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Kindling a narrative of European higher education
A short story about the Task Force on Enhancing Knowledge Sharing within the European Higher Education Area Four years ago, the Rome Ministerial Communiqué marked a reference moment in the evolution of higher education within the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). It laid the groundwork for a vision of interconnectedness and sustainability in a
Global cooperation and frameworks for quality assurance in the spotlight at the Tirana Global Policy Forum
Anna Gover, ENQA Director Cristina Ghițulică, TPG C co-chair Cooperation in quality assurance, with the aim of setting common standards and criteria, has been an integral part of the Bologna Process from the beginning, but other quality assurance frameworks are also in development in many areas around the world. In one of the parallel
Bologna With Student Eyes 2024
The strong commitment of ESU to making EHEA a reality for students translated into starting the tradition of publishing the Bologna With Student Eyes (BWSE) series. The first edition was prepared in 2003 for the Berlin Ministerial Conference. Now spanning over twenty years, reading the Bologna With Student Eyes can comprehend the history of the
Two QA-FIT project papers on the future of the ESG and internationalization
The QA-FIT (Quality Assurance Fit for the Future) project has published two forward-looking papers that explore the status quo of the Bologna Process commitments related to quality assurance and provide input for further discussion about the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG), and the future of quality assurance...
Press conference after the Tirana Ministerial Conference
Albania led the Bologna Follow Up Group (BFUG) with the role of Vice-Chair as well as the BFUG Secretariat during the years 2021-2024, leaving the baton of leadership and coordination of work for the organization of the 2027 Ministerial Conference to Moldova and Romania. For a conclusion of the work done by the BFUG Secretariat
Remarks of the Prime Minister of Albania during the Tirana Ministerial Conference
The Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, praised the fact that the Ministerial EHEA Ministerial Conference Forum and Global Policy was held in Tirana, thanking especially delegations such as Ukraine that, in a very difficult time for their country, are part of this important conference. Also, Prime Minister Rama said that “Without wanting to go...
Newsletter - December 2025
