14 Amendments of Emma McCLARKIN related to 2011/2294(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas 75 of the top 200 Universities world-wide are to be found in the EU Member States, 29 of which are from the United Kingdom, 14 from Germany and 10 from the Netherlands;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas Article 165 of the TFEU clearly states that it is the sole responsibility of Member States to organise their education systems and the content of teaching;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the wide variety of higher education institutions in Europe; calls onencourages the Member States and these institutions to develop clear, integrated, pathways that allow learners to progress from other types of education into higher education and to change between different tracks and types of institutions;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Endorscourages the Commission's initiative to launch to utilise existing university ranking systems to enable a multi-dimensional tool for ranking ofanalysis of Europe's higher education institutions based on characteristics such as the quality of teaching, regional engagement and knowledge transfer, rather than develop an entirely new system at additional cost;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Demands that the attractiveness of the European Hhigher Eeducation Area (EHEA)in Europe for students and researchers from all over the world be promoted and that collaboration with non- EU countries in educational matters be strengthened;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that private and public funding is of primary importance for higher education; emphasises that investment in higher education in Europe is crucial to overcominggraduates, on average, earn significantly more than non-graduates over the courrent economic crisis; calls on the Member States and higher education institutions to develop innovative funding mechanismsse of their career and, therefore, have a responsibility to finance a proportion of their tertiary education;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates that higher education has the potential to promote social inclusion and upward social mobility; calls onencourages Member States and higher education institutions to continue their efforts to widen access for students from all social backgrounds and to recognise multiculturalism and multilingualism as a fundamental value of the EU that needs to be fostered;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the need toutility of tracking graduates' employment outcomes to measure how well higher education responds to labour market demands; welcomes therefore the Commission's commitment to improving the availability of such data; argues that providing such data must be entirely voluntary, given with the express permission of graduates, and be subject to existing data protection provisions;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Points out that Member States'some of Europe's higher education systeminstitutions face a doubleual challenge: some will have to cope with high numbers of incoming students while others will suffer from a ‘brain drain’, as many talented young people choose to study and then settle abroad;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. WelcomeAsks the Commission's to conduct a thorough evaluation and impact assessment of the proposals to create a financial instrument to help students secure funding for a Masters degree outside their home Member State; demands fair and transparent access to the scheme throughout the Member States;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Reiterates that higher education is a common European public good and that Member States and the EU share a common responsibilityould cooperate in developing and strengthening the EHEA and the Bologna Process;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Points out that universities exist in an extremely competitive environment and need to be able to respond to the needs of labour markets and to attract the highest quality lecturers, researchers and students; notes that, whilst every citizen should have the opportunity to study at university, the vast majority of the world's top higher education institutions are to be found in the United States, where public funding is low and school fees are extremely high, enabling those universities and colleges to provide their students with the best in teaching and research;