The Bologna reform aimed at creating a more transparent system of comparable degrees. Taking a demand-side viewpoint, we discuss two types of employer perception, namely, whether Belgian employers perceive Bologna as successful in facilitating the comparison of degrees and whether they are satisfied with the knowledge and skills of those of their employees who have acquired the new degrees. The main conclusions are that Belgian employers do not perceive the comparability of degrees as having become more easy, employability of “academic” (research-grounded) bachelors remains problematic, and employers caution against the loss of practical skills. Finally, we elaborate three policy recommendations.

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泛欧博洛尼亚改革：比利时背景下基于雇主认知的分析

博洛尼亚改革旨在建立一个更加透明的可比学位体系。从需求方的角度出发，我们讨论了两种类型的雇主看法，即比利时雇主是否认为博洛尼亚在促进学位比较方面取得了成功，以及他们是否对新员工的知识和技能感到满意度。主要结论是，比利时的雇主没有感觉到学位的可比性变得更容易，“学历”（以研究为基础）的单身汉的就业能力仍然存在问题，雇主警告不要丧失实用技能。最后，我们阐述了三项政策建议。