# European Degree
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## European Degree
*[Versione italiana](https://www.unipd.it/european-degree)*
On March 27, 2024, the European Commission presented the "Blueprint for a European Degree" initiative, outlining the path that will lead, in the near future, to the establishment of the European Degree.
**Main features:**
- Available for bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree programs
- Joint degree issued by a consortium of European universities
- Based on common criteria established at the European level
- Automatic recognition in all EU countries
- Offers study opportunities at various European universities
- Promotes the acquisition of interdisciplinary and future-oriented skills
- Contributes to increasing graduates' competitiveness in the international job market
The main objective of the European Degree is to promote deep integration of the European Higher Education System and strengthen European identity in higher education.
The University of Padua is following the development of this initiative with great interest, demonstrating its commitment through active participation in European projects on the topic, involvement in the European Arqus Alliance, participation in and organization of national and international conferences, and other activities aimed at promoting internationalization and educational excellence.
For more information: <https://education.ec.europa.eu/education-levels/higher-education/european-degree/working-towards-a-european-degree>
### Policy documents and papers
[Council of the European Union Resolution on a joint European degree label and the next steps towards a possible joint European degree, 2025](https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-8671-2025-INIT/en/pdf)
[UNI-ITALIA Position Paper on European title and Alliances of the European Universities – UNI-ITALIA, 2025](https://uni-italia.it/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Uni-Italia_Position-Paper-on-European-title-and-Alliances-of-the-European-Universities.pdf)
[Coimbra Group Statement: Why We Need the European Degree Now – Coimbra Group, 2025](https://www.coimbra-group.eu/why-we-need-the-european-degree-now/)
[Arqus Position Paper on the European Degree – Arqus European University Alliance, 2024](https://arqus-alliance.eu/news/arqus-position-paper-european-degree/)
[Blueprint for a European degree – Communication from the European Commission, 2024](https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/4559af49-43e2-11ef-865a-01aa75ed71a1/language-en)
[Factsheet on the blueprint for a European Degree – European Commission, 2024](https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eu-law-and-publications/publication-detail/-/publication/12bce743-43eb-11ef-865a-01aa75ed71a1)
[Proposal for a COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION on a European Quality Assurance and Recognition System in Higher Education – European Commission, 2024](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52024DC0147)
[EDLab has its say in the EC’s Public Consultation on the Joint European Degree – EDLab, 2024](https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14077-Joint-European-degree/F3453900_en)
[The road towards a possible joint European degree – European Commission, 2023](https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/2844365b-649f-11ed-92ed-01aa75ed71a1/language-en)
### Projects
[EDLab – European Degree Label Institutional Laboratory](https://www.ed-lab.eu/)
### Events organised by Unipd
[Joint Programmes and the future European Degree, 20 March 2025 in Padova](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M5z5VF9I0VnEOkYeJ8gJezGcsSNvGoi4/view?usp=sharing)
[Convegno “European Degrees: verso una piena internazionalizzazione del sistema universitario”, 10 April 2024 in Padova](https://ilbolive.unipd.it/sites/default/files/2024-04/European%20Degrees33x48_DEF.pdf)
**Altri eventi**
[European Degree workshop, 21 January 2025 in Pavia](https://www.unipv.news/sites/magazine/files/2025-01/2025_01_21_EUROPEAN%20DEGREE%20WORKSHOP_Programma.pdf)
[Erasmus+ pilot projects - A blueprint for a European degree, 29 April 2024 in Brussels](https://civis.eu/en/get-informed/news/final-conference-with-ec-and-erasmus-pilots-a-blueprint-for-a-european-degree)
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