Celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the Bologna declaration

The Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, jointly with the Italian Ministry for Education, Universities and Research, under the aegis of the Observatory of the Magna Charta Universitatum, the European University Association (EUA), ESU – European Students’ Union invite rectors, academics, students, experts and staff to celebrate the Twentieth Anniversary of the Bologna Declaration. The event "The Bologna Process beyond 2020: fundamental values of the EHEA" will be held in Bologna on 24 and 25 June 2019.

The conference is intended as an analytical as well as an agenda-setting contribution to the design of the Bologna Process in the years to come and it aims at identifying important future challenges for universities and their role in society. The proceedings of this meeting will be input for the 2020 EHEA Ministerial Meeting in Rome.

In the event website you can find details and practical information.

The initiative will include a celebration day - on June 24th in the afternoon - and working sessions on June 25^th on five topics:

1. Academic and related civic values in changing societies
2. Student-centered Learning
3. Providing Leadership for Sustainable Development, the Role of Higher Education
4. The Social Dimension of Higher Education
5. Careers and Skills for the Labor Market of the future.

Your inputs will be crucial to shape the future of EHEA. 

We have involved many scholars and students to discuss the core values of the EHEA and develop a "Vision" for the European Higher Education Area beyond 2020.