The objective of the meeting is to take stock of developments regarding the national qualifications frameworks for higher education and to reflect on the main developments with regard to the QF-EHEA in the light of the Paris Communiqué,  in particular the place and role of short cycle qualifications, as well as on the relationship between QFs and the new CoE Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture.

Draft agenda

Opening of the meeting, Sjur Bergan

Developments within the Council of Europe Education Department and within the European Union EQF

Latest developments regarding Bologna Qualifications Frameworks on national level

The role of QF EHEA in the Bologna framework:
- The Paris Communiqué
- Level 5 within QF EHEA: opportunities and challenges

Competences for Democratic Culture and national Qualifications frameworks
- Presentation of the CDC
- How could the CDC be integrated into the QF-EHEA (but also into NQFs)?

Qualifications frameworks from the perspective of higher education institutions

Evaluation / Date and place of the next meeting