Bologna Ministerial Anniversary Conference in Budapest and Vienna

The Bologna Declaration has reformed the structures of European higher education systems over the past ten years in a revolutionary way and has played a remarkable role in strengthening the competitiveness and attractiveness of European higher education.

To honour and to assess the achievements of common action and its contribution to enhancing the quality and the diversification of higher education in Europe, an extraordinary Ministerial Anniversary Conference will be held and co-hosted by Hungary and Austria on 11-12 March 2010, in Budapest and Vienna.

The venues of the conference will be the Parliament Building in Budapest and the Imperial Palace Congress Centre in Vienna. On 12 March 2010 the Second BolognaPolicy Forum will be convened as a dialogue between the 46 Bologna countries and countries from across the world. A festive evening eventwill take place before the second part of the Bologna MinisterialAnniversary Conference in Vienna jointly with representatives fromdifferent stakeholders.