Historical Development
Although there exist historical antecedents, the Declaration of Bologna became the pillar of support for the process of convergence as well as a reference manual for carrying out the process at a university level. As a result, this movement of educational reform is often referred to as the "Bologna process". Following this first ministerial conference, biannual stages were set to ensure ongoing development. Future ministerial meetings would be held at the conclusion of each of these stages for the purpose of evaluating the achievements reached and setting objectives for the near future. Likewise, each ministerial meeting was to be preceded by preparatory seminars, debates and meetings
Significant dates of the EHEA
| September 1988 | European university rectors meet together in Bologna for the signing of the Magna Carta Universitatum in which are established the basic principles on which the university will rest. A general policy system is announced whereby degrees, examinations and awarding of scholarships are to be regulated. The agreement establishes the principles which will later be known as the Bologna Process. |
| April 1997 | The Lisbon Convention. The need for recognition of degrees, certificates and diplomas is stressed as a means to facilitate mobility among European countries |
| 25th May 1998 | The European Higher Education Area was given fresh impetus with the signing of the Declaration of the Sorbonne by the ministers of France, Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom, thus highlighting for the first time the firm intention to promote convergence among the national systems of higher education and to encourage the cooperation of the rest of the member states of the Union and other European countries in general. |
| 19th June 1999 | The first ministerial conference is held in which the guiding principles are agreed upon for the EHEA to become a tangible reality. Twenty-nine countries subscribe to the Declaration of Bologna, thus declaring their adherence to the general principles set down by the Declaration of the Sorbonne and so consolidating the construction of the EHEA. |
| 22nd - 25th March 2001 | The ESIB: National Unions of Students in Europe formally states its adherence to the Declaration of Bologna at the so-called Göteberg Student Convention. |
| 29th - 30th March 2001 | The Convention of Salamanca convokes more than three-hundred European institutions of higher education for the purpose of preparing their contribution to the Prague Conference. The European University Association was created to ensure the direct participation of universities and rectors from all over Europe. |
| 19th May 2001 | The Prague Summit. Thirty-two states participate in the second ministerial conference. The progress of the Process of Bologna is studied and the priorities for the following years are set. At Prague the need for fomenting interest in the EHEA as well as life-long learning is recognized. Universities and students are encouraged to become more involved in the construction of EHEA as active and constructive forces. |
| March 2002 | Barcelona Summit. The European Council sets the objective of making its educational systems a worldwide quality standard of education. |
| 4th July 2003 | The EUA adopts the Declaration of Graz which gives priority to the role of the universities in the launching of Bologna reforms. |
| 19th September 2003 | Berlin Summit. Third and most recent ministerial conference in which completed objectives are reviewed and new priorities are set for 2005. Three short-term priorities are set: efficient systems for quality standards; a two-cycle system; recognition of degrees and periods of study (European Ministers of Education, 2003) |
| 9th - 20th May 2005-05-06 |
The Bergen Summit. Ministers met in Bergen (Norway) to reinforce the social dimension and eliminate obstacles to mobility. |
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