Occasional Speaker Seminar
CHEER
Monday 13th February, 5pm
Room 104, Fulton
Speaker
Dr Cecile Hoareau, Centre for Studies in Higher Education,
University of California, Berkeley
presents:
A Bologna process for the US? Higher education and
different attitudes to coordination in Europe and the US
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Higher education policy is high on the agenda in both Brussels and
Washington, both seeing it as a key to innovation capacity.
Yet the competencies of Brussels and Washington have
traditionally been limited. In the late 1990s, however, the European
Bologna process led to an unprecedented reform movement in
Europe. By contrast, the effects of the Lumina Foundation in the
US were more limited. Why was a coordination of the reforms more
widespread in Europe than in the US?
In this seminar, Dr Hoareau will compare indicators to dismiss the
largely political argument centred around the need to increase
“excellence” in Europe. She will also highlight the differentiated
institutional and historic contexts to explain trends in higher
education policy in Europe and the US.
In summary, Dr Hoareau contributes to the policy debate on the
future of higher education by explaining often overlooked
differences across different regions of the world.
* Refreshments available
** The seminar can be joined remotely by logging on to:
https//connectpro.sussex.ac.uk/cheer_hoareau13feb