Jean-Marc Rapp

Professor Jean-Marc Rapp served as President of the European University Association (EUA), demonstrating significant leadership in advancing European higher education frameworks. His work centered on institutional autonomy, quality assurance systems, and policy innovation across continental academic institutions.

His expertise spans Higher Education Policy, University Leadership, Academic Administration, the Bologna Process implementation, and European Higher Education Area development. He championed structural reforms emphasizing institutional autonomy as the cornerstone for fostering knowledge creation and creative development within European academia.

Scientific Awards:

• Honorary Doctorate from Mykolo Romerio University (2009) awarded by Senate Resolution No. 1SN-61 for outstanding contributions to the Bologna Process, creation of the European Higher Education Area, strengthening university autonomy, quality assurance, and innovations in higher education.

Professor Rapp actively engaged with academic communities across Europe, providing strategic guidance on institutional development. During his honorary doctorate ceremony at Mykolo Romerio University, he commended the institution's European-level dynamism, diverse study programs, exceptional faculty leadership, and intellectual student body while stressing that respect for university autonomy remains the fundamental condition for advancing knowledge and creativity in Europe.