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Related, people should be more vocal about how much of a mess the Bologna process was, and still is. What you're describing related to those "integrated masters

• disgruntledphd2 3y ago
  Yeah it's a mess. That being said, it accomplished the main aim which was to facilitate recognition of qualifications across the EU. Given that it was driven by civil servants and academics that's a pretty big success.
  • paganel 3y ago
    I feel like a continent-wide decision that has profoundly affected the lives of tens of millions of people should have been put to some sort of democratic check-up, like a vote.
    • disgruntledphd2 3y ago
      How has it impacted your life? Speaking as someone who didn't really notice any difference, I'd like to understand what changed for you.
    • disgruntledphd2 3y ago
      > I feel like a continent-wide decision that has profoundly affected the lives of tens of millions of people should have been put to some sort of democratic check-up, like a vote. Also, you vote for this kind of thing both in your national elections and in the European Parliament elections. It's representative rather than direct democracy (I do agree that it should be more direct, but not to the point of a referendum on the Bologna process).
    • CydeWeys 3y ago
      Like a referendum? I dunno, that often doesn't work so well (see California). Most of the time you'd rather have a republican system than a pure democracy.