[EDLING:266] Europe: Removing the Language Barrier

[Francis M. Hult]

Inside Higher Ed

Removing the Language Barrier

As European universities continue moving toward standardizing their degree 
cycles, universities in the continent’s non-English speaking countries are 
increasingly offering master’s degree programs in which English is the language 
of instruction — in a bid to increase their competitiveness throughout Europe, 
and beyond.

"It’s taken off in the past 5 to 10 years, since the advent of the Bologna 
Process,” says Mariam Assefa, executive director of World Education Services, a 
non-profit organization specializing in foreign credential evaluation. The 
Bologna Process, named for the Italian city where the agreement 
for “harmonizing” European higher education was signed in 1999, aims in part to 
foster greater student mobility by creating a common structure for higher 
education in Europe.

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