Abstract
The Bologna process in Croatia is strongly related to the EU integration process which reached a final phase this year. Since the signing of the Bologna Declaration, the Bologna process has become an influential factor for the higher education reform in Croatia. After the legislative actions by the government, implementation of reforms (for instance, introduction of the three studylevels) has started at the level of higher education institutions. An institutional framework for quality assurance has been established and further developed. Along with changes in the study structures, current tendencies (like strengthening the binary character of higher education) imply the growing importance of accommodating higher education supply to the needs and demands of the labour market and local economies.
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Der Bologna-Prozess in Kroatien ist stark auf den EU Integrationsprozess ausgerichtet, der 2011 in die Endphase kam. Seit der Unterzeichnung der Bologna-Erklärung wurde der Bologna-Prozess zu einem einflussreichen Faktor in der kroatischen Hochschulreform. Nach den legislativen Maßnahmen der Regierung startete die Umsetzung der Reformen (z. B. Einführung der drei Studienzyklen) auf der Ebene der Hochschulen, die institutionellen Rahmen der Qualitätssicherung wurden eingerichtet und weiterentwickelt. Parallel zu den Veränderungen in der Studienstruktur verweisen die aktuellen Tendenzen (wie die Stärkung des binären Charakters der Hochschulbildung) auf die wachsende Bedeutung der Anpassung des Angebots der Hochschulen an die Bedürfnisse und Anforderungen des Arbeitsmarktes und der lokalen Wirtschaft.
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- Labour Market
- High Education Institution
- National Council
- Quality Assurance System
- European High Education Area
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Orosz, A. (2014). Balance of Ten Years of Reform: Changes in the Croatian Higher Education System. In: Kozma, T., Rébay, M., Óhidy, A., Szolár, É. (eds) The Bologna Process in Central and Eastern Europe. Studien zur international vergleichenden Erziehungswissenschaft. Schwerpunkt Europa - Studies in International Comparative Educational Science. Focus: Europe.. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-02333-1_4
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