GMAC® Bologna Project report available
- Highlights of the report
(pdf file, 169KB) - Volume 1: The future of graduate management education in the context of the Bologna Accord
(pdf file, 975KB) - Volume 2: Supporting appendices
(pdf file, 284KB) - Volume 1: The future of graduate management education in the context of the Bologna Accord
Plus, read our latest article in the summer 2005 edition of efmd's Forum magazine, exploring the consequences of Bologna (pdf file, 736KB).
Bergen ministerial meeting
So what is the GMAC® Bologna Project?
For more than 50 years, the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC®) has been committed to creating and improving access to graduate management education around the world. The organisation’s governance includes graduate management education programs in North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa. Studying the challenges and opportunities presented by the Bologna Accord is therefore a natural extension of our core mission.In 2003, the Council established a task force of education and business leaders to study the potential effects of the Bologna Accord on European graduate management education. Membership of the task force was extended to leading European business schools, industry organizations and employers. We are proud to have worked with Ashridge (UK), HEC (France), HSG St Gallen (Switzerland), SDA Bocconi (Italy), the Association of MBAs and the European Foundation for Management in preparing our publication.
The document reports the task force’s findings and is not intended to be encyclopedic; its focus is limited to management education rather than the consideration of other disciplines. The content is also limited to address the specific audiences that need to understand the impact of the Accord: university administrators, government funding agencies, students and employers. The intention is to provide a catalyst for debate and to emphasise the need for concerted effort to maintain the impetus stimulated by the signing of the Accord in 1999.
By signing the Bologna Accord the first steps have been taken on the long and complex journey towards the future of European higher education. To date 40 countries have pledged their voluntary commitment to the Bologna aims and together they will have to take many more steps, both great and small, to reach them. Progress will not always be uncomplicated; there will be times when the challenges appear insurmountable. Their action, however, represents a fundamental shift in European higher education.
We invite you to read our report and if just one idea or suggestion improves the outcomes of Bologna, GMAC® will have achieved a positive return.
David A Wilson
President and CEO, GMAC®
© 2005, GMAC® Bologna Project