IMPLEMENTATION OF BOLOGNA DECLARATION STANDARDS: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA

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Published: Nov 25, 2021

  Nikita Nikiforov

Abstract

The article is concerned with 20 years’ experience of implementation of Bologna Declaration standards in the higher education system of the Republic of Latvia. The article offers a concise analysis of such root principles of Bologna system as 1) acknowledging of three cycle system; 2) staff and students' mobility; 3) quality assurance of higher education; 4) promotion of the essential European attitudes in higher education; 5) life-long learning; 6) enhancement of the role of the students in organization of the study process; 7) autonomy for institution and academic freedom; 8) amplification of the European constituent in the national higher education system; 9) single European Higher Education Area (EHEA).

How to Cite

Nikiforov, N. (2021). IMPLEMENTATION OF BOLOGNA DECLARATION STANDARDS: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA. Baltic Journal of Legal and Social Sciences, (1), 11-19. https://doi.org/10.30525/2592-8813-2021-1-2
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Keywords

educational cycles, Credit Transfer System, academic mobility, quality assurance

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