Considering that social inclusion depends vastly on the achieved level of education, eliminating social inequalities in higher education plays an important role in creating an equal opportunity society. A fair and socially inclusive higher education, using different measures, must assure that admission, successful studying and obtaining a degree depend mostly on student competence and not on personal characteristics and living circumstances which students cannot control. IDE promotes improving the social dimension of higher education within a framework set through the definitions given by the official announcements on the Bologna process.