International
Introduction
This section includes information on policies and organisations concerned with higher education and social work education in an international context.
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Higher Education
The Bologna Process derives its name from the so-called Bologna Declaration, signed in 1999 by ministers in charge of higher education from 29 European countries. It is an intergovernmental European reform process aimed at establishing the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) by 2010. This should allow students, graduates, and higher education staff to benefit from unhampered mobility and equitable access to high quality higher education. The corner stones of such an ‘open space’ are mutual recognition of degrees and other higher education qualifications, transparency (readable and comparable degrees organised in a three-cycle structure) and European cooperation in quality assurance.
The QAA's international quality assurance work, encompasses a range of activities relating to quality assurance around the world
- QAA reviews overseas
- International readers guides
- International student guides
- Engagement with the Bologna Process
The Higher Education Academy’s Internationalisation work stream includes:
- curriculum development to prepare all graduates, regardless of country of origin, to be informed, responsible citizens able to work effectively in a global, multi-cultural context
- development of initiatives to enhance the learning experience of international students
- supporting the sector in engaging with the Bologna process
Organisations concerned with social policy and social work in an international context.
Social Work Education
The International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW)
is an international association of institutions of social work education, organisations supporting social work education and social work educators. IASSW is not a regulatory body but carries out a range of activities to support the international social work education community.
The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW)is a global organisation striving for social justice, human rights and social development through the development of social work, best practices and international cooperation between social workers and their professional organisations.
IASSW and IFSW have worked together to produce the Global Qualifying Standards for Social Work Education and Training. The standards (accessed via the website above) were approved by both the IASSW General Assembly and the IFSW in Adelaide on 4 October 2004.
