Sorbonne Declaration 1998

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The Sorbonne Declaration of 1998 is a foundational European higher education agreement that paved the way for the Bologna Process by promoting harmonization of degree structures and increased academic mobility across Europe.

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Sorbonne Declaration 1998 canonical 1
Sorbonne Joint Declaration 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European higher education agreement ⓘ
foundational document of the Bologna Process ⓘ
intergovernmental declaration ⓘ
alternateName Joint declaration on harmonisation of the architecture of the European higher education system ⓘ
linked to: Bologna Process

Sorbonne Joint Declaration ⓘ
category 1998 in education ⓘ
European educational reforms ⓘ
Treaties and agreements of France ⓘ
Treaties and agreements of Germany ⓘ
Treaties and agreements of Italy ⓘ
Treaties and agreements of the United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfSigning France ⓘ
dateSigned 1998-05-25 ⓘ
emphasized European dimension in higher education ⓘ
lifelong learning ⓘ
quality assurance in higher education ⓘ
field higher education policy ⓘ
followedBy Bologna Declaration 1999 ⓘ
goal creation of a coherent and compatible European higher education system ⓘ
enhancement of international competitiveness of European higher education ⓘ
improvement of employability of graduates ⓘ
hasEffectOn academic mobility in Europe ⓘ
degree comparability in Europe ⓘ
recognition of qualifications in Europe ⓘ
influenced creation of the European Higher Education Area ⓘ
inspired Bologna Declaration 1999 ⓘ
jurisdiction signatory countries ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
mainSubject European Higher Education Area ⓘ
harmonisation of European higher education ⓘ
promotion of staff mobility ⓘ
promotion of student mobility ⓘ
reform of degree structures ⓘ
pavedWayFor Bologna Process ⓘ
placeSigned Paris ⓘ
Sorbonne University ⓘ
precededBy Lisbon Recognition Convention 1997 ⓘ
proposed adoption of a system of easily readable and comparable degrees ⓘ
introduction of a two-cycle degree structure ⓘ
recognition of study periods spent abroad ⓘ
use of a credit system compatible with ECTS ⓘ
region Europe ⓘ
signatoryCountry Germany ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
signatoryMinister Baroness Tessa Blackstone ⓘ
Claude Allègre ⓘ
Jürgen Rüttgers ⓘ
Luigi Berlinguer ⓘ

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Bologna Declaration 1999 → relatedTo → Sorbonne Declaration 1998 ⓘ
Sorbonne Declaration 1998 → alternateName → Sorbonne Joint Declaration ⓘ
linked to: Sorbonne Declaration 1998