BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Central Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Central Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Event Type: Seminar/SymposiumSpeaker Information: Paul GastonCo nceived in Paris in 1998 and born in 1999 in Bologna\, Italy\, the Bologna Process is celebrating its 20th birthday. During its first two decades\, this ambitious and multi-faceted initiative has brought order to a formerl y inchoate welter of systems\, achieved agreement on level-specific educat ional outcomes\, pursued greater equity through its “social dimension\,” e stablished an efficient clearinghouse for credentials\, and made diplomas more useful. That’s the “glass half full” perspective. A “glass half empty ” view laments the selective “a la carte” approach taken by nations choosi ng from the required action plans\, the length of time required for implem entation of even modest reforms\, the political manipulation of the proces s by some leaders\, and the many pressures emerging from increasing nation alism within Europe. There are good reasons for optimism—but an optimism t hat must be tempered by acknowledgment of significant impediments to conti nued accomplishment.Cost: FreeContact: Dr. Jennifer Delaneydelaneyj@illino is.eduSponsor: Higher Education Collaborative\, European Union Center\, an d NILOA DTEND:20190419T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260611T070843Z DTSTART:20190419T170000Z LOCATION:IL\,USA\,Champaign\,Education 333 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Almost a “Majority” | The Bologna Process Turns 20 UID:RFCALITEM639167405237984068 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Event Type: Seminar/Symposium

Speaker Information: Paul Gaston

Conceived in Paris in 1998 and born in 1999 in Bologna\, Ita ly\, the Bologna Process is celebrating its 20th birthday. During its firs t two decades\, this ambitious and multi-faceted initiative has brought or der to a formerly inchoate welter of systems\, achieved agreement on level -specific educational outcomes\, pursued greater equity through its “socia l dimension\,” established an efficient clearinghouse for credentials\, an d made diplomas more useful. That’s the “glass half full” perspective. A “ glass half empty” view laments the selective “a la carte” approach taken b y nations choosing from the required action plans\, the length of time req uired for implementation of even modest reforms\, the political manipulati on of the process by some leaders\, and the many pressures emerging from i ncreasing nationalism within Europe. There are good reasons for optimism—b ut an optimism that must be tempered by acknowledgment of significant impe diments to continued accomplishment.

Cost: Free

Contact: Dr. Jennifer Delaney
delaneyj@illinois.edu

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