The Bologna Plan has allowed a shared European higher education policy to be formed, with the collaboration of educators, students, experts and politicians from 46 countries over a 20 year period. It is the result of an extraordinary convergence effort that is turning Article 149 of the Constitutional Treaty of the European Community into a reality, which "will contribute to the development of a quality education system, promoting cooperation among Member States".
The European Higher Education Area (EHEA) is the environment shared by Europe’s university systems, designed to promote mobility, interaction and opportunities for its respective members. Its essential parameters were established in the Bologna Declaration signed by 29 European States on 19 June 1999:
The convergence of European university studies began to occur in the classroom itself thanks to the exchange programs launched in the 1980s, most usually associated with the Erasmus program.
This capacity to strengthen trans-national links can become the driver for a universal space for higher education connecting Europe with the rest of the world, with programs such as Atlantis, Schuman-Fulbright or Erasmus Mundus.
The Bologna Process and the implementation of its different initiatives and mechanisms has led to the revitalisation of existing initiatives and the launch of many others, designed to facilitate the recognition of qualifications in the European Union.
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