The overarching aim of Advisory Group 1 on Social Dimension is to develop proposed instruments and policies to fulfil the objective in the Paris Communiqué and to support national plans and strategies aimed at strengthening social dimension of higher education, as well as to improve access and completion by under-represented and vulnerable groups.
ToR, Workplan and Vision
Terms of Reference of Advisory Group 1 on Social Dimension
Workplan 2019-2020 for the AG1 on Social Dimension
Vision and SWOT for the future “Principles and Guidelines for Social Dimension”
Updates from AG1 on Social Dimension to the BFUG
BFUG Meeting 65 Bucharest April 2019 (under item 5.1 Advisory Group 1 on Social Dimension)
BFUG Meeting 67 Helsinki November 2019 (under item 5.5 Advisory Group 1 on Social Dimension)
BFUG Meeting 69 Kyiv March 2020 (under item 5.2 Advisory Group 1 on Social Dimension), with three documents:
- Report of the Advisory Group 1 on Social Dimension for the BFUG meeting in Kyiv
- Presentation of the AG1 work for the BFUG meeting in Kyiv
- Draft of the ‘Principles and Guidelines to Strengthen the Social Dimension of Higher Education in the EHEA’ for the BFUG meeting in Kyiv
BFUG Meeting 71, online, hosted by Croatia June 2020 (under item 6.1 AG1 on Social Dimension)
BFUG Meeting 73, online, hosted by Germany September 2020 where the following documents can be found:
- Final Report of the Advisory Group 1 on Social Dimension 2018-2020 (under item 6.1 AG1 on Social Dimension Final Report)
- Proposal for Terms of Reference (ToR) for the Advisory Group on Social Dimension for the working period 2021-2024 (under item 7.1 AG1 on Social Dimension Draft Proposal for ToR 2021-2024)
- Current Draft Rome Ministerial Communiqué and the Rome Communiqué Annex II that refers to the Principles and Guidelines for the Social Dimension (under item 9 Draft Rome Ministerial Communiqué)
AG1 Co-chairs at the 69 BFUG meeting in Kyiv
AG1 on Social Dimension Meetings
1. First Meeting of AG1 on Social Dimension in Zagreb on 19 February 2019
Presentations of this meeting
2. Second Meeting of AG1 on Social Dimension in Brussels on 29 March 2019
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Minutes
Presentations of this meeting
- Summary from Zagreb
- Brief summary on SD in the EHEA and in the Bologna with student eyes + Upcoming PLAs
- Data collection for the Social Dimension
- Link between Social Dimension and Quality Assurance
- Proposal by MESR Luxembourg
- Proposal from the National Union of Students in Denmark
- Proposal from the UK- Summary of the ESG framework and its value
- Workshop Introduction
3. Third Meeting of AG1 on Social Dimension in Vienna on 5 June 2019
Presentations of this meeting
- What can we learn from Austrian experience in creating social dimension policy?
- Strategies towards equity, diversity and inclusion at higher education institutions in Europe: outcomes of the INVITED survey
- Summary of the main outputs from the Brussels meeting: how will they guide our future work
4. Fourth Meeting of AG1 on Social Dimension in Helsinki on 11 November 2019
Presentations of this meeting
5. Fifth Meeting of AG1 on Social Dimension in Copenhagen on 11 February 2020
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Minutes
Report of the AG1 to the Board meeting in Zagreb on 7 February 2020
Presentations of this meeting
- Overview of progress after BFUG meeting LXVII in Helsinki
- Bologna Process Researchers Conference update
