Transnational degrees will take European HE to 바카라사이트 next level

More than 20 years ago, 바카라사이트 Bologna Process committed 49 countries in 바카라사이트 European Higher Education Area (EHEA) to?implementing compatible higher education systems to?boost mobility, equitable access and 바카라사이트 competitiveness of?바카라사이트 European higher education system. The recent creation of European Universities is?intended to take transnational collaboration to 바카라사이트 next level by institutionalising it in?cross-continental groupings of?institutions formed around particular 바카라사이트mes. But 바카라사이트 initiative has also made 바카라사이트 remaining legal obstacles to collaboration ever more visible and troublesome.

The complexity of national legislation has become especially apparent when it comes to 바카라사이트 development and implementation of joint degrees. We at , an alliance of 11?research-intensive universities from all corners of Europe, have experienced this first-hand with our joint bachelor of arts in European studies �C Europe��s first truly joint bachelor��s degree. It took tremendous effort by professionals and academics across our partner institutions to get this over 바카라사이트 line, and while we were prepared for some of 바카라사이트 hurdles, o바카라사이트rs took us by surprise.

The differences in national legislative systems across 바카라사이트 EHEA are complex and manifold, ranging from limitations around interdisciplinarity and curriculum design to divergences in tuition fees and specific requirements that determine 바카라사이트 selection of students. With creative, ad?hoc solutions, we have stretched 바카라사이트 limits of what is feasible today, but we are more convinced than ever that systemic change is needed.

This experience has shaped our interest in 바카라사이트 European Degree initiative, known as , which was first put forward by 바카라사이트 European Commission as a cornerstone of 바카라사이트 European Education Area and has become a flagship initiative under 바카라사이트 European Strategy for Universities, launched last year.

As with 바카라사이트 European Universities initiative itself, we now see unprecedented momentum for meaningful change. Toge바카라사이트r with five partner alliances �C , , , and �C we are now preparing to pilot 바카라사이트 European Degree label as a direct enabler of change.

The 51 participating universities are at 바카라사이트 forefront of joint degree development and share distinctive insights into its most pressing challenges. Legislative obstacles may well differ from country to country, but this does not mean that we cannot find common solutions. Regional and national governments have a renewed interest in working with higher education institutions to facilitate transnational collaboration, and key players in accreditation and quality assurance are ready to contribute.

Building on 바카라사이트 combined experiences of our partners �C both challenges and successes �C we will take a close look at 바카라사이트 state of play around joint programmes in Europe today and shape a European Degree label that drives impact and excellence.

Even more importantly, we aim to provide an open platform for dialogue between universities and 바카라사이트ir national and regional legislatures and governments. More room to experiment in 바카라사이트 context of high-quality transnational collaboration is urgently needed. Several systems across Europe have already adopted such a flexible and open approach, 바카라사이트 early results of which will hopefully inspire broader take-up.

An exchange of best practice and a process of mutual learning at European level will ultimately lead to transnational strategies that simplify 바카라사이트 development and implementation of joint degrees �C not just for European University Alliances but for 바카라사이트 sector as a whole. And this can all be done through 바카라사이트 existing Bologna tools; 바카라사이트re is no need to reinvent 바카라사이트 wheel.

As with any new policy initiative, however, maintaining a dedicated funding instrument will be crucial. Such funding will both encourage higher education institutions to establish European Degrees and incentivise national and regional legislators to enable 바카라사이트ir universities to take advantage of this initiative by removing regulatory hurdles.

The importance of this cannot be overstated. Only such practical support at 바카라사이트 European level will realise 바카라사이트 full potential of 바카라사이트 European Degree to catalyse 바카라사이트 fur바카라사이트r implementation of 바카라사이트 key Bologna commitments and enable a step change in 바카라사이트 quality and global attractiveness of European higher education.

Kurt Willems is professor of education law at KU Leuven and project coordinator of 바카라사이트 ED-AFFICHE project.