9 Amendments of Rainer WIELAND related to 2018/2081(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas in 2015, 264 million children and young people of primary or secondary school age were not enrolled in school; whereas in countries affected by fragility and conflict there are 37% more girls than boys out of primary school and young women are nearly 90% more likely to be out of secondary school than their counterparts in countries not affected by conflict;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Observes that the efforts of developing countries and increases in ODA will not be sufficient to bridge the funding gap; calls therefore for the creation of innovative funding instruments, which leverage and are aligned with existing funding mechanisms and initiatives, in order to bolster national education systems;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Particularly stresses SDG 4.1, whose aim is a full 12-year primary and secondary education cycle, provided free of charge for all; considers that the condition of being ‘free of charge’ should apply not only to schooling itself but also to what would otherwise be ancillary costs; believes that States should consider scholarship schemes to provide schooling for the most disadvantaged children; instructs the European Union and the Member States, in accordance with SDG 4.1 and Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, not to support private, commercial educational establishments financially;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is concerned about the phenomenon of the ‘brain drain’; calls oin those Member States that devote too much of their aid to scholarships and the expenses of students from developing countries to reduce it; considers that multiple entry visas would enable these students to updparallel to put in place incentives or measures encouraging students to work in the economic or governmental sector of their home country after their return for a minimum period, so thate their knowledge and promote circular mobilitycquired would primarily be at the benefit of partner countries;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes also the efforts to be made with regard to the recruitment, remuneration, working conditions and initial and in-service training of teachers, as well as the massive investment needed in school infrastructure, in particular to ensure equal access for girls; calls for more exchange programmes between teachers from developing countries and from EU Member States, e.g. Erasmus+;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the importance of new technologies as a way of improving access to education and improving its quality, particularly for the dissemination of knowledge, teacher training and the management of establishments; draws attention to the fact that these new technologies must support educational efforts rather than replacing them and lowering standards of teaching; emphasises the strengthening of digital skills to promote the empowerment of women and girls;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Underlines that the numbers of mobile users are now surpassing the numbers of people having access to electricity, sanitation or clean water and insists on the need to use this digitalisation to bring knowledge and modern teaching methods into developing countries;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Calls for increased efforts to address the challenges of digital exclusion through education and training on essential digital skills and initiatives to facilitate the use of ICTs; further calls for the introduction of digital literacy in school curricula at all levels of education in developing countries, with a view to the acquisition of the skills needed to improve access to information;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission and Member States to assign priority to budget support where possible, with strict criteria, including transparegood governancye, and extensive checks, in particular to avoid corruption; stresses the need to establish a monitoring mechanism to inquire whether development funds have been misused and to implement sanctions as a consequence, including the reallocation of financial means in order to increase the support for countries with better practice in that field;