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The International Agenda and The Bologna Process

The International Agenda and The Bologna Process. The Bergen Meeting. Ten Action Points Readable and Comparable Degrees Two main cycles System of Credits Mobility. Quality Assurance Introduce a European Dimension in HE Lifelong Learning Student Involvement

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The International Agenda and The Bologna Process

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  1. The International Agendaand The Bologna Process

  2. The Bergen Meeting • Ten Action Points • Readable and Comparable Degrees • Two main cycles • System of Credits • Mobility

  3. Quality Assurance Introduce a European Dimension in HE Lifelong Learning Student Involvement Promote Attractiveness of European HE Include Doctoral level as third cycle

  4. The Role of the Bologna Promoters Challenges and Difficulties

  5. The Status of Languages in UK HE • The Lack of Policy • The Ignorance of Senior Managers • The autonomy of universities • Government policy and the demise of languages • Fees and the ML student

  6. Some statistics – how many did what?

  7. A Level Takers 2005

  8. The Situation Elsewhere • Britain isolated • Our Students not mobile – why? • Employability factors • Competition for jobs • Language policy elsewhere in Europe

  9. What hope for the Bologna Process? • UK Presidency • Enthusiasm (?) of Ruth Kelly and UK Government • Europe marches on, Britain on the sidelines

  10. The Importance of Languages • For mobility • Cultural Awareness • Employability

  11. Problems • Falling numbers • The plight of state schools • Cost of ML degree • Teacher shortages • Tuition by non-specialists – from primary upwards

  12. Solutions • Incentives for universities to engage in the Bologna process • HEFCE to ask each institution to produce a Bologna statement in its learning and teaching plans • Funding for languages as an endangered species • Fee waivers for periods spent abroad

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