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Bologna process of integrating EU (+CH, ...) universities

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bologna_process
• http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Processus_de_Bologne
• students' point of view: http://www.esib.org/policies/esibbologna.htm
• comment (not much content): Education International: seems to be an international federation of national teachers' unions: http://www.ei-ie.org/en/article/show.php?id=28&theme=highereducation

McDonaldisation of education or not?

• http://libcom.org/news/article.php/sussex-occupation-privatisation-110506 "The 11th of May is European day of protest against the Bologna process. This process, which is changing the landscape of European Higher Education, has been drafted in collusion with some of the biggest corporations (represented by the European Round Table of Industrialists). The students oppose this process because they see this as a prime example of the market gaining influence in public services."
• http://www.euractiv.com/en/education/eu-wide-students-protests-cuts-education-budget/article-114779
• http://universitas.uio.no/?sak=5634

Or more subtle: to create "obedient and ideologically disciplined thinkers" ?

• Is the Bologna Process similar to the present plan for ideological control of African universities? http://www.zcommunications.org/zspace/commentaries/3525 The goals of the ACBF funded education programmes are not to produce independent, critical thinkers. Rather, the goal is to produce obedient and ideological disciplined thinkers.

Where are the wiki, mailing list, etc ?

Is the Bologna Process consistent with academic standards of free, transparent, structured debate? Does it have a wiki site? Does it use publicly archived mailing lists?