Action Lines of the Bologna Process

Introduced in the Bologna Declaration:

1. Adoption of a system of easily readable and comparable degrees

2. Adoption of a system essentially based on two cycles

3. Establishment of a system of credits

4. Promotion of mobility

5. Promotion of European co-operation in quality assurance

6. Promotion of the European dimension in higher education
Introduced in the Prague Communiqué:

7. Lifelong learning

8. Higher education institutions and students

9. Promoting the attractiveness of the European Higher Education Area
Introduced in the Berlin Communiqué:

10. Doctoral studies and the synergy between the EHEA and ERA


The social dimension of higher education might be seen as an overarching or transversal action line

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