The Bologna Process in the Countries of the Former Soviet Union

An Outsider’s Perspective

Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the higher education systems in the fifteen independent states that once comprised it have gone through many changes. While a number of these republics have acceded to the Bologna protocols and joined the European Higher Education Area, a few have not. This article, written by two American researchers, offers an outsider’s perspective on the history and current state of tertiary education in the post-Soviet republics as well as the challenges that remain as they seek to more closely align their higher education systems with those of Western Europe.