EUA Survey Of Master Degrees In Europe - European University ...

2The implementationof the second cycle in 2007The aim of the EUA Master projectThe EUA Master project has therefore set out to examine the current situation and to address anumber of questions. Has Bologna allowed a recognisable European Master template to emerge andto be implemented – and how far is there still to go? Is there evidence that structural convergenceis compatible with continuing diversity of provision? How significant is the Master qualification interms of labour market access?The situation – as the HE systems of 46 countries converge – is complex. The limitations of ISCEDmake it difficult to analyse and to identify future trends. The global economic downturn even moreso. This report therefore offers only a partial overview. It does not claim to be comprehensive eitherin its observations or its conclusions. It should be read in conjunction with the material that itcites, as well as with important surveys yet to be published, notably the 2009 Bologna stocktaking,the Center for Higher Education Policy Studies [CHEPS] report on Bologna implementation, andTrends 2010.18