Ministerial Declarations and Communiqués
Ministerial Conference Paris, 2018
This Ministerial Conference was held in Paris on May 24-25 2018. It was opened to European Higher Education Area (EHEA) delegations and included a Bologna Policy Forum that was an opportunity to pursue a dialogue between EHEA and non-EHEA countries.
Paris Communiqué and Statement
Paris Communiqué
- 2018 Paris Communiqué
- Paris Communiqué - appendix I - Structured peer-based support for the implementation of the Bologna key commitments
- Paris Communiqué - appendix II - Belarus strategy
- Paris Communiqué - appendix III - Overarching Framework of Qualifications of the European Higher Education Area (revised 2018)
- Paris Communiqué - appendix IV - The Diploma Supplement Template
Statement of the Fifth Bologna Policy Forum
Background documents
Bologna Follow-Up Group work plan 2015-2018
Reports from Working groups and Advisory groups
- The European Higher Education Area in 2018: Bologna Process Implementation Report
- WG on FOSTERING IMPLEMENTATION OF AGREED KEY COMMITMENTS final report
- WG on POLICY DEVELOPMENT FOR NEW EHEA GOALS final report
- AG on EHEA INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION final report
- AG on SUPPORT FOR THE BELARUS ROADMAP final report
- AG on DEALING WITH NON-IMPLEMENTATION final report
- AG on DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT REVISION final report
European Commission Brochure
Statements from the consultative members
Statements from the EHEA consultative members and other organisations are meant to inform the Ministers on the position of the issuer regarding topics that are addressed in the Conference:
- EURASHE Bologna Policy Statement
- ENQA report Paris 2018
- ESU statement to the Ministerial Conference 2018
- ESU - Bologna with student eyes 2018 - The Final Countdown
- Council of Europe report Paris 2018
- EUA Statement - The Bologna Process looks towards its third decade
- EUA background paper to the EUA Bologna Statement 2018
- EQAR - Message to the EHEA Ministeral Conference
- EQAR Strategy 2018 - 2022
- ETUCE Call to Paris Ministerial meeting - english version
- ETUCE Call to Paris Ministerial meeting - french version
- ETUCE Academics United for Quality Higher Education - english version
- ETUCE Academics United for Quality Higher Education - french version
The Future of Higher Education – Bologna Process Researchers' Conference
- The Future of Higher Education – Bologna Process Researchers’ Conference (FOHE-BPRC3) website
- European Higher Education Area: The Impact of Past and Future Policies (publication available on Springer website)
Position papers
Presentations and interventions
- Statement by Tibor Navracsics, European Commission
- Statement by Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO (in French)
- Statement by Édouard Philippe, French Prime Minister (in French)
- EHEA Paris 2018 - Statement by Sjur Bergan, Council of Europe
- Presentation of Bologna Process Implementation Report, by David Crosier (WG1 Co Chair)
- Statement by SEM Yahouza Sadissou, Niger (in French)
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The Paris Conference was an opportunity to reinforce the cooperation between countries for a better future of higher education. The Communiqué stresses the necessity to improve the implementation of fundamental values, especially democracy, since the standards of higher education convey notions of peace and freedom!
EHEA Paris 2018 Ministerial Conference - Programme
EHEA Paris 2018 Opening Ceremony - Programme
