Ninety-nineth Bologna Follow-Up Group meeting, hosted online by Cyprus, 9th - 10th of March 2026

Agenda

1. Welcome and introduction

1.1 Welcome by Mr. Marios Panayides, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth
1.2 Welcome by the BFUG Co-chairs (Cyprus and Norway)
1.3 Welcome by the BFUG Vice-chair (Romania)

2. Information from the outgoing BFUG Co-chairs (Denmark and Liechtenstein)
3. Information about the XCVIII BFUG Board meeting in Oslo

BFUG_99_CY_NO_3_BFUG_Board_Oslo_Draft_Minutes

4. Adoption of the agenda

BFUG_99_CY_NO_4_1_Draft agenda_06.03.2026
BFUG_99_CY_NO_4_2_Draft annotated agenda_06.03.2026
BFUG_99_CY_NO_4_3_Final annotated agenda_09.03.2026

5. Information from the EHEA Secretariat

BFUG_99_CY_NO_5_1_EHEA Secretariat presentation
BFUG_99_CY_NO_5_2_BFUG XCVII meeting feedback results

6. Updates on the Ministerial Conference and Global Policy Forum

BFUG_99_CY_NO_6_1_Update note Ministerial Conference and Global Policy Forum_24.02.2026
BFUG_99_CY_NO_6_2_Draft tentative agenda Ministerial Conference and Global Policy Forum_24.02.2026
BFUG_99_CY_NO_6_3_Draft invitation Ministerial Conference and Global Policy Forum_24.02.2026

7. Updates from the Iași-Chișinău Drafting Committee

BFUG_99_CY_NO_7_1_Draft ToRs Drafting Committee_24.02.2026
BFUG_99_CY_NO_7_2_Draft Roadmap Drafting Committee_24.02.2026
BFUG_99_CY_NO_7_3_DC_Presentation_06.03.2026

8. Reporting from the BFUG working structures

8.1 Working Group on Monitoring
BFUG_99_CY_NO_8.1_WG_Monitoring_Presentation_06.03.2026
8.2 Working Group on Fundamental Values
BFUG_99_CY_NO_8.2_WG_FV_Presentation_05.03.2026
8.3 Coordination Group on Global Policy Dialogue
BFUG_99_CY_NO_8.3_CG_GPD_Presentation_04.03.2026
8.4 Task Force on establishing a long-term EHEA Secretariat
BFUG_99_CY_NO_8.4_TF_LTS_1_Decisions_on_the_EHEA_LTS_03.03.2026
BFUG_99_CY_NO_8.4_TF_LTS_2_Presentation_03.03.2026
BFUG_99_CY_NO_8.4_TF_LTS_3_Clarifications_04.03.2026
8.5 Working Group on Internationalisation and Mobility
BFUG_99_CY_NO_8.5_WG_on_IM_Discussion_Paper_on_IM_Action_Plan_24.02.2026
BFUG_99_CY_NO_8.5_WG_on_IM_2_Presentation_02.03.2026
8.6 Bologna Implementation Coordination Group 
BFUG_99_CY_NO_8.6_BICG_1_Proposals_on_Self-certification_process_24.02.2026
BFUG_99_CY_NO_8.6_BICG_2_Revised_ToRs_24.02.2026
BFUG_99_CY_NO_8.6_BICG_3_Discussion_Paper_on_Implementation_and_KC_24.02.2026
BFUG_99_CY_NO_8.6_BICG_4_Presentation_04.03.2026

9. Debate prepared by the Task Force on the Future of Bologna on the topic of interconnectedness with ERA (deferred to Dublin)

BFUG_99_CY_NO_9_Background paper Interconnectedness with ERA_23.02.2026 

10. Discussion on the Draft 3 of the ECTS User's Guide

BFUG_99_CY_NO_10_1_ECTS_Draft_3.1_Track Changes_06.03.2026
BFUG_99_CY_NO_10_1_ECTS_Draft_3.1_Clean_06.03.2026
BFUG_99_CY_NO_10_2_ECTS_Presentation_10.03.2026

11. Discussion on the Draft 2 of the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the EHEA

BFUG_99_CY_NO_11_1_ESG_Draft_2_24.02.2026
BFUG_99_CY_NO_11_2_ESG_Background note_25.02.2026
BFUG_99_CY_NO_11_3_ESG_Presentation_03.03.2026

12. Information from consultative members

BFUG_99_CY_NO_12_1_BusinessEurope_03.03.2026
BFUG_99_CY_NO_12_2_CoE_27.02.2026
BFUG_99_CY_NO_12_3_EI_ETUCE_05.03.2026
BFUG_99_CY_NO_12_4_ENQA_23.02.2026
BFUG_99_CY_NO_12_8_EQAR_19.02.2026
BFUG_99_CY_NO_12_9_UNESCO_25.02.2026

13. Information by the incoming BFUG Co-chairs (Ireland and Montenegro)

BFUG_99_CY_NO_13_1_Montenegro_BFUG_Board_C_06.03.2026
BFUG_99_CY_NO_13_2_Ireland_BFUG_CI_04.03.2026

14. Any other business (AOB)

End of meeting