The European Commissioner for Education, Jan Figel’, has recently made some recommendations for higher education in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) at the Bosnia and Herzegovina Higher Education Working Group/Bologna Committee (HEWG), co-chaired by the Council of Europe and the BiH Ministry of Civil Affairs. The Commissioner urged the new Government in BiH to launch reforms in higher education, exemplified by a state-level higher education law, and quality assurance mechanisms.

Another important issue, discussed by the HEWG members, was the working group’s transformation into a completely locally-owned body. It was suggested that the government create a BiH Bologna Committee with the view to accelerate higher education reforms in the country.

The Higher Education Working Group has met on a regular basis for four years and has discussed, among others, Bologna Process-related issues. It rotates locations between the eight public universities in BiH. The Council of Europe provides the secretariat and financial support. Council of Europe