International openness 2009-2012

Working group on International Openness - The European Higher Education Area in a Global Context 2009-2012

Bologna Working group on International Openness - The European Higher Education Area in a Global Context 2009-2012.

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Terms of reference
Report

Terms of reference

The International Openness Working Group Terms of Reference have been approved at the Stockholm BFUG meeting (28-29 September 2009) and updated at the Alden Biesen BFUG meeting (24-25 August 2010).

The final version is available as annex 1 of the Report of the Bologna Working Group on International Openness 2009-2012.

First version 2009-2010

WG International Openness - Terms of reference

Second version of the Terms of reference revised 2010-2012

Purpose and/or outcome

To take forward the recommendations of “The European Higher Education Area (EHEA) in a global context: Report on overall developments at the European, national and institutional levels”.
To support the preparations of the 2010 Bologna Policy Forum.*
To support the follow-up to the 2010 Bologna Policy Forum and the preparations of the 2012 Third Bologna Policy Forum.
To set up a network, making optimal use of existing structures, for better information on and promotion of the Bologna Process outside the EHEA.*
To monitor the development of the EHEA Information and Promotion Network

* adjusted in line with the decisions taken by the Ministers in Budapest and Vienna in March 2010.

Specific tasks

To cooperate with the Bologna Secretariat regarding the further development of the Bologna Website for a global audience;
To set up a pool of experts across the EHEA countries in order to support the Bologna Secretariat in facilitating coordinated information visits to and from non-EHEA countries;* [compromise between pool of experts and ad-hoc arrangement agreed by Madrid BFUG]
To facilitate a first meeting of the network for better information on and promotion of the Bologna Process outside the EHEA; *
To support the Bologna Secretariat in convening a round table (with the participation of the European Commission and other main actors in higher education promotion in Europe) to devise a “road map” and to identify opportunities and actions for enhancing European-level promotion.
To provide information on policy dialogue events relevant to the Bologna Process, taking place in various frameworks and at various levels, through the Bologna Website.
To support the host countries Hungary and Austria in preparing the Second Bologna Policy Forum with regard to both the organisational aspects and the content – involving the non-EHEA countries that participated in the First Bologna Policy Forum by way of electronic consultation.
To support the host country Romania in preparing the Third Bologna Policy Forum with regard to both, the organisational aspects and the content – involving non-EHEA countries that nominated a contact person for the follow-up to the Second Bologna Policy Forum by way of electronic consultation.

* adjusted in line with the decisions taken by the Ministers in Budapest and Vienna in March 2010.

Report

Report of the Bologna Working Group on International Openness 2009-2012

Draft report September 2011

Draft report November 2011

Draft report December 2011

Draft report February 2012

Published: 26/04/2012 - Last modified: 06/07/2016

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WG Meetings

Meeting 1 Vienna 28 October 2009
Meeting 2 Vienna 25 January 2010
Meeting 3 Vienna 27 May 2010
Meeting 4 Bucharest 28 October 2010
Meeting 5 Vienna 18 January 2011
Meeting 6 Brussels 19 May 2011
Meeting 7 Bucharest 9 November 2011
Meeting 8 Rome 10 February 2012

Updates to the BFUG

BFUG meeting 21 Aiden Biesen 24-25 August 2010

Composition

Contact person (Chair)
Since 1 July 2010: Luminiţa NICOLESCU – Romania
Until 30 June 2010: Barbara WEITGRUBER – Austria

Composition
Armenia, Austria, Belgium/Flemish Community, Belgium/French Community, Cyprus, France, Germany, Holy See, Hungary, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, UK, European Commission, Council of Europe, EI, ENQA, ESU, EUA, EURASHE, UNESCO, ACA, ENIC-NARIC networks, IAU

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