Bologna@ K.U.Leuven
The Bologna Process, which began in June 1999, has radically changed European higher education. The aim of the process is to develop a fully fledged European higher education area. The realization of this goal continues to demand concerted efforts. Now, ten years after 31 ministers responsible for higher education signed the Bologna declaration and thus structurally reformed European higher education, a new ministerial conference will take place in Leuven and Louvain-la-Neuve.
On 27, 28 and 29 April, the Benelux ministers Frank Vandenbroucke, Marie-Dominique Simonet, Ronald Plasterk and François Biltgen will invite their European colleagues from the 46 countries participating in the Bologna Process, to chart the course of the next 10 years.
K.U.Leuven and UCL are honoured to have been chosen to host this important conference. The choice to hold the conference at these two universities is a symbolic one; it will highlight the substantial role that the academic community plays in achieving the goals of the Bologna Process.
In Leuven, the Central University Library will be converted into a conference centre for a few days. Public areas such as the large and small reading rooms, the reception area and the East-Asian Library, will become temporary conference halls.
In the context of the Bologna Conference, an exhibition entitled ‘Leuven, city of innovation’ will run from 27 to 29 April at the European Parliament in Brussels. It is an initiative of Saïd El Khadraoui, MEP and is a collaboration of the city of Leuven, K.U.Leuven and Imec. The exhibition is intended to attract the 785 members of parliament and 8000 members of staff employed by the European Parliament.
Online: http://www.ond.vlaanderen.be/hogeronderwijs/bologna
