Trends 2010 is the latest in a report series contributing to the discussions in the Bologna Process. Trends reports are generally timed with the biannual ministerial meetings and track progress of Bologna implementation, within a two-year timescale. Trends 2010 is different. The report has been timed to coincide with the launch of the European Higher Education Area in March 2010 and has a much larger scope both in its focus and longitudinal aspect.

Not only does the report examine the achievements of Bologna-driven reforms since 2002, but it also situates these reforms within the broader context of a decade of change in higher education. The European higher education environment has been altered significantly as a result of globalisation, a number of international trends and European and national policies. As a result, European higher education institutions have embraced and implemented a complex and deepreaching change agenda that has affected many critical aspects of their operations.

Source: Foreword