Bologna With Stakeholders Eyes For a Stronger Future of the Bologna Process

2026-07-22

The main objective of this proposal is to update the latest version of Bologna with Students Eyes publication (2018), with the scope of analysing the new scenario, requirements for education and training and implementing it from the students’ perspective in cooperation with stakeholder's. Students across EHEA still believe in the Bologna process but is necessary to provide a critical overview in order to bring more coherence to HE systems. The Project is framed by the 2018 Bologna Implementation Report and Paris Communiqué and the well-known ESU’s BWSE publication produced by surveying ESU’s national unions, since 2003. The project intends to support external researchers, technicians and experts required to analyse/verify the information collected in assembling BWSE 2020. Subsequently, respectively peer-learning activities will be organised with the involvement of different actors that play a role within the Bologna Process (20-year crossroad) to discuss the problem areas and seek solutions beyond 2020. A final conference, bringing together the experience of EU Institutions and Bodies, Ministries and Students will address the results of BWSE and the outcomes of the mutual learning to identify which topics require particular attention and present suggestions for a stronger future of the Process. The Consortium led by the European Students’ Union as a consultative member organisation of EHEA, with the cooperation of 2 European organisations: European Association for Quality Assurance and European University Association, and 4 national authorities: Ministry of Education and Employment of Malta, Ministry of Education and Science of Croatia, Ministry of Education, Culture and Science of Netherlands and Ministry of Education and Science of Armenia. BWSE 2020 and the Green Paper will be disseminated online and accessible to EHEA countries. A work plan (2021-2027) to maintain the sustainability of the efforts, results with future common activities or initiatives.

Belgium, Croatia, Malta, Armenia

2026-02-15