Bologna Process

Policy & Regulation

A European reform that harmonised higher-education degree structures and credit systems to improve comparability and mobility.

Bologna Process is a European reform that harmonised higher-education degree structures and credit systems to improve comparability and mobility.

Related Terms
ECTS (European Credit Transfer System)
The European standard for measuring and transferring academic credits between institutions.
Credit (Academic Credit)
A standardised unit that quantifies the learning associated with a course, usually based on instructional hours and expected workload.
Curriculum
The full set of courses, content, learning experiences and intended outcomes that an institution offers within a program of study.
ABET
A US-based accreditation body for engineering, computing, technology and applied-science programs, and a signatory of the Washington Accord.
Academic Bank of Credits (ABC)
A digital framework that stores and manages academic credits earned by a student across institutions, enabling credit accumulation, transfer and multiple entry and exit.