Welcome to the 9th supplement
The ninth supplement of the EUA Bologna Handbook - published on 16 September 2008 - includes six articles on a number of the current key topics in the Bologna process.
The ongoing strategic linkages between the development of the European Higher Education Area and the European Research Area are explored by Gerhard Duda in the first article, while Ruth Keeling continues the Handbook’s focus on the external dimension of Bologna, examining the significance of the Bologna process beyond Europe for the countries of the Commonwealth. Likewise at a strategic policy level, Colin Tück introduces the recently created European Quality Assurance Register and its role in enhancing trust and transparency in the work of quality assurance agencies across Europe.
At the level of institutions implementing the core components of the Bologna process, Guido Langouche examines the experience of the Coimbra Group member universities in promoting student mobility, and Gerhart Rott outlines best practice and approaches to improved student counselling services as part of the student-centred approach called for in Bologna. In order to assist with the ongoing development and implementation of joint programmes by many higher education institutions across Europe, Adina Timofei presents the results of a recent EUA survey in this area.
The articles
The European Research Area and the European Higher Education Area: where do they meet and produce synergies?
Gerhard Duda
Significance of the Bologna process beyond Europe: perspectives for the Commonwealth
Ruth Keeling
Promoting student mobility
Guido Langouche
Psychological counselling and students’ personal and educational development
Gerhart Rott
Developing and implementing joint programmes in Europe: the results of an EUA study
Adina Timofei
European Quality Assurance Register: enhancing trust through greater transparency
Colin Tück
... and much more
With each supplement you also receive an updated CD-ROM with all handouts, tables, and checklists from the complete set of articles, as well as the main official texts of the Bologna process.
We hope you will
enjoy this supplement and wish you a pleasant reading!
