scholarly journals Potential Contribution of the Bologna Process to Strengthening Russian International Political Attractiveness

2012 ◽  
pp. 241-246
Author(s):  
M. A. Chepurina
Keyword(s):  
Soft Power ◽  
Public Diplomacy ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
International Image ◽  
Language Promotion ◽  
The Bologna Process ◽  
Educational Component ◽  
The Eu

The category of “state power” is becoming increasingly complex and multi-faceted today, no longer being solely based on military or economic strength. Traditional categories of power gradually give place to more subtle forms of influence among which public diplomacy and attractive international image of a nation, which can be created and sustained, among others, via international higher education cooperation promotion. Nowadays, knowledge economy is becoming a tool of international influence for a number of states.In 2013 Russia will be celebrating ten years since it joined the Bologna Process, launched in June 1999 by the Ministers of Education of 29 European countries. The article analyses the potential international political contribution of the Bologna system to the development of Russian soft power tools, such as public diplomacy, Russian language promotion and strengthening the EU-Russia cooperation through the intensification of its cultural and educational component.

How has mobility become central to the EU’s idea of doctoral education?

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-29
Author(s):  
Pavel Zgaga
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Education ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Doctoral Studies ◽  
Policy Tool ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Erasmus Programme ◽  
The Bologna Process ◽  
The Eu

This article addresses why and how mobility has become central to the EU’s idea of doctoral education, aiming to reconstruct, in a historical perspective, the gradual conceptualisation of mobility as a policy idea. This process began with the discussion of academic mobility in the 1970s, when the European Communities had as yet no responsibility in the field of education, which resulted in the Erasmus Programme. In the late 1990s, the Bologna Process strengthened the discussion, substantially contributing to a consideration of mobility as a policy tool and the establishment of a mobility strategy. In connection with the EU research policy, the integration of doctoral studies into the Bologna Process is specifically analysed. The article concludes with some open questions, including the potentially negative consequences of the instrumentalisation of higher education for the concept of mobility.

scholarly journals The Impact of Sports Diplomacy on Improving Kosovo's International Image

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-38
Author(s):  
Rinor REXHEPI ◽  
Vigan SAHITI
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Methods ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Public Diplomacy ◽  
Small States ◽  
Sports Diplomacy ◽  
International Image ◽  
Scientific Facts ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Results ◽  
Shed Light

Public diplomacy which is part of soft power is a branch of diplomacy which has recently taken place and importance in the agendas of large and small states. This segment of diplomacy includes a series of methods and maneuvers which bring positive results to the country it uses and promotes for its own interests. Sports diplomacy is an important dimension of a country's public diplomacy, which has an important and influential role. Different countries aim to use sports diplomacy in the most effective way in favor and profit of their country, and one of these countries is the state of Kosovo. During our work we have tried to present the impact of Kosovo sports diplomacy and its role in improving the international image. Through descriptive, comparative, analytical methods as well as through interviews we have tried to shed light on how much sports diplomacy has influenced the improvement of Kosovo's international image. With the method of interviews, we have interviewed 3 experts in sports diplomacy, and we have analyzed these interviews by implementing the comparison with materials and scientific facts which are related to public diplomacy, with an emphasis on sports diplomacy. In conclusion, we can say that sports diplomacy in Kosovo should be given great importance in order to achieve greater results. Kosovo and its competent institutions need to develop specific strategies and investments for its sports diplomacy.

scholarly journals Prometheus bound? European initiatives and trends on Higher Education and their association with economic competiveness, skills and employability.

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 105-111
Author(s):  
Nikos Eystathios Papadakis ◽  
Maria Drakaki
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
Subsequent Development ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
European Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education And Society ◽  
Education And Society ◽  
The Bologna Process ◽  
Gradual Transformation

Globalization and increasing internationalization of Higher Education has clearly resulted in a persistent demand for the further transformation of Higher Education Institutes (HEIs), towards competitiveness and contribution to development. What is actually in stake is the employability, while another key issue is the harmonization with the economy and the labor market. That raises, of course, a lot of issues concerning the gradual transformation of the Higher Education and the relation between Higher Education and Society at Large. Globalization has affected all the abovementioned, which is crystal clear in large scale initiatives, in Europe, such as the “Bologna Process” and the subsequent development of the European Higher Education Area, in the case of Europe. Given all the abovementioned, the present article mainly focuses on the European trends, transformations and initiatives in Higher Education, related to HEIs’ active and potential contribution to economic development and the enhancement of graduates’ employability and skills.  

scholarly journals Informaciniai Europos aukštojo mokslo erdvės socialinio aukštojo mokslo matmens plėtotės aspektai

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 65-81
Author(s):  
Marija Stonkienė
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
National Data ◽  
Strategic Objective ◽  
The Social ◽  
Training Policy ◽  
The Bologna Process ◽  
And Training ◽  
The Eu

Straipsnyje analizuojami kuriant Europos aukštojo mokslo erdvę keliamo strateginio tikslo – užtikrinti aukštojo mokslo socialinio matmens plėtotę – informaciniai aspektai. Informacinių socialinio aukštojo mokslo matmens aspektų svarbą pabrėžia tai, kad ES švietimo ir mokslo politika grindžiama atvirojo koordinavimo metodu. Informaciniai socialinio aukštojo mokslo matmens aspektai analizuojami atliekant ES politinių strateginių dokumentų, Bolonijos proceso dokumentų ir Bolonijos proceso pažangos ataskaitų duomenų tyrimą. Analizė parodė, kad vis daugiau dėmesio skiriama informaciniams socialinioaukštojo mokslo matmens aspektams, nepakanka informacijos apie socialinį aukštojo mokslo matmenį, stinga nacionalinių duomenų, kyla nepalyginamumo problemų. Analizuojant Bolonijos proceso ataskaitas pastebėta besiplečianti informacinė socialinio aukštojo mokslo matmens aprėptis.Reikšminiai žodžiai: Europos aukštojo mokslo erdvė, Bolonijos procesas, socialinis aukštojo mokslo matmuo, socialinio aukštojo mokslo Europos aukštojo mokslo erdvėje matmens standartai, socialinio aukštojo mokslo Europos aukštojo mokslo erdvėje matmens rodikliai, socialinio aukštojo mokslo Europosaukštojo mokslo erdvėje matmens rodiklių duomenys.Information aspects of the social dimension of higher education in the European higher education areaMarija Stonkienė Summary This paper deals with the informational aspects of ensuring the social development of higher educa­tion – the strategic objective in creating the Euro­pean higher education area. The importance of the informational aspects of social dimension in higher education is indicated by the fact that the EU educa­tion and training policy is based on the open method of coordination. Informational aspects of the social dimension of higher education are examined by performing an analysis of the EU documents on policy strategy, the Bologna Process documents, and the Bologna pro­cess progress report. The investigation has revealed a growing emphasis on the informational aspects of the social dimension of higher education, which is caused by the lack of respective information, the shortage of national data and non-comparability problems. In the analysis of the Bologna process report, the paper notes an expanding reach of the informational aspects of the social dimension of higher education.

scholarly journals EDUCATION REFORM: PHILOSOPHY, METHODOLOGY, PRACTICE

2020 ◽  
pp. 102-110
Author(s):  
Oksana Yakymchuk
Keyword(s):  
Education Reform ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
State Building ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Fruitful Cooperation ◽  
Reform Processes ◽  
The One ◽  
The Bologna Process ◽  
The Eu

The first steps in reforming education after the declaration of independence, provided by the State National Program «Education» («Ukraine of the XXI century»), revealed the first contradictions, the overcoming of which required a new philosophy and methodology reform activities. Their contours for a ten-year period of state-building processes, defined by the Decree of the President of Ukraine «On urgent measures to ensure functioning and development of education in Ukraine » (2005) turned out to be quite contradictory. On the one hand, the ideas of integration of our state into the European one were actively implemented educational space. On the other hand, the reform processes that began to slow down began in the first half of the first decade of the new century. How could such contradictory tendencies be combined and what did it eventually lead to in the context of the qualitative growth of Ukrainian education? The research is devoted to this problem, set out in this article. Education researchers emphasize the timeliness and the need to modernize education, brought to life by the Bologna Process, which opens the possibility of building an innovative model of higher education that would be able not only to adequately respond to the challenges of the time, but also to work for the future, while expressing the need for a harmonious mix of European innovation traditions. After joining the Bologna Declaration, Ukrainian educators not only became acquainted with the concepts developed within the framework of the Bologna Process, which are aimed at improving the quality of education, but also witnessed and participated in real reforms. Although there are some difficulties and contradictions, among which the uncertainty of the prospects and principles of relations between Ukraine and the EU plays an important role. Prospects for further research are in the field of building fruitful cooperation between educators of Ukraine and the EU in the so-called post-Bologna process.

UNIVERSIDAD Y LENGUA: UNIVERSIDADES MULTILINGÜES PARA UNA EUROPA PLURILINGÜE

2010 ◽  
pp. 17-46
Author(s):  
IÑAKI AGIRREAZKUENAGA ZIGORRAGA
Keyword(s):  
Bologna Process ◽  
Intercultural Dialogue ◽  
Autonomous Communities ◽  
European Area ◽  
Enseñanza Superior ◽  
Unity In Diversity ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Bologna Process ◽  
Foreign Universities ◽  
The Eu

La coexistencia armoniosa de numerosas lenguas en Europa es un símbolo claro de la aspiración de la Unión Europea de unidad en la diversidad. Una política a favor del multilingüismo mejora las oportunidades de los ciudadanos, aumentando su aptitud para el empleo, a la vez que contribuye al refuerzo del diálogo intercultural. Asimismo, el conocimiento de idiomas constituye una cuestión de primera magnitud tanto para la consecución de los objetivos del espacio europeo común impulsado por el proceso de Bolonia, como para el impulso en el marco estatal de titulaciones conjuntas con Universidades extranjeras, titulaciones bilingües, o la incorporación en la enseñanza superior de docencia en otras lenguas comunitarias. Todo ello sin olvidar la enseñanza en las lenguas propias en aquellas CCAA dotadas de doble ofi cialidad lingüística. Europan hizkuntza ugari bizi dira elkarrekin, era orekatsuan bizi ere; horra hor Europar Batasunak aniztasunaren barruan batasuna lortzeko duen asmoaren adierazgarri argia. Hizkuntza-aniztasunaren aldeko politika egiteak herritarren aukerak hobetzen ditu, lagundu egiten baitu enplegu bat lortzeko gaitasuna areagotzen, eta, era berean, kulturen arteko elkarrizketa sendotzen. Halaber, hizkuntzak jakitea oso garrantzitsua da hala Bolognako prozesuak bultzatutako Europako esparru erkidearen helburuak lortzeko, nola Estatuaren barruan atzerriko unibertsitateekin bi hizkuntzazko titulazio bateratuak bultzatzeko ere, edo Europako beste hizkuntza batzuk goi-mailako irakaskuntzan gehitzeko. Hori guztia hizkuntza ofi zial bi duten autonomia erkidegoek irakaskuntza bertoko hizkuntzan eskaini behar dutela ahaztu Gabe. The harmonious coexistence among numerous languages in Europe is a clear symbol for the aspiration by the EU of unity in diversity. One policy in favour of multilingualism improves the citizens¿ opportunities, broadening their abilities for work, and at the same time it contributes to strengthten the intercultural dialogue. Likewise, the knowledge of languages means a full-scale issue both for reaching the common european area objectives as promoted by the Bologna process and for the stimulus within the state framework of common degrees and diplomas with foreign Universities, bilingual degrees, or the involvement of teaching in other community languages in the higher education. And non forgetting teaching in own languages of those Autonomous Communities which have double linguistic offi cial character

scholarly journals The Future of Public Diplomacy in Bulgaria

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 157-169
Author(s):  
Georgi Aleksandrov
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Public Diplomacy ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
The European Union ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Eu

In times of exponential technological and communicational progress, the topic of the future of political communication is gaining more and more strength. As a result of the creation of many new means for communication and the evolution of the democratic society, there was born a new instrument of political power – public diplomacy. Many scholars have already developed large scale works on the topic about the role, the meaning, and the future of public diplomacy on the world stage. Here we have at hand the question for the future of Public Diplomacy in Bulgaria. This scientific topic is interrelated with yet another phenomenon – the European Union and the participation of Bulgaria as a member in it. This article reviews the future role of public diplomacy as an instrument of the sovereign assisted by the soft power of the EU and the significance of a strong and unified European Union.

scholarly journals The EU in the Eyes of Ukrainian General Public: Potential for EU Public Diplomacy?

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Chaban ◽  
Vlad Vernygora
Keyword(s):  
Public Diplomacy ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
External Action ◽  
The Public ◽  
Global Power ◽  
Additional Challenge ◽  
International Image ◽  
Regional Organisation ◽  
The Eu

AbstractThis paper focuses on the public diplomacy (PD) practices of the EU-a supranational regional organisation confronted with two distinct challenges. First, the EU aims to reform its external action in order to become a global power and leader in the changing multipolar world. Second, it purports to fight the ongoing economic crisis that not only weakens the actual global capabilities of the EU, but damages its international image and reputation as a power and a leader. The paper assumes the potential of EU PD tools in meeting these challenges and tests this assumption in one case study of international public opinion on the EU in its immediate neighbourhood (Ukraine). Importantly, the study confronts an additional challenge: EU PD is described in the relevant literature to be a disjointed, under-resourced and overlooked policy area.

The Bologna Process: a voluntary method of coordination and marketisation?

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ole Henckel ◽  
Susan Wright
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Policy ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Process Work ◽  
The Bologna Process ◽  
Great Game

Ole Henckel is writing his PhD thesis on the relationship between national and European higher education policy as well as the history of the Bologna process. The aim of this interview was to learn about the historical background to the Bologna process, which interests were involved and which were excluded, what their motivations were, why they thought it was a good idea, and what they were trying to achieve? As the interview progressed, it focused on three themes. First, at what points did it become clear to participants that they were engaged in a new European 'great game' of creating not just a standardised Higher Education Area, but a global market? Second, how does the Bologna process work as an exemplar of the European Union's new form of governance through freedom, often referred to as the operation of 'soft power' or the Open Method of Coordination? Third, what are the most recent developments, and what kind of future is emerging?

scholarly journals Osobennosti kul'turnoy diplomatii Italii na sovremennom etape

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 643-653
Author(s):  
Svetlana Aleksandrovna Bokeriya ◽  
Valerij Vitalevich Danilov
Keyword(s):  
Soft Power ◽  
Cultural Policy ◽  
Public Diplomacy ◽  
Cultural Diplomacy ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Cultural Model ◽  
Italian Language ◽  
Power Resources ◽  
Power Component ◽  
The Eu

The article analyzes the cultural policy of Italy, which is one of the key soft power instruments of the country, along with public diplomacy, the Italian language, education and scientific activities, through the prism of the cultural strategy of the EU. Despite the presence of a large number of articles on soft power implementation, this issue remains insufficiently covered today, since the concept of soft power emerged at the end of the 20th century in the framework of the American international relations school (J. Nye) and the majority of academic foreign papers are still devoted to the American soft power model. It is revealed that scientific community paid not enough attention to the Italian soft power phenomenon. The author’s goal is to analyze the cultural model of Italy, used as one of soft power component. According to the results of the structural, comparative and institutional analysis, fundamental problems in the development of the Italian cultural model were identified, as well as the links between the successful adoption of cultural diplomacy and economic crisis. The governmental initiatives in Italy in realization of cultural diplomacy and the EU cultural strategy are thoroughly reviewed. The analysis of the activities of specialized government institutions responsible for the cultural promotion of the country and the Italian language abroad is carried out. The soft power rankings, reflecting the effectiveness of cultural policy, in particular, Anholt-GfK Nation Brands Index and The Soft Power 30 are being analyzed. Measures to ensure the efficient use of the soft power resources in Italy are proposed. They are mostly aimed at combining the activities of existing institutions and forming an integrated strategy for popularizing, financing and broadening soft power components both within the state and foreign policy strategy.

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