European Policy Implementation and Higher Education

Cristina Sin is a research fellow at the Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies (CIPES), Portugal. Previously, she worked at Lancaster University, UK, as a Research Associate and at the Higher Education Academy, UK with educational projects aimed at improving higher education learning and teaching.Amélia Veiga is a researcher at the Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES), Portugal and at the Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies (CIPES), Portugal. Alberto Amaral is a professor at the University of Porto, Portugal and a researcher at the Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies (CIPES), Portugal. He is life-member of IAUP and member of the Board of IMHE/OECD. At present he is the chair of the administration council of the Portuguese Assessment and Accreditation Agency for Higher Education.

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- PART I: POLICY.- Chapter 2. General Issues of European Policy.- Chapter 3. European Higher Education Policies.- Chapter 4. Bologna Process Implementation Problems.- Chapter 5. Bologna Objectives and their Fulfilment.- PART II: PRACTICE: THE ACHIEVEMENT OF BOLOGNA OBJECTIVES IN PORTUGAL.- Chapter 6. National Legislation and Conditions for Implementation.- Chapter 7. Employability.- Chapter 8. Mobility.- Chapter 9. Attractiveness and Internationalisation.- PART III: FINAL ANALYSIS IN A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE.- Chapter 10. Bologna Implementation and its Objectives: Final Analysis in a Comparative Perspective.