Every two or three years there are Ministerial Conferences organised in order to assess the progress made within the EHEA and to decide on the new steps to be taken.

MINISTERIAL CONFERENCES

Ministers decide at Ministerial Conferences about the central aspects of the EHEA, including its further developments and commitments by its member countries. The Ministerial Conference also decides on new applications for membership to the EHEA as well as any other main changes to the process.

A communiqué is adopted at each Ministerial Conference that outlines decisions taken by the Ministers.

Tirana Ministerial Conference, 29-30 May 2024

• 2024 Tirana Ministerial Communiqué
• 2024 Tirana Ministerial Communiqué - Annex 1
• 2024 Tirana Ministerial Communiqué - Annex 2
• Global Policy Forum Statement

Rome Ministerial Conference, virtual, 19 November 2020

• 2020 Rome Communiqué
• 2020 Rome Communiqué Annex I  - Statement on Academic Freedom
• 2020 Rome Communiqué Annex II - Principles and Guidelines to Strengthen the Social Dimension of Higher Education in the EHEA
• 2020 Rome Communiqué Annex III - Recommendations to National Authorities for the Enhancement of Higher Education Learning and Teaching in the EHEA
• Translated versions of the Rome Communiqué

Ministerial Conference in Paris, 24-25 May 2018

• 2018 Paris Communiqué
• 2018 Paris Communiqué - appendix I - Structured peer-based support for the implementation of the Bologna key commitments
• 2018 Paris Communiqué - appendix II - Belarus strategy
• 2018 Paris Communiqué - appendix III - Overarching Framework of Qualifications of the European Higher Education Area (revised 2018)
• 2018 Paris Communiqué - appendix IV - The Diploma Supplement Template

Ministerial Conference in Yerevan, 14-15 May 2015

• 2015 Yerevan Communiqué

Ministerial Conference in Bucharest, 26-27 April 2012

• 2012 Bucharest Communiqué

Ministerial Conference in Budapest/Vienna, 10-12 March 2010

• 2010 Budapest-Vienna Declaration

Ministerial Conference in Leuven/Louvain-la-Neuve, 28-29 April 2009

• 2009 Leuven Louvain-la-Neuve Communiqué

Ministerial Conference in London, 17-18 May 2007

• 2007 London Communiqué

Ministerial Conference in Bergen, 19-20 May 2005

• 2005 Bergen Communiqué

Ministerial Conference in Berlin, 18-19 September 2003

• 2003 Berlin Communiqué

Ministerial Conference in Prague, 18-19 May 2001

• 2001 Prague Communiqué

Ministerial Conference in Bologna, 18-19 June 1999

• 1999 Bologna Declaration

Sorbonne Declaration, 25 May 1998

• 1998 Sorbonne Declaration

Ministerial Declarations and Communiqués in all available languages

The Ministerial Conferences are prepared by the Bologna Follow-Up Group (BFUG).