UK Bologna Experts

The UK has 13 ‘Bologna Experts’ for the period 2011-2013 whose job it is to help inform UK higher education institutions about the Bologna Process reforms. The experts were appointed by the British Council, in cooperation with UK HE stakeholders, following approval by the European Commission. Two student Bologna Experts were also nominated.

The Bologna Experts are senior academics and administrators who have been chosen because of their in-depth knowledge in quality assurance, qualifications frameworks and recognition issues in higher education. The European Commission and the British Council provide training workshops for them. The Europe Unit also informs Bologna Experts of recent EU and Bologna initiatives through its various publications.

The Experts assist UK higher education institutions with the three Bologna priorities:

• Quality Assurance
• The Three Cycle System
• Recognition – ECTS/ Diploma Supplement, Europass, Lisbon Recognition Convention

as well as the other aspects of the Bologna Process:

• Promotion of Mobility
• Student-centred outcome-based learning
• Recognition of prior learning
• Qualifications Framework
• Employability
• Social Dimension
• Promotion of the European dimension in Higher Education
• Lifelong Learning
• Promoting the European Higher Education Area in a global setting
• European Higher Education Area and European Research area

The UK Bologna experts are:

1. -    Professor Tim Birtwistle, ECTS and Diploma Supplement Counsellor, Professor Emeritus, Leeds Metropolitan University, Consultant to the Lumina Foundation for Education

2. -    Mr. Alex Bols, Assistant Director (Research) and Head of Higher Education, NUS

3. -    Mr. Andy Gibbs, Director of International Relations, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University

4. -    Mr. Huw Landeg Morris, Academic Registrar, Swansea University

5. -    Dr. Graeme Roberts, Professor Emeritus, University of Aberdeen

6. -    Mr. Simon Sweeney, Lecturer International Political Economy and Business, The York Management School at University of York

7.  -   Dr. Anthony Vickers, ECTS and Diploma Supplement Counsellor, Reader, The School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, The University of Essex

8. -    Dyfed Griffiths, Teaching Fellow, Erasmus Co-ordinator and Part III Director of Studies in Architecture. University of Bath.

9. -    Gerard Madill, International Higher Education Consultant

10. -    Helen Johnson, Assistant Director, International Office, University of Warwick

11. -    Professor Michael Blakemore, Emeritus Professor of Geography, University of Durham and Consultant in International Education and Information Society.

12. -    Richard Shearman, Director of Formation and Deputy CEO, The Engineering Council

13. -    Dugald Craig, International Development Manager, West of Scotland Colleges’ Partnership

Student UK Bologna Experts 2011 - 2012

-       Mr. George Charonis, Student – University of Sussex

-       Miss.Natalia Kozlowska, Student – University of Glasgow

UK higher education institutions interested in seeking the advice of a Bologna Expert, or people interested in becoming a Bologna Expert, should email the British Council on: erasmus@britishcouncil.org.

Alternatively please fill in and return this form to the British Council.

Further information is available on the British Council website.