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DEQAR - Database of External Quality Assurance Results
November 2017 - October 2019
The main objective of the project deals with the development of a database of reports and decisions about the HEIs, and the programs recognised by the quality assurance agencies, belonging to EQAR (European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education) and meeting the ESG (European Standard and Guidelines) standard.
CIMEA is a partner project and participates in the development of the activities and the final results.
DEQAR CONNECT - Enhancing the Coverage and Connectivity of QA in the EHEA through DEQAR
Focused on two of the EHEA key commitments while supporting quality assurance and recognition inside the EHEA, it covers two main strands: expand coverage to EHEA countries currently under-represented in DEQAR, by supporting the participation of agencies that could not join DEQAR in the first stage. Enhance connectivity by exploiting existing synergies and exploring new opportunities to use DEQAR data directly in the recognition workflow, digital credentialing and elsewhere. CIMEA is a partner project and participates in the development of activities and final results.
Fraud-Act - Combatting Fraud through a Holistic Approach and Data Collection
September 2025 - Ongoing
The Fraud-Act project has the main objective of countering education fraud and promoting academic integrity in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), in line with the Tirana Communiqué. Through a holistic approach based on cooperation and innovation, the project focuses on four areas of intervention: prevention, prosecution, international co-operation and monitoring of education fraud, as stated in the Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)18 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on countering education fraud. During the project, key players in the sector are involved in various peer learning activities, webinars, focus groups and workshops, in order to collect structured data and enhance understanding and prevention of the phenomenon.
GLOBAL 2030 – Support for the Coordination Group on Global Policy Dialogue
July 2025 - Ongoing
Following the IN-GLOBAL project, GLOBAL 2030 supports the institutional activities of the Coordination Group on Global Policy Dialogue of the Bologna Follow-Up Group for the 2024–2027 mandate, promoting dialogue and cooperation between the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and other regions of the world. Through its activities, GLOBAL 2030 aims to ensure greater harmonization of higher education at the global level, while respecting the diversity of regulatory frameworks.
IN-GLOBAL - Enhancing Knowledge of the EHEA and Global Dialogue
May 2022 - April 2025
The IN-GLOBAL project (2022-2025) promotes and supports the activities of two sub-structures of the Bologna Follow-Up Group (BFUG), namely the Coordination Group on Global Policy Dialogue and the Task Force on Enhancing Knowledge Sharing in the EHEA community. Its main objectives are to improve the circulation of good practices and tools within the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), to involve stakeholders and to strengthen global dialogue on higher education policy development and implementation.
MICROBOL - Microcredentials linked to the Bologna key commitments
The specific objective of this project is for governments and stakeholders to explore, within the Bologna Process, whether and how the existing Bologna tools can be used and/or need to be adapted to be fit for micro-credentials. A common European framework for micro-credentials is proposed within the project framework. CIMEA is a partner project and participates in the development of the activities and the final results.
TPG-LRC - Thematic Peer Group on the implementation of the Lisbon Recognition Convention in EHEA countries
Foster the full implementation of the Lisbon Recognition Convention (LRC) in the EHEA countries being part of the Thematic Peer Group B (TPG B), which is one of the three thematic groups established to facilitate the implementation of the three Bologna key commitments in the period 2018-2020. According to a peer support approach, the project encourages the exchange of knowledge and good practices between the TPG members, focusing on the implementation of the Lisbon Recognition Convention key principles.
TPG-LRC CoRE - TPG-LRC Constructing Recognition in the EHEA
May 2022 - April 2025
Support the full implementation of the Bologna Process focusing on its second key commitment on national legislation and procedures compliant with the Lisbon Recognition Convention in the countries of the Thematic Peer Group B (TPG B).
All project activities are carried out through a peer-to peer approach and focused on the priorities enshrined in the Rome Communiqué and built on the work done within the previous TPG-LRC project. Against this background, project partners work on the "6 specific thematic indications” for the TPG B, with particular emphasis on alternative pathways, digital technology for the recognition agenda, and automatic recognition.
TPG-LRC Plus - Fostering LRC Implementation in the EHEA
May 2025 - Ongoing
Built on the results of the projects TPG-LRC and TPG-LRC CoRE, the project TPG-LRC Plus has the main aim of supporting the implementation of the Bologna Process focusing on the key commitment 2 on national legislation and procedures compliant with the Lisbon Recognition Convention (LRC) in the countries being part of the Thematic Peer Group B (TPG B). In this light, the project support institutional actions to implement the workplan of the TPG B, aligning with priorities set out in the Tirana Communiqué, adopted in May 2024 at the Ministerial Conference of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). In continuity with what was indicated in the Paris (2018) and Rome (2020) Communiqués and implemented in the previous TPG-LRC and TPG-LRC CoRE, the transnational cooperation promoted by the TPG-LRC Plus project is fostered through a structured peer-to-peer approach.