Bologna Process

I've been reading about the Bologna process for Higher Education. The stated aim of the Bologna process, when first announced in 1999, was to create a common market for European education. The idea was that there would be a standardised system of qualifications throughout the continent making it easier for students to work and study in foreign countries.

As the Economist reported in April 2009, the governments of Europe embraced the Bologna process as a way of bringing in shorter and more work-related degrees. In Spain, the government used the process to introduce fees for MA students and France called their change of funding circumstances for Higher Education 'Bologna'.

The stated aim of Bologna is a good one. It's the way Higher Education appears to be seen by governments across Europe as a way to prepare students for work (produce specific forms of Labour Power) rather than provide a personally enriching intellectual experience for people that worries.