by education ministers from 29 European countries in 1999
  • Associated With: University of Bologna, Bologna Process article, naming
    The Bologna Process is a series of ministerial meetings and agreements between European countries to ensure comparability in the standards and quality of higher-education qualifications.
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Bachelor's Degree (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Bachelor's Degree, Entity description, Bologna Process
Quote, Associated With: Bachelor's Degree, Entity description, Bologna Process
It introduced the three-cycle degree structure of bachelor, master and doctorate, the ECTS credit system for recognizing study across borders, and cooperative quality assurance.
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Master's Degree (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Master's Degree, Entity description, Bologna Process
Quote, Associated With: Master's Degree, Entity description, Bologna Process
It introduced the three-cycle degree structure of bachelor, master and doctorate, the ECTS credit system for recognizing study across borders, and cooperative quality assurance.
View the Source
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Entity description, Bologna Process
Quote, Associated With: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Entity description, Bologna Process
It introduced the three-cycle degree structure of bachelor, master and doctorate, the ECTS credit system for recognizing study across borders, and cooperative quality assurance.
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