The European Commission has launched a聽, a central goal of the European Education Area,聽informed by聽six Erasmus+ pilot projects in which more than 140 higher education institutions participated.聽

According to the blueprint, a European degree could take one of two forms. Students who complete joint degree programmes that meet specific criteria could receive a 鈥淓uropean degree label certificate鈥� alongside their joint degree. Alternatively, multiple universities, or a legal entity created by the universities, could jointly award a newly established qualification known as a European degree.

Universities would participate on a voluntary basis, the commission stressed, 鈥渋n full respect of the principles of subsidiarity, institutional autonomy and academic freedom鈥�. The degree, which would be automatically recognised across the European Union, would be 鈥渂ased on a set of common criteria agreed at European level鈥�.

Among these criteria, set out in an annex to a , are interdisciplinarity, 鈥渆mbedded student mobility鈥� and relevance to the labour market. The degree must be offered by a partnership of at least two institutions from at least two countries, while it should be 鈥渏ointly designed and jointly delivered鈥� by all institutions involved.

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A European degree should also promote 鈥淓uropean values鈥�, the annex states, by exposing students to at least two EU languages and promoting democracy, inclusivity and sustainability. To support the creation of the degree, the commission will establish a European degree policy lab.

The proposal for a council recommendation on quality assurance calls for the simplification and improvement of existing procedures, with the longer-term goal of establishing a European framework. A , meanwhile, advises member states to encourage transnational cooperation and prompts them to 鈥減romote, acknowledge and value diverse academic roles, including innovative and effective teaching鈥�.

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Margaritis Schinas, the commission鈥檚 vice-president for 鈥減romoting our European way of life,鈥� said: 鈥淥ur universities provide graduates with strategic skills for their future and serve as beacons of a European brand of academic excellence. A European degree is the next step and will empower our universities to work together, for the benefit of students, teachers, employers and Europe鈥檚 competitiveness.鈥�

Iliana Ivanova, commissioner for innovation, research, culture, education and youth, said: 鈥淲ith the blueprint for a European degree, we respond to the needs of our students, of our universities and their staff, of the future employers of today鈥檚 students 鈥� and indeed, of Europe as a whole.

鈥淥ur vision is to make European higher education even more competitive and interconnected. And to secure Europe鈥檚 place in the global race for talent.鈥�

The European University Association, the umbrella body representing almost 900 universities across the continent, welcomed the blueprint and council recommendation proposals.

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鈥淓UA wishes to underscore that the diversity of international activities, within or outside of those supported by the European Commission, should be recognised in order to achieve the goal of international experience for all graduates, with the potential European degree being only one of them,鈥� the grouping said.

emily.dixon@timeshighereducation.com