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European Higher Education in a Global Setting. A Strategy for the External Dimension of the Bologna Process. 1. Introduction

The Bologna Declaration (1999) sets out "the objective of increasing the international competitiveness of the European system of higher education" and points out the need "to ensure that the European higher education system acquires a world-wide degree of attraction", a goal which has been further pursued in the Ministerial Meetings of Prague, Berlin and, in particular, Bergen. This has also been an important issue in a European Union context, as reflected in the European Council Conclusions of Lisbon (2000) and Barcelona (2002). In the Bergen CommuniquИ (2005), the Ministers described the *European Higher Education Area (EHEA) as a partner to higher education systems in other regions of the world, stimulating balanced student and staff exchange and cooperation between institutions of higher education. They also asked the Bologna Follow-up Group (BFUG) to elaborate and agree on a strategy for the External Dimension of the Bologna Process. In many parts of the world, `the European reform model' has created considerable interest. It has a strong ­ and growing ­ appeal in other parts of the world, as described in Professor Pavel Zgaga's report on the External Dimension of the Bologna Process. In some countries, it has even been debated if `Bologna' or Bologna-like reforms should be adopted in the context of domestic higher education reform processes, and whether `Bologna' should be used to establish convergence at a regional (supranational) level. The Bologna Process has also stimulated a discussion between European and international partners about mutual recognition of qualifications. All this suggests that the Bologna Process is already helping to enhance the attractiveness of Europe as a destination for students and scholars from other parts of the world. It is important for Europe to use this momentum and to respond to the global interest in its reforms by formulating and agreeing on a strategy for the External Dimension of the Bologna Process. This reconfirms the timeliness of the Ministers' request in Bergen for the development of a Strategy for the External Dimension. The present paper is a response to that request. It proposes key elements for a Strategy which takes both competitiveness and cooperation into account, identifying guiding principles of the Bologna Process and five core policy areas. The idea is that all actors at the European, national and institutional levels need to pursue the strategy together. These policy areas (Improving Information on the EHEA; Promoting European Higher Education to enhance its world-wide attractiveness and competitiveness; Strengthening Cooperation based on Partnership; Intensifying Policy Dialogue; and Furthering Recognition of Qualifications) are described in Section 3 of this document.

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