ABSTRACT
The goal of building a Europe of Knowledge, as a new policy space was a driving force underpinning the Bologna Process. The goal was conceptualized as indispensable because it involved the development of shared values and common social and cultural spaces. This Europe of Knowledge movement involved all of the member European Higher Education Area (EHEA) countries, totaling over 37 million students and 4,000 universities, as it attempted to promote degree comparability and compatibility along with student mobility and employability. The concept of EHEA remains central for Bologna. The challenges that will continue to affect it have been enumerated here and include trends toward nationalism, the unpredictability of potentially divisive world events, and the desire to breathe fresh air into a concept that have already exhausted itself, as suggested by some Bologna observers. When the Bologna Process began, its pedigree was principally Western European the countries of France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom were its originators.
