In Finland, as in other European countries, the Bologna Declaration is having a profound impact on the structure of degrees, and consequently on teaching and learning. Until now, most graduates in Finland completed a Master's without having to take a Bachelor's degree first. The Ministry of Education has set a high objective for the reform of degrees based on the Bologna Declaration: the Bachelor's degree will be developed as an intermediate stage on the way to the Master's degree, which will remain the main university degree in Finland. Prior to the Bologna Declaration, the University of Helsinki already had a history of enhancing the quality of instruction by providing support directly to the faculties. The university had also emphasised the importance of research into learning and instruction in higher education as the basis for developing teaching at the university. This research provides important information and tools for the university for developing high-quality teaching and enhancing high-quality learning in the Finnish university context. Hence, the degree reform process for the Bologna Declaration has not been conceived as a separate process. Instead, with government support, it has been embedded into the ongoing development of learning and instruction at the university. Of particular importance for academic development has been the requirement that all programs must undertake a core analysis.