7 Amendments of Ivo BELET related to 2007/0145(COD)
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Enhancing the quality of European higher education, promoting understanding between peoples as well as contributing to the sustainable development of third countries in the field of higher education avoiding brain-drain whilst favouring vulnerable groups, paying particular attention to vulnerable groups while avoiding brain-drain, are the core objectives of a higher education cooperation programme aimed at third countries. The most effective means to achieve these aims in a programme of excellence are highly integrated study programmes at postgraduate level, collaborative partnerships with third countries, scholarships for the most talented students and projects to enhance the worldwide attractiveness of European higher education.. In its evaluation the Commission will pay particular attention to potential brain-drain effects and to the socio-economic background of the people concerned.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) enhanced support for mobility, between the Community and third countries, of qualified people in the field of higher education;
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 13– paragraph 2
Article 13– paragraph 2
2. The programme shall be evaluated regularly by the Commission having regard to the objectives referred to in Article 3, the impact of the programme as a whole and the complementarity between action under the programme and that pursued under other relevant Community policies, instruments and actions. In this evaluation, account shall also be taken of the socio- economic background of the people concerned (both participants in the Erasmus Mundus masters courses and recipients of grants) and of potential brain-drain effects (e.g. by means of a survey carried out through the alumni network).
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Action 1 – Section A – paragraph 2 – point j
Annex – Action 1 – Section A – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) shall establish a joint tuition fee regardless of the actual place of study of the students within the masters programmein accordance with the current national rules applicable to enrolment fees;
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Action 1 – Section B – paragraph 2 – point j
Annex – Action 1 – Section B – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) shall establish a joint tuition fee regardless of the actual place of study and research of the doctoral candidates within the doctoral programmein accordance with the current national rules applicable to enrolment fees;
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Action 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Annex – Action 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) exchange students at all levels of higher education (from bachelor to post-doctoral), academics and higher education staff for mobility periods of variable length, including the possibility of placement periods. Mobility must take European nationals to third countries and third- country nationals to European countries. The scheme will also allow the hosting of third-country nationals who are not linked to the third-country institutions involved in the partnerships, as well as. All participants must possess the basic skills, determined in advance, needed to begin the programme, which may also include specific provisions for vulnerable groups, as appropriate to the political and socio- economic context of the respective region/country;
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Action 3 – Selection Procedures – point a
Annex – Action 3 – Selection Procedures – point a
(a) proposals under action 1 will be selected by the Commission assisted by a selection board presided over by a person whom it elects, composed of personalities of high standing from the academic world who are representative of the diversity of higher education in the European Union. The selection board shall ensure that Erasmus Mundus masters programmes and doctoral programmes correspond to the highest academic quality. Where proposals are of equally high quality, priority shall be given in the selection to Erasmus Mundus programmes involving partners from third countries. The Commission shall organise a European-level assessment of all eligible proposals by independent academic experts prior to submitting the proposals to the selection board. Each Erasmus Mundus masters programme and doctoral programme will be allocated a specific number of scholarships which will be paid to the selected individuals by the body managing the masters programmes and doctoral programmes. The selection of master students, doctoral candidates and academics will be carried out by the institutions participating in the Erasmus Mundus masters programmes and doctoral programmes following consultation with the Commission;