Bologna Agreement Impact on U.S. Higher Education

Since September 11,2001 there has been a growing realization within the United States that in order to achieve better instruments to strengthen national security,compete and be successful within the global community,it has become vital to look at the American educational system which,according to some critics,presently is lacking the international elements. With the advent of the educational reforms in Europe (Bologna Agreement, June 19,1999),those nations embrace more uniformity amongst themselves and have concluded that competition in the global market has made it imperative to make changes in the academic curriculum of universities. The growing globalization movement of the last few years in regard to international education,the challenge for the U.S.is the pursuit a national policy/reform. Such an effort requires mobilization and coordination concerning global education efforts and recourses. This study will provide suggestions for implementing internationalization of U.S. higher educational institutions.In conjunction,there will be an analysis of the reforms presently being undertaken in the European Higher Educational System.

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Dr. Graciela Helguero-Balcells, PhD Fields of Study:Spanish Language and Literature; International Education; ESL/EFL Teacher Education Currently teaching at Florida Atlantic Univeristy and Broward College