By allowing qualifications to be more readily recognised outside the county where they were gained, the hope is that it will increase the likelihood of people working and studying abroad.
1088. gadā tajā tika nodibināta vecākā vēl pastāvošā universitāte Eiropā, kura varēja lepoties ar tādiem studentiem kā Dante, Petrarhs, Roterdamas Erasms un Koperniks.