The european degree - Wither member states ?

In the wake of the Communication on a Blueprint for the European degree presented by the Commission in March 2024, the Polish presidency of the Council of the EU has tabled a Resolution and a Recommendation, setting a timeline for the implementation of a European degree label, outlining the next steps towards a joint European degree, and asking Member States to facilitate transnational cooperation through improved quality assurance procedures . As both texts are soon to be submitted to the Education Council, four organisations – CRASP, France Universités, CDEFI and EUA – are organizing a joint seminar in order to assess the position of EU Member states, by confronting the viewpoints of National Rectors’ Conferences with the expectations of European universities alliances and European umbrella organizations.

What are the expectations of individual member institutions and representative NRC’s ? Have areas for improvement been identified ? Are there red lines ? Are the academic sector and national authorities aligned or not on such subjects (degree and quality assurance in particular) ? And, last but not least, what about the timing chosen and the step-by-step approach favoured by some MS ?
Confirmed speakers include :
• Yann-Maël Bideau, Policy Officer, DG EAC, European Commission
• Amanda Crowfoot, Secretary-General of EUA
• Prof. Stephan Jolie, Member of HRK-Standing committee on Teaching and Learning; Vice President for Learning and Teaching, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mai
• Prof. Arkadiusz Mezyk, former Rector of the Silesian Univesity of Technology and Honorary President of CRASP
• Dr. Lucia Palsova, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, coordinator of Invest alliance,
• Sophie Oostelbos, senior policy adviser for international and European affairs, Universities Netherlands
• Prof. Sylvie Pommier, coordinator of doctoral education strategy, French Ministry for Higher Education and Research

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