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Bologna Turns Ten:
Transatlantic Student Mobility in the German and European Higher Education Context.
Bonn - Brussels - Berlin
June 12 - 19, 2010
Since 1979, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) has sponsored an annual information visit on current developments in Germany and Europe for high-level North American policy experts and decision makers. This year’s program will focus on the latest efforts and developments in internationalizing higher education in Germany and Europe, and on how your students can benefit from it.
Germany’s institutions of higher education have been intensely transformed for the past ten years. Together with 46* other European countries, Germany has committed itself to the so-called Bologna Process. Its primary goal: to create a unified European landscape of higher education, where credits are easily transferred between institutions and where degrees are mutually recognized.
In the process of the Bologna reforms, Germany has introduced a three-cycle structure (e.g. bachelor-master-doctorate) to replace the old two-cycle structure which exited in most academic disciplines. In cooperation with other European and international institutions of higher education, a growing number of dual degree programs is being implemented in Germany, and there is an increasing variety of structured PhD programs.
The creation of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) has had a significant effect on student mobility. During our trip, the group will study some of the most innovative concepts for international education and study abroad. In addition, participants will gain insights into other German and European policy developments in higher education, like the German “Exzellenz Initiative” for university research, the ERASMUS Mundus program and new models of institutional governance.
North American participants in this program are typically senior administrators at leading universities in the U.S. and Canada (such as vice-presidents for international affairs or heads of international offices), policy makers in federal and state/provincial governments or associations, and other experts in the higher education field.
The program will be in English. All program-related costs in Europe (accommodation, domestic travel, most meals) will be covered by DAAD. (The program will end on Friday, June 18, in Berlin but accommodation through Saturday morning will be covered by DAAD, as well). Intercontinental travel is at the participant’s expense.
Applicants must have U.S. or Canadian citizenship or be permanent residents, a special interest in Germany and transatlantic cooperation, and a relevant professional position. They should not have recently participated in another information trip to Germany.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MARCH 5, 2010. Please contact Uta Gaedeke at the DAAD New York Office at 212-758 3223 x209 or at gaedeke@daad.org for
further information.
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