Activities of Constance LE GRIP related to 2011/2180(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION The contribution of the EU Institutions to the consolidation and progress of the Bologna Process
Amendments (7)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the Erasmus programme has already been successful in promoting student mobility, but believes that further efforts should be made to raise awareness of the programme among students and educational establishments in order to ensure that it is effective, and that consideration should be given to stepping up funding for the programme;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that employability measures, such as lifelong learning, and the development of a broader range of skills suitable for the labour market must be a top priority in order to achieve sustainable growth and prosperity goals; Strongly supports university exchanges, the University-Business dialogue, apprenticeships and the skills passport in this regard;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the contribution of the 7th EU Framework for Research, the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework programme and the European Research Area in facilitating the mobility of EU researchers and unleashing the innovation and competitiveness potential of the EU, and calls for closer links to be established between the European Higher Education Area and the European Research Area;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to support and assist Member States throughout the intergovernmental process in light of the forthcoming conference of Ministers responsible for higher education in Bucharest in April 2012; endorses the approach set out in the recent Commission communication entitled ‘Supporting growth and jobs – an agenda for the modernisation of Europe's higher education systems’1; 1 Commission communication of 20 September 2011 to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on ‘Supporting growth and jobs – an agenda for the modernisation of Europe's higher education systems’ (COM(2011)0567).
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Draws attention to the strong link between the Bologna process and the Professional Qualifications Directive; Calls on the Commission, while respecting its boundaries of competence, to evaluate the uneven implementation of the process and to draw up a scoreboard in order for the Bologna process to become a real instrument for facilitating mobility of professionals not only between Member States but also between the EU and third country signatories; calls for a comparison to be made of minimum training requirements during the review of the Professional Qualifications Directive and for discussions to be held on a more regular basis between Member States, competent authorities and professional associations and organisations with a view to harmonising minimum training requirements and thereby moving towards a genuine European Higher Education Area;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to support Member States in enhancing the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) in order to increase transparency so that it can be used as a comparative tool to facilitate the recognition of professional qualifications; calls for discussions to be held on the possibility of including traineeships carried out during higher- education courses in the ECTS;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for improved networking and communication between EU universities in order to speed up the recognition of new diplomas, as well as for better provision of information to young people on the range of EU programmes open to them.