17 Amendments of Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL related to 2015/2281(INI)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas not all Member States nor indeed individuals and groups in Member States are facing the same type and level of challenges, and this means that any recommendations proposed for education and training should be flexible and should be tailored to national economies, demographies and cultures, while improving the situation in the European Union as a whole;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out the value of a community- based approach to education and strong links between schools and familieseducational establishments and wider society; calls for the wider participation of relevant actors (such as the European Parents Association) in the work of ET2020;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Reiterates the crucial role of formal and informal education in the empowerment of women and girls in the social, economic, cultural, and political spheres; emphasises the need to include a strong gender perspective in the ET 2020, particularly in the areas of education for sustainability, lifelong education and vocational training, the field of science, technology, engineering and maths, and the role of the arts in intercultural exchange;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Stresses the need for all educational institutions to impart democratic and pro- European values, including an inclusive approach to gender mainstreaming with the aim of fostering tolerance, equality, non-discrimination, diversity, active citizenship and social responsibility;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses that quality education is essential to improving the lives of young people who suffer disadvantages socially and economically, as well as those from minority groups;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Calls on the Commission to ensure greater emphasis is placed on tackling gender gaps and differences, and in recognising the particular needs of young women;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Further calls on the Commission, where appropriate, to treat minority groups as separate and discrete in order to better respond to the respective problems facing each group;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Applauds the Commission's attention to the importance of digital skills; underlines that to equip young people for the 21st century these skills are essential;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is concerned that the current trend making financial output a prerequisite for all academic activities could mean that the humanities risk being wiped off the research landscape; advocates a more holistic view which emphasises the importance of a variety of disciplines in education and research;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses the importance of an overall framework of recognition of qualifications as key to ensuring cross- border mobility;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that the challenges posed by migration and the current refugee crisis to European educational systems should be addressed at both European and national level, since failure to provide migrants, refugees and asylum seekers with education and training constitutes a risk to their employability, their development of knowledge of the host country’s cultural canons and values, and their integration;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises the need to designate specific contact persons for migrant and refugee, refugee and asylum seeker education within Member States’ education ministries and the Commission’s DG EAC;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for measures to integrate migrant, refugee and asylum seeker children, both intra- and extra- European, into education systems by helping them adjust to curricula and learning standards, providing them with language assistance, and enabling them to become familiar with the host country’s culture while preserving their own cultural heritage;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Supports the idea of setting up helpdesks for teachers offering them timely support in handling various types of diversity and interculturality in the classroom and guidance when they are confronted with students at risk of being radicalised; calls for the creation of synergies between the ET2020 Working Groups and the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) Working Group on Education;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the need for more language- based learning programmes; calls for efforts to develop validation and accreditation mechanisms for the qualifications of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, since many of those entering the EU come with no proof of their formal qualifications;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate measures for migrant and refugee students enrolling at university level; welcomes the initiatives adopted in this regard by a number of European universities;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Considers that the Science4Refugees programme should be further developed as regards its efficiency evaluation; advocates support at EU and national level for non- profit institutions providing assistance to migrant, refugee and asylum seeker academics;