The success of the Bologna Process, an initiative begun 10 years ago to standardize degrees and university systems across Europe, is now being applied to higher education in three U.S. states as part of a pilot program of the Indianapolis-based Lumina Foundation for Education. According to an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Lumina funded a report on an American perspective on the Bologna Process, which was released earlier this month, and is applying the findings to a project in Indiana, Minnesota and Utah. The pilot will use Bologna methods to analyze degree programs in biology, chemistry, education, history, physics, and graphic design in these states.
Currently, 46 European countries are entering the final phase of the Bologna Process, and some of the results include openness and the recognition of degrees across national borders, making it easier for students from all over the world to get comparable educational experiences in multiple countries.
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