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Activities of Marek Henryk MIGALSKI related to 2011/2294(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

Modernising Europe's higher education systems (short presentation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2294(INI)

Shadow reports (1)

REPORT on modernising Europe’s higher education systems PDF (235 KB) DOC (146 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2011/2294(INI)
Documents: PDF(235 KB) DOC(146 KB)

Amendments (12)

Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the Europa 2020 Strategy assumes that by 2020, 40 % of 30-34 year- olds in Europe should complete higher education or equivalent studies, given the estimate that 35 % of all jobs in the EU will require such qualifications; however, in 2010 only 26 % of the workforce in the EU had attained this qualification level;
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas, in a knowledge-based society, the future of the citizens of Member States hinges on education, research and innovation;
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Whereas the challenge of improving the quality of education is a more important goal than a quantitative target in the planned process of modernisation of the European higher education systems;
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Whereas that in the current system of higher education there are vocational higher education institutions whose purpose is primarily to prepare students for entry into the labour market and universities, where education and scientific activities are values in themselves;
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Whereas, in accordance with article 165 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the EU fully respects Member States' responsibility for the content of teaching and organisation of education systems, as well as their cultural and linguistic diversity;
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4.Emphasises that academic staff and students should meet high moral standards, as well as their organisations, needing to be involved in the modernisation of higher education institutions; stresses that excellence in both research and teaching needs to be rewarded;
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Endorses the Commission’s initiative to launch a multi-dimensional tool for ranking of higher education institutions based on characteristics such as the quality of teaching, regional engagement and knowledge transferDeleted;
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Demands that the attractiveness of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) for students and researchers from all over the world be promoted and that collaboration with non-EU countries in educational matters be strengthened, especially countries associated with the European Neighbourhood Policy programme;
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that public funding is of primary importance for higher education; emphasises that investment in higher education in Europe is crucial to overcoming the current economic crisis; calls on the Member States and higher education institutions to develop innovative funding mechanismsnotes that the development of innovative methods of funding can contribute to more efficient functioning of the institutions of higher education;
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Highlights that the mobility of students, and above all those studying at other universities under the Erasmus Programme influences the exchange of good practice, and through this the modernisation of higher education, therefore, notes the need for the recognition of qualifications acquired the home university whilst studying at other universities;
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the Commission’s support for ‘Knowledge Alliances’ and ‘Sector Skills Alliances’, successfully implemented in EU Member States, in which higher education institutions and businesses jointly develop curricula to address skills shortages; calls uponencourages businesses and entrepreneurs, including small and medium-sized enterprises, actively to develop partnerships with higher education institutions;
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Calls for the opening of mobility programs, exchanges, research and practice for students from countries affiliated to the Eastern Partnership;
2012/02/02
Committee: CULT