Key Documents

General documents

ECTS Key Features
Key Features of ECTS as the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System
ECTS/DS Users' Guide
Detailed information on ECTS key instruments, the Diploma Supplement, the ECTS and DS labels
List of ECTS/DS National Coordinators
List of ECTS/DS Counsellors

Trends III Report - Recognition issues, ECTS and the DS EUA publication on the implementation of the Bologna Process reforms across Europe
Zurich Conclusions and Recommendations for Action EUA/Swiss Confederation Conference on Credit Transfer and Accumulation (11-12 October 2002)
The state of implementation of ECTS in Europe EUA short survey on the implementation of ECTS in 30 European countries (December 2002)

Special Measures for the promotion of ECTS and the DS European Commission's support mechanisms for ECTS and the Diploma Supplement.

ESIB Policy Paper on 'ECTS compatible Credit Transfer and Accumulation Systems' (May 2003)
ESIB Policy Paper on: 'Enhancing the Diploma Supplement' (October 2002)
ESIB survey on ECTS
Result of the ESIB survey on the implementation of ECTS from the student perspective(February 2003)

Vaduz Statement Statement by the ENIC and NARIC networks on the European Higher Education Area (May 2003)

Prague Recommendations
Bologna Seminar on Recognition and Credit Systems in the Context of Lifelong Learning (Prague, 5-7 June 2003)
Copenhagen Recommendations
Bologna Seminar on Qualification Structures in Higher Education in Europe (27-28 March 2003)
Qualification structures in European Higher Education
Stephen Adam's report on qualification structures and alternative approaches for clarifying the cycles and levels in European higher education qualifications. Report prepared for the Bologna Seminar on Qualification Structures in Higher Education in Europe (March 2003)
An Introduction to the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework