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OSCE and Council of Europe welcome Bosnia and Herzegovina's accession to Bologna Process
SARAJEVO 19 September 2003
SARAJEVO, 19 September 2003 - The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Council of Europe welcomed Bosnia and Herzegovina's accession on 18 September to the Bologna Process, whose objective it is to establish a European higher education area by the year 2010.
"The objectives set out in the Bologna Declaration of 1999 are key elements of Bosnia and Herzegovina's higher education reform strategy," said Ambassador Robert M. Beecroft, Head of the OSCE Mission. "This is the first step towards ensuring that degrees from this country are recognized throughout Europe.
"The Bologna Process is of key importance for students here because it commits the education authorities to bringing university education in this country up to European standards. That means better courses, better teaching, better examination systems and better quality across the board," he said.
"We are pleased to see Bosnia and Herzegovina join the 33 other European countries who have now signed the Bologna Declaration," said Gabriele Mazza, Director of School, Out-of-School and Higher Education from the Council of Europe. "We urge the country's authorities to continue to focus on implementing their commitments under the Bologna Declaration and the Education Reform Strategy. There is no time to lose."
The Bologna Process aims at bringing higher education throughout Europe together on the basis of common criteria and standards. It was signed in Bologna, Italy in 1999 by 29 European ministers in charge of higher education.
For students in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Process will mean increased mobility both within the country and abroad, easier recognition of qualifications and improved quality of degree programmes. This is an important first step in higher education reform.
"The objectives set out in the Bologna Declaration of 1999 are key elements of Bosnia and Herzegovina's higher education reform strategy," said Ambassador Robert M. Beecroft, Head of the OSCE Mission. "This is the first step towards ensuring that degrees from this country are recognized throughout Europe.
"The Bologna Process is of key importance for students here because it commits the education authorities to bringing university education in this country up to European standards. That means better courses, better teaching, better examination systems and better quality across the board," he said.
"We are pleased to see Bosnia and Herzegovina join the 33 other European countries who have now signed the Bologna Declaration," said Gabriele Mazza, Director of School, Out-of-School and Higher Education from the Council of Europe. "We urge the country's authorities to continue to focus on implementing their commitments under the Bologna Declaration and the Education Reform Strategy. There is no time to lose."
The Bologna Process aims at bringing higher education throughout Europe together on the basis of common criteria and standards. It was signed in Bologna, Italy in 1999 by 29 European ministers in charge of higher education.
For students in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Process will mean increased mobility both within the country and abroad, easier recognition of qualifications and improved quality of degree programmes. This is an important first step in higher education reform.