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EU: enrolment on distance courses up 15-20%

Enrolment on online courses in Europe increased 15-20% last year, the continent's largest degree search engine, StudyPortals has estimated, suggesting interest is growing in this previously slow moving sector. The website, which has just launched its EU-funded DistanceLearning portal, added that the number of universities offering distance learning also grew to 500 – up 40%.

Edwin van Rest, CEO, StudyPortals

The biggest impact of the Bologna Process was the introduction of the Bachelors and Masters system in Continental Europe, because before there was no split. In 2000 there were 500 Master programmes and now there are 50,000

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