1. Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia
Bologna Process after Bucharest: Challenges and expectations оf BFUG Work Plan
Gayane Harutyunyan Bologna Secretariat September 2013, Yerevan

2. BFUG Secretariat Main role:
“...to provide neutral support to further the consolidation of the European Higher Education Area under the exclusive authority of the BFUG and its Chairs and Vice-Chairs.”
Functions:
Administrative and operational support for BFUG, its sub-structures (WG and networks) and the Board (minute-taking, background documents drafting, assisting chairs in planning the meeting, communication etc.);
Support the implementation of the BFUG Work Plan;
Maintaining the EHEA permanent website ( and electronic archives;
Act as an internal and external contact point for the EHEA, while ensuring dissemination of information on behalf of the Chairs or based on direct requests;
Participate in organising the Yerevan Ministerial Conference and 4th Bologna Policy Forum.

3. BFUG chairing order and timeline
BFUG Chairs:
1 July – 31 December Cyprus & Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 January - 30 June Ireland & Croatia
1 July – 31 December Lithuania & Georgia
1 January - 30 June Greece & Kazakhstan
1 July – 31 December Italy & Holy See
1 January - 30 June Latvia & Iceland
BFUG Vice-Chair: Armenia July 2012 – 30 June 2015

4. Main targets of Bucharest Communiqué (2012)
Quality higher education for all
Enhancing graduates employability
Strengthening mobility for better learning

5. Challenges to overcome in 2012-2015 Work Plan
Uneven pace of reforms across the EHEA.
If implementation of the EHEA reforms is not based on reasonably coherent understanding , variations in interpretation and implementation may hinder the existence of coherent higher education structures in the EHEA.
Full and proper implementation of the EHEA reforms.

6. 2012-2015 Work Plan Structures BFUG
*Pathfinder Group on Automatic Recognition
*Steering Committee (E4 plus EQAR, EI, BUSINESSEUROPE) on the ESG Revision
*Peer Learning and Review Initiative
*Financing and Governance of HE
BFUG
Reporting on the Implementati0n of the Bologna Process WG
Social Dimension and Lifelong Learning WG
Structural Reforms WG
Ad-hoc WG on the Revision of the ECTS User's Guide
Ad-hoc WG on the Third Cycle
Network of National Correspondents (NQF)
Network on Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
Mobility and Internationalisation WG
Network of Experts on Student Support in Europe (NESSIE)
Ad-hoc WG on Joint degrees and programs

7. Tbilisi Board Meeting, September 17, 2013
Draft work program of the activities of peer learning and peer review initiative
Transparency of information and provision of BFUG documents to the third parties and access to the basic line of the Backoffice for the researchers
Participation in the BFUG/Board and WGs/Ad-hoc WGs/ Networks meetings
Update on the EHEA accession issues
Draft proposal for the coordination meeting of all the BFUG Work Plan structures after the Vilnius BFUG meeting
Interim technical report including financial report has been delivered in due time to the EC.

8. Bologna Secretariat E-mail: secretariat@ehea.info www.ehea.info
“Success is a double-edged sword. It is inebriating but it is also binding. Real success cannot be measured in terms of `final implementation' and celebration but in searching for new momentum and re-conceptualisation.” P. Zgaga
See you in Yerevan on
14-15 May 2015
Thank you !
Bologna Secretariat