Three-Year Bologna Compliant Degrees: Response to IIE Survey of U.S. Graduate Schools
May 2009
In the fall of 2008, The Institute of International Education (IIE) conducted an online survey of U.S. doctoral-granting universities to examine these questions:
- What level of understanding of the Bologna reforms and recognition of Bologna-compliant credentials exists in the United States?
- How are three-year undergraduate Bologna-compliant credentials viewed for admission to U.S. graduate study?
Response was so strong that IIE turned the survey results into a briefing paper which concluded:
...knowledge of the Bologna Process is growing among U.S. higher education constituents. It appears that U.S. higher education institutions, especially professionals in graduate schools and admissions offices, are closely monitoring the evolution of the Bologna Process and that on some campuses the EHEA reforms have created an opportunity for larger discussions on how international credentials are perceived and evaluated.
Going into the second decade of the Bologna Process effort, it is increasingly important for U.S. educators to keep abreast of the changes occurring in Europe and worldwide, actively engage in the growing number of forums for dialogue and discussion, and share with one another how their institutions are adapting.
Details of IIE survey results are contained in their April 2009 briefing paper #2:
Three-Year Bologna-Compliant Degrees: Responses from U.S. Graduate Schools.