A ministerial conference set to discuss the prospect of the European Higher Education Area opened in Yerevan on Thursday, bringing together 500 participants, including delegations from 52 national and 31 international organizations and 31 ministers of education.
The two-day event, which is the Fourth Bologna Policy forum, is being held at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concert Complex. Representatives from all the member states of the Bologna Declaration are expected to attend the meeting.
The pan-European education event will be covered by both local and international media outlets. The participants are expected to make key decisions addressing the sector and discuss a wide range of issues. Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan had earlier said that Armenia has done all its best to organize the maximum good reception for the participants.
Armenia joined the Bologna Process at the Bergen Ministerial summit in 2005, becoming actively involved in the activities of both the Bologna Executive Group and its infrastructures. The Bologna Process aims to boost the competitiveness and attractiveness in the education sector, promoting student mobility and increasing employment advantages.
It brings together 45 European countries, 10 advisory organizations and other partner institutions. The process’ main components are three-level degree system, national qualification frameworks, credit transfer and accumulation system, diploma supplement, quality assurance, mutual recognition of degrees and joint degree accreditation.