This contribution looks critically at the achievements regarding the Bologna action line "European cooperation in quality assurance". Much has been realised but most of the visible achievements are at the supranational level: the development of the European Standards and Guidelines, the launch of the European Network of Quality Assurance…

Illustrates how and why the link between internationalization and quality assurance in higher education is being established by looking at developments that suggest convergence between the two. Emphasizes the implications of wider international developments on Europe as a whole, and elaborates implications for quality assurance of the Bologna…