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Tuning Educational Structures in Europe

J. González, R. Wagenaar
01 Jan 2003-pp 70-96
Abstract: The Bologna Declaration The Bologna Declaration of June 1999 calls for the establishment by 2010 of a coherent, compatible and competitive European Higher Educatio n Area, attractive for European students and for students and scholars from other c ontinents. The European Education Ministers identified six action lines in Bologna an d they have added three more in Prague in May 2001 and one more in Berlin in September 2003:

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Tuning Educational
Structures in Europe
Tuning Educational
Structures in Europe
Informe Final
Fase Uno
Editado por
Julia González
Robert Wagenaar
2003
Universidad de Universidad de
Deusto Groningen
El Proyecto Tuning fue financiado por la Comisión
Europea en el marco del Programa Socrates.
Esta publicación refleja los puntos de vista solo de los
autores, y la Comisión Europea no puede asumir res-
ponsabilidades por ningún uso que se haga de la infor-
mación contenida en el presente libro.
Los editores quieren expresar su gratitud a los Asistentes
del Proyecto Tuning Robert Alcock, Pablo Beneitone, Almu-
dena Garrido e Ingrid van der Meer por su dedicación y
contribución significativa al proyecto. Particularmente,
quieren agradecer a Pablo Beneitone por la coordinación
de la edición de la presente versión en castellano.
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Lista de Participantes
Coordinadores Generales
Julia González - Universidad de Deusto (ES)
Robert Wagenaar - Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (NL)
Miembros del Comité de Gestión y de Dirección
Expertos en Educación Superior
Chantal Zoller - Université Libre de Bruxelles (BE)
Volker Gehmlich - Fachhochschule Osnabrück (DE)
Maria Sticchi-Damiani - Consejero ECTS (IT)
Ann Katherine Isaacs - Università degli Studi di Pisa (IT)
Estela Pereira - Universidade de Aveiro (PT)
Stephen Adam - University of Westminster (UK)
Coordinadores de Area Temática
Peder Ostergaard —Coordinador del Area de Administración y Di-
rección de Empresas— Aarhus School of Business (DK)
Lars Gunnarsson —Coordinador del Area de Ciencias de la Educa-
ción— Göteborg University (SE)
Paul D. Ryan —Coordinador del Area de Geología— National Uni-
versity of Galway (IE)
Jean-Luc Lamboley —Coordinador del Area de Historia— Université
Pierre Mendès France, Grenoble, (FR)
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Hans Pechar, Ada Pellert
01 Sep 2004-European Journal of Education
TL;DR: In Austria, the legal framework for the implementation of the Bologna Declaration was adapted in 1999 as mentioned in this paper and the University Studies Act in 1999 was updated in 2003 to conform to the requirements of Austrian higher education.
Abstract: Implementing the Bologna process makes high demands on all the Europeanhigher education systems. The challenges differ in each country. One can assumethat the reform effort to harmonise the study architecture is greatest for countrieswith the traditional one-tier system. Austria belongs to this group. Some of thetraditional features of Austrian higher education are indeed incompatible with theBologna process, which means that the reform pressure in Austria is quite high.Austria has rapidly adapted the legal framework for the implementation of theBologna Declaration. With the amendments of the University Studies Act in 1999

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Ángel Rodríguez López1, Jaime E. Souto1, María Luisa Arroyo Noblejas1•
Complutense University of Madrid1
01 Mar 2019-Studies in Educational Evaluation
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors address the competences from two different perspectives; the first relating to the level reached by the student through university training received; and the second concerning the level required by labour market in the profession studied.

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TL;DR: A review of the literature on collaborative problem solving and related terms is provided in this paper, including a discussion of their definitions, importance to higher education and workforce success, and considerations relevant to their assessment.
Abstract: The literature and the employee and workforce surveys rank collaborative problem solving (CPS) among the top 5 most critical skills necessary for success in college and the workforce. This paper provides a review of the literature on CPS and related terms, including a discussion of their definitions, importance to higher education and workforce success, and considerations relevant to their assessment. The goal is to discuss progress on CPS to date and help generate future research on CPS in relation to educational and workforce success.

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La misión de la universidad en el siglo XXI: comprender su origen para proyectar su futuro

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22 Mar 2019-Revista de la Educación Superior
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a review of relevant literature on the idea of university and its origins in the Middle Ages, reflecting on the sense of the university as a place for research and raising tensions and challenges facing the contemporary university.

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The challenge of the standardization of nursing specializations in Europe.

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A. Ranchal1, M.J. Jolley2, J. Keogh3, Martina Lepiešová4, T. Rasku5, S. Zeller6 •
Cordoba University1, University of Hull2, Fulda University of Applied Sciences3, Comenius University in Bratislava4, Tampere University of Applied Sciences5, Winona State University6
01 Dec 2015-International Nursing Review
TL;DR: It is now time for European Union nurses to look beyond the common standards for pre-registration courses and to consider the development of common Standards for specialist nursing, according to nursing's loose understanding of 'specialization'.
Abstract: Background The evolution of health care is driving the need for specialist nursing knowledge. Specialist nurses have undertaken a formal training that focuses on a specific clinical area or population and are legitimated by a professional award or legal status. Specialist nurses are better able to provide the most specific and most appropriate care for both people and populations. Aim This paper considers nursing's loose understanding of ‘specialization’ and the impact this has on those who seek employment outside their own nation but within the family of nations known as the European Union (EU). There is a lack of standardization for nursing specializations across the European Union that leads to lack of mobility across countries. Sources of evidence Reports were reviewed from within the European Union, including specialist nursing groups and regulatory nursing bodies. Discussion Nurse specialists can be regarded as operating at nursing's ‘leading edge’; however, it is here that nursing lacks organization and common standards. This is readily apparent in a EU bound together by the principle of freedom of movement and common professional and academic standards. Conclusion It is now time for European Union nurses to look beyond the common standards for pre-registration courses and to consider the development of common standards for specialist nursing. Historical attempts to achieve common standards for specialist nursing have largely been unsuccessful due to the diversity of approaches to nurse specialization. It is time now for this challenge to be re-addressed so that specialist nurses can more freely work throughout the European Union. Implications for nursing policy There is a pressing need for policy makers to define specialist nursing and to enable European Union-wide standards.

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David C. McClelland1•
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Abraham Flexner
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Kenneth M. Ludmerer
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