The Bologna Process and HEIs Institutional Autonomy

Standardising Europe: The Bologna Process and new modes of governing

Toward a General Theory of Institutional Autonomy∗

Institutional differentiation has been one of the central concerns of sociology since the days of Auguste Comte. However, the overarching tendency among institutionalists such as Durkheim or Spencer has been to treat the process of differentiation from a macro, “outside in” perspective. Missing from this analysis is how institutional differentiation occurs from the “inside out,” or through the ...

consequence analysis of the leakage, ignition and explosion during high pressure sour gas injection process to the oil reservoir

there is no doubt that human being needs to become integrated with industry and industry needs to be progressed, daily. on the other hand, serious events in industrial units specially in oil industries has been shown that such damages and events are industry related ones. the consequence of such events and damages which resulted in chemical and poisoned explosions and loss of life and property ...

Quality Assurance Features of Higher Education in the Bologna Process

This article analyzes some features of the higher education quality in the Bologna process. The authors conclude that the years of schooling at a particular stage are not considered to be the key point in higher education, this role belongs to the level of competence. It is noted that along with the agreed standards and procedures for evaluating the quality of education that are created at the ...

Perceptions of the Bologna process: what do students’ choices reveal?∗

A major element in the creation of the European area of higher education is the adoption of a common structure of degrees, implying in several countries the reduction of the duration of the first degree to three years, which is a controversial change. Cardoso et al. (2008) have analyzed student confidence in the curricula change, quantifying its impact on students’ first choices of academic pro...