By Nick Clark, Assistant Editor, WENR Introduction The new bachelor’s and master’s ‘Bologna degrees’ started filtering into evaluators’ inboxes at World Education Services (WES) soon after the first graduating class – 2002/03 – began applying for a U.S. equivalency of their newly awarded degrees. As…
By Nick Clark, Assistant Editor, WENR Status of the Implementation Process In an attempt to benchmark progress that has been made towards the goal of establishing a European Higher Education Area by 2010, WENR is providing updates on the structural, legislative and institutional changes that…
By Nick Clark, Assistant Editor, WENR Legislative Framework Since 1996 the Italian higher education system has been undergoing a wide and ambitious reform process that has been seeking to restructure and innovate curriculum, governance and organization. The reforms were largely lead by academics from the…
By Nick Clark, Assistant Editor, WENR Legislative Framework The higher education sector in Austria is currently undergoing a fundamental process of reform. The reform movement started in 1993 with the implementation of the University Organization Act, which promoted greater institutional autonomy, more efficient management structures,…
By Mariam Assefa, Executive Director, WES, and Robert Sedgwick, Editor, WENR The first Bologna bachelor’s degrees were awarded in 2003, which means that European students will soon begin using the new qualifications to gain entry to graduate-level programs in the United States. The Bologna bachelor’s…