10 Amendments of Milan ZVER related to 2013/2041(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas young people face increasing difficulties in their transition from education into work;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas accessible, flexible and high quality education and training have a crucial impact on the personal development of young people, also promoting their active citizenship and wellbeing; whereas economic and social problems are increasing Euroscepticism among citizens;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to prioritise public expenditures in education, training, research and innovation, and recalls that any budget cut in these fields will have a strong negative impact on the economic recovery of the Union; underlines that education guarantees sustainable development which should remain a priority regardless of the current crisis;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -5 (new)
Paragraph -5 (new)
-5. Emphasizes that young people are the most vulnerable segment of society; stresses the importance of recognising young people as a priority group in the Union's social vision and stresses the importance of enhancing youth mobility;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the need to focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects in education; however,accepting the possibility it might be in detriment of other subjects and acknowledging that STEM subjects are of extreme importance to help more young people finding jobs in times of crisis; also calls for the right balance between the acquirement of theoretical knowledge and practical skills during studies;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes the demographic changes within the Union, such as an ageing population and, low birth rates, as well as brain drain and flight of human capital, and consequently the need to acquire new skills and competences throughout life;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Highlights the need to further decrease the volume of factual knowledge taught in schools and to rather use learners' capacities to further increase the quality of their basic skills and transversal skills;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the need to mainstream gender equality, particularly in STEM areas where women are highly underrepresented, and calls for policies to attract vulnerable and disadvantaged groups into learning; in this context, encourages the Member States to introduce specific measures in the form of financial support to people from lower socio- economic backgrounds;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Underlines the possibilities offered by the MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) in terms of accessibility to high quality education for everyone, allowing more flexible and creative ways of learning, promoting equality of all learners and in terms of cutting costs of education on the side of learners as well as on the side of universities;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Urges the Member States to further implement the existing European tools such as Europass, EQF, ECTS and ECVET to reinforce the common European Higher Education Area and in this way continue the Bologna reform; calls on the Commission to link the existing tools to the new mechanisms it proposes in this area;