This Bologna Seminar, held at the Sorbonne in Paris from 27-28 February 2005, focused on the social dimension of the European higher education area as well as the attractiveness and competitiveness of this area in light of the Lisbon agenda.

The seminar discussed how these two guidelines might co-exist, contradict one another, and/or depend on each other. The conclusions and recommendations of the Seminar suggest that the Bologna process needs to increase and strengthen its focus on the social dimension; it must become a priority as it is a necessary precondition for sustainable development under the Lisbon strategy lines. The social dimension is a shared undertaking and therefore the public responsibility for, as well as of, higher education and research is evermore important.
EUA (European University Association) was present at the seminar and emphasised that the transformation of higher education systems will directly affect European society as a whole through the promotion of: language policy; cooperation and competition inside the European Higher Education and between institutions; and the scope of the geographical extension of the Bologna process.
Presentations, conclusions and recommendations will soon be available on the Bologna process website.

Bologna website

Source: EUA news