The Future of European Archival Education

Although it may be premature to talk about a "European" archivist, the training of European archivists is a necessary precondition for the future of increasing harmonization within Europe. Some first steps towards a common European training have been instituted during the past thirty years under the auspices of the International Council on Archives and through the efforts of individual national archives services. The author proposes a model curriculum for a common approach to archival education and discusses current cooperative efforts in archival education within Europe.