2015/2039(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Milan ZVER, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas ~~valuable efforts of~~ this intergovernmental initiative~~, carried out in close cooperation with academia, have been made to provide a common European response to serious problems in many countries~~ met the opposition of a big part of the university community; whereas a lot of mobilisations took place all around Europe against the reforms linked to the Bologna Process and the liberalisation of higher education; whereas these reforms were unable to provide a common European response to serious problems in many countries especially concerning the access to higher education and the struggle against youth unemployment;

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Member States, and on the EU as a whole, to strengthen mobility by removing administrative obstacles, providing adequate financial support mechanism and guaranteeing the transferability of grants and credits; notes that mobility is still less accessible for the students coming from less wealthy backgrounds;

Amendment 101 #

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Milan ZVER, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ernest MARAGALL, Isabella ADINOLFI, Marlene MIZZI, Julie WARD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Luigi MORGANO, Momchil NEKOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Emphasises both in programmes design and delivery the shift of the educational paradigm towards a more student-centred approach that includes the personal development of students; underlines the importance of students' participation in the higher education governance;

Amendment 102 #

Petra KAMMEREVERT, Krystyna ŁYBACKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Underlines that study programmes should focus on long-term market demands; stresses also that employability means that students command a wide range of various competences, preparing them for the labour market and giving them the ability for lifelong learning;

Amendment 103 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses the need to provide broad opportunities for LLL, and for complementary forms of learning such as non-formal and informal education which are crucial for soft skills development;

Amendment 104 #

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls for efforts to strengthen the link between higher education ~~and~~, research and innovation, including through the promotion of research-based education, and highlights the Horizon 2020 Programme as a key funding mechanism for boosting research; calls for better synchronisation of actions supporting the Bologna Process such as the Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+ programmes;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Expresses concern for the impact the EFSI will have on higher education and research considering the fact that 500 million euros is to be taken from Horizon 2020 over the next 5 years; proposes that any profit that might be generated over and above the guarantee fund is reimbursed to the budget line of programmes like Horizon 2020 that will inevitably be affected by the investment plan; calls for a mechanism to be put in place to ensure that these programmes that were funded under Horizon 2020 and that have now lost funding will be given particular priority if and when applying to the EFSI for the purpose of research and development;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls for more flexible learning paths that promote joint degree programmes and interdisciplinary studies, and that support innovation, creativity, vocational education and training (VET)~~, dual education, and entrepreneurship in higher~~ and dual education, and calls for the potential offered by new technologies and digitalisation to be explored;

Amendment 107 #

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls for more flexible learning paths that ~~promot~~include joint degree programmes and interdisciplinary studies, and that support innovation, creativity, vocational education and training (VET), dual education, and entrepreneurship in higher education, and calls for the potential offered by new technologies and digitalisation to be explored;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls for more flexible learning paths that promote joint degree programmes and interdisciplinary studies, and that support innovation, creativity, vocational education and training (VET), dual education, and entrepreneurship in higher education, and calls for the potential offered by new technologies ~~and~~, digitalisation and ICTs to be explored in order to enrich teaching, improve learning experiences and support personalised learning;

Amendment 109 #

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Silvia COSTA, Milan ZVER, Andrew LEWER, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ernest MARAGALL, Isabella ADINOLFI, Marlene MIZZI, Julie WARD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Luigi MORGANO, Momchil NEKOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls for more flexible learning paths that promote joint degree programmes and interdisciplinary studies, and that support innovation, creativity, vocational education and training (VET), dual education, and entrepreneurship in higher education, and calls for the potential offered by new technologies and digitalisation to be explored in order to develop new models for learning, teaching, and assessment;

Amendment 11 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas ~~valuable~~ efforts of this intergovernmental initiative, carried out in ~~close~~ cooperation with academia, have been made to provide a common European response to serious problems in many countries, but these have been insufficient;

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls for more flexible learning paths that promote joint degree programmes and interdisciplinary studies, and that support innovation, creativity, vocational education and training (VET), dual education, and entrepreneurship in higher education, and calls for the potential offered by new technologies and digitalisation to be explored in order to fight early school leaving and to ensure further development of wide range of skills;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on HEIs, public administrations, social partners and enterprises to lead an on-going dialogue facilitating and ~~enhancing employability;~~ promoting high-quality jobs that will offer every individual a level of pay that is in keeping with the volume and quality of work they perform and, in all cases, sufficient to allow them and their families to lead a free and dignified life;

Amendment 112 #

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on HEIs, public administrations, social partners and enterprises to lead an on-going dialogue facilitating and enhancing employability and promoting quality internships;

Amendment 113 #

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Silvia COSTA, Milan ZVER, Andrew LEWER, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ernest MARAGALL, Marlene MIZZI, Julie WARD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Luigi MORGANO, Momchil NEKOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on HEIs, public administrations, social partners and enterprises to lead an on-going dialogue facilitating and enhancing employability; in this regard stresses the need to focus the discussion on an unused potential of higher education in stimulating growth and employment; calls on EHEA countries and HEIs to enhance cooperation regarding traineeships and apprenticeships;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on HEIs, public administrations, social partners and enterprises to lead an on-going dialogue facilitating and enhancing employability; stresses that stakeholders should cooperate better to raise initial qualifications and renew a skilled workforce, as well as to improve the provision, accessibility and quality of guidance on careers and employment; moreover notes that work placements included in study programmes and on-the-job learning should be further encouraged;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on HEIs, public administrations, social partners and enterprises to lead an on-going dialogue facilitating and enhancing employability; however is totally opposed to the involvement of firms in the administration councils of universities and in the implementation of school programmes including through the ECTS system; reiterates the fact that education needs to be a public service that is accessible to all;

Amendment 116 #

Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Notes that the dialogue between public administrations and enterprises did not reduce the problem of youth unemployment and in a lot of cases created even more problems; points out that these practices led to a lack of investment from Member States in higher education leading to the privatisation of big sectors of education and research and to the submission of different school curricula to private interest;

Amendment 117 #

Petra KAMMEREVERT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Stresses that it is necessary to let recognised refugees access all institutions united in the EHEA that enables them to build up an independent life via education; underlines that recognised refugees need a residence permit in EHEA countries and the perspective to get a residence permit of permanent and unlimited validity if they graduate; furthermore stresses that resident permits for graduates looking for a qualified professional activity should be further liberalised; stresses that the efforts on the mutual recognition of recognised refugees should be enforced especially under the aspect of mobility for such students;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

~~22. Stresses that the Member States, the Union and the HEIs are responsible for providing quality education that responds to social challenges;~~deleted

Amendment 119 #

Andrew LEWER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Stresses that the Member States~~, the Union~~ and the HEIs are responsible for providing quality education that responds to social challenges;

Amendment 12 #

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the real purpose of the Bologna Process ~~is to ensure compatibility and comparability in standards and quality of different higher educational systems while respecting the autonomy of universities~~, as set out in the declarations adopted over the years, is to ensure full implementation of the rights in connection with education, work, training, research and universities that are laid down in national constitutions and of the related principles of freedom, equality, dignity, solidarity, social justice and citizenship that are enshrined in both the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Stresses that the Member States, the Union and ~~the HEIs~~all HEIs that joined the EHEA are responsible for providing quality education that responds to social challenges;

Amendment 121 #

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Milan ZVER, Ernest MARAGALL, Isabella ADINOLFI, Marlene MIZZI, Julie WARD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Luigi MORGANO, Momchil NEKOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Stresses that the Member States, the Union and the HEIs are responsible for providing quality education that responds to societal challenges;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Stresses that the Member States, the Union and the HEIs are responsible for providing quality education that responds to social and economic challenges;

Amendment 123 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jana TOOM, Krystyna ŁYBACKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Stresses that the Member States, the Union and the HEIs are responsible for providing quality education that responds to social challenges and the new inequalities that have arisen following the financial and economic crisis of recent years;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Stresses that the Member States, the Union and the HEIs are responsible for providing quality education that responds to social challenges and emphasises the need of their close cooperation in order to reach the goals set within the Bologna Process;

Amendment 125 #

Milan ZVER, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Notes that only a few Member States have created a comprehensive strategy to include the students from lower socio- economic background in the higher education and thus tackle the problem of the so-called social filter;

Amendment 126 #

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Andrew LEWER, Ernest MARAGALL, Isabella ADINOLFI, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Marlene MIZZI, Julie WARD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Luigi MORGANO, Momchil NEKOV, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Calls for more involvement of secondary school teachers in the Bologna Process in terms of promoting quality in teacher training and professional mobility in order to meet the new educational and training demands of a knowledge-based society, and to contribute to increased student performance;

Amendment 127 #

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Silvia COSTA, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ernest MARAGALL, Marlene MIZZI, Julie WARD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Luigi MORGANO, Momchil NEKOV, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)

22b. Emphasises the role of education, its quality and teaching mission in shaping future generations, contributing to wider social and economic cohesion as well as job creation, higher competitiveness and growth potential; calls in this regard for better recognition of the teaching profession;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls for economic and social efforts to improve social inclusion by providing fair and open access to quality education for all, by facilitating recognition of academic and professional qualifications, as well as study periods abroad and prior learning, and by providing relevant education to a diversified student population through LLL;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls for efforts to improve social inclusion by providing fair and open access to quality education for all, by facilitating recognition of academic and professional qualifications, as well as study periods abroad and prior learning, soft skills programmes and non-formal and informal learning and by providing relevant education to a diversified student population through LLL;

Amendment 13 #

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Andrew LEWER, Milan ZVER, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ernest MARAGALL, Marlene MIZZI, Julie WARD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Luigi MORGANO, Momchil NEKOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the real purpose of the Bologna Process is to support mobility and internationalisation, as well as to ensure compatibility and comparability in standards and quality of different higher educational systems while respecting the autonomy of universities;

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Urges the Member States to harmonise real economic conditions for access to higher education as far as possible;

Amendment 131 #

Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Calls for efforts to be made to ensure that students who are employed in parallel with their studies or have long-term unemployed parents or guardians have preferential access to mobility programmes;

Amendment 132 #

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Ernest MARAGALL, Isabella ADINOLFI, Marlene MIZZI, Julie WARD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Luigi MORGANO, Momchil NEKOV, Monika SMOLKOVÁ, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Highlights the social dimension of the Bologna Process; calls for targeting the increased participation of under-represented and disadvantaged groups;

Amendment 133 #

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Milan ZVER, Silvia COSTA, Ernest MARAGALL, Isabella ADINOLFI, Marlene MIZZI, Julie WARD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Luigi MORGANO, Momchil NEKOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23b. Stresses the role of education mobility in intercultural learning, and that the Bologna Process should take active steps in fostering students' intercultural knowledge and respect;

Amendment 134 #

Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Jana TOOM, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls for efforts to develop a strategy for the external dimension of the EHEA, through cooperation with other regions of the world, in order to increase itsnter- university comope~~titiveness~~ration in a global setting;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls for efforts to further develop a strategy for the external dimension of the EHEA, through cooperation with other regions of the world, in order to increase its competitiveness in a global setting;

Amendment 136 #

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls for efforts to develop a strategy for the external dimension of the EHEA, through cooperation with other regions of the world, in order to increase its competitiveness ~~in a global setting;~~ and attractiveness in a global setting, to improve information on the EHEA, to strengthen cooperation based on partnership, to intensify policy dialogue and to further recognise qualifications;

Amendment 137 #

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Milan ZVER, Ernest MARAGALL, Julie WARD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Luigi MORGANO, Momchil NEKOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Emphasises the need to enhance data collection among EHEA countries in order to better identify and address the Bologna Process challenges;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Stresses the importance of the next EHEA Ministerial Conference, to be held in Yerevan in May 2015, to review ~~the progres~~objectively and critically the progress and setbacks made in achieving the priorities set out for 2012-2015, with a view ~~of boosting and further consolidat~~to reassessing the EHEA with the full support of the Union;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the real purpose of the Bologna Process is to ensure compatibility and comparability in standards and quality of different higher educational systems while respecting the autonomy of universities and thus contributing to the creation of an authentically democratic European area that offers equal opportunities for citizens;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas an assessment is needed of the progress and the failures made over the past 15 years that takes into account both the success story, in terms of intra-regional cooperation, and the persistent problems encountered and the uneven achievements of the stated goals;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas an assessment is needed of the progress made over the past 15 years that takes into account both the success story, in terms of intra-regional cooperation, and the persistent problems encountered and the uneven achievements of the stated goals, as well as the shortcomings in the initial design, which were strongly criticised by all of Europe’s university communities;

Amendment 17 #

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Milan ZVER, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ernest MARAGALL

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

~~E. whereas the Bologna Process, owing to miscommunication and a lack of understanding of its true vision, is sometimes perceived as a bureaucratic burden which hampers necessary national reforms;~~deleted

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the Bologna Process, ~~owing to miscommunication and a lack of understanding of its true vision~~while in most countries has been guiding and motivating educational reforms, isn some~~times~~ countries might be perceived as a bureaucratic burden ~~which hampers necessary national reforms~~due to miscommunication and a lack of understanding of its true vision;

Amendment 19 #

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Milan ZVER, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ernest MARAGALL, Marlene MIZZI, Julie WARD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Luigi MORGANO, Momchil NEKOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas it is important to acknowledge the pan-European character of the Bologna Process, as well as the involvement of all its actors, including students, teachers, researchers and staff, and this acknowledgement has not been given;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 31 a (new)

– having regard to the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)1b, __________________ 1bProposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Fund for Strategic Investments and amending Regulations (EU) No 1291/2013 and (EU) No 1316/2013 (COM(2015)0010).

Amendment 20 #

Andrew LEWER

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

~~G. whereas continuous and increased financial support for education and training is crucial;~~deleted

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas continuous and increased financial support for education and training, including vocational training, is crucial;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas continuous and increased financial support for education ~~and~~, training, knowledge and research is crucial;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas continuous and increased financial support for education and training is crucial; stresses the need for funding in Member States afflicted by the crisis;

Amendment 24 #

Luigi MORGANO

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas, in this ever-changing context, there is a need to reaffirm the political commitment underlying the Bologna Process and the involvement in the realisation of the Process of the European Institutions, the national governments and all the other relevant stakeholders;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that education imust be regarded as one of the main pillars of our society ~~when it comes to promoting growth and jobs, and~~and a means of fostering human, social, cultural and economic development and, at the same time promoting high-quality jobs that will offer every individual a level of pay that is in keeping with the volume and quality of work they perform and, in all cases, sufficient to allow them and their families to lead a free and dignified life; stresses that greater investment in education is crucial to ta~~ckl~~king ~~youth unemployment;~~ effective action against poverty, social and cultural exclusion and unemployment, in particular among young people;

Amendment 26 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Jana TOOM, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that education and research is one of the main pillars of our society ~~when it comes to promoting growth and jobs~~, and that greater investment in education is crucial to ~~tackling youth unemp~~overcoming social inequalities and thereby promoting countries’ develoypment at all levels;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that education is one of the main pillars of our society when it comes to promoting skills development, growth and jobs creation, and that greater investment in education is crucial to tackling youth unemployment;

Amendment 28 #

Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that education is one of the main pillars of our society when it comes to promoting growth and jobs, and that greater investment in education is crucial to tackling youth unemployment and fostering social inclusion;

Amendment 29 #

Milan ZVER, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that the Bologna Process could help to tackle the skills mismatch in the EU if it enabled students to acquire and develop the competencies required by the labour market; and notes that by doing this the Bologna Process could achieve an important goal to enhance the employability of the graduates;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the importance of the Bologna Process is clearly apparent in the current economic situation ~~should lie in pursuing the goals of growth based on knowledge and innovat~~, whereas the concrete commitment made to this process by the European Union, and wthe~~reas this~~ Member States, each in its own area of competence, should be clearly reflected in ~~the revision of the Europe 2020 strategy, and in the implementation of the Juncker Investment Plan for Europe~~an unswerving focus on the social dimension of higher education and the knowledge triangle, and whereas the Europe 2020 strategy should be revised accordingly;

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Stresses the important role of the Bologna Process in the creation of a Europe of Knowledge~~Is aware of the role the Bologna Process has in the creation of a Europe of Knowledge; however highlights the need for consultation within the higher education community (teachers, students and non-teaching workers) in order to understand the opposition to reforms linked with the Bologna Process and to build a new strategy on higher education guaranteeing public education that is free and accessible to all and that responds to the needs of society;

Amendment 31 #

Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jana TOOM, Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL, Jean-Marie CAVADA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the i~~mportant~~nadequate role of the Bologna Process in the creation of a Europe of Knowledge, as the various university communities have been pointing out since the process was launched;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the important role of the Bologna Process in the creation of a Europe of Knowledge; highlights that the dissemination of knowledge, education and research are key elements of the Lisbon Strategy and that they contribute to foster European Citizenship;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the Bologna reforms resulted in the launching of a European Higher Education Area (EHEA), and have allowed significant achievements in the past 15 years in making higher education structures more comparable, increasing mobility, adjusting educational systems to labour market needs, and improving overall employability and competitiveness as well as the attractiveness of higher education in Europe;deleted

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the Bologna reforms resulted in the launching of a European Higher Education Area (EHEA), and have allowed significant achievements in the past 15 years in making higher education structures more comparable, ~~increasing mobility, adjusting educational systems to labour market needs, and improving overall employability and competitiveness~~ as well as the attractiveness of higher education in Europe;

Amendment 35 #

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Milan ZVER, Ernest MARAGALL, Marlene MIZZI, Julie WARD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Luigi MORGANO, Momchil NEKOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the Bologna reforms resulted in the launching of a European Higher Education Area (EHEA), and have allowed significant achievements in the past 15 years in making higher education structures more comparable, increasing mobility, ~~adjusting educational systems to labour market needs, and improving overall employability and competitivenes~~improving the quality of educational systems as well as the attractiveness of higher education in Europe;

Amendment 36 #

Andrew LEWER, Krystyna ŁYBACKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the Bologna reforms ~~result~~carried out in the past 15 years have focused ion the launching of a European Higher Education Area (EHEA), ~~and have allowed significant achievements in the past 15 year~~with a view to achieving significant progress in making higher education structures more comparable, increasing mobility, adjusting educational systems to labour market needs, and improving overall employability and competitiveness as well as the attractiveness of higher education in Europe; points out that, although small improvements have been made, there are still gaps in implementation and several of the goals set have not been achieved;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the Bologna reforms resulted in the launching of a European Higher Education Area (EHEA), and have allowed s~~ignificant~~ome achievements in the past 15 years in making higher education structures more comparable, increasing mobility, adjusting educational systems to labour market needs, and improving overall employability and competitiveness as well as the attractiveness of higher education in Europe;

Amendment 38 #

Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jana TOOM, Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the Bologna reforms resulted in the launching of a European Higher Education Area (EHEA), and have allowed significant achievements in the past 15 years in making higher education structures more comparable, increasing mobility, providing quality assurance systems, recognition of titles, adjusting educational systems to labour market needs, and improving overall employability and competitiveness as well as the attractiveness of higher education in Europe;

Amendment 39 #

Milan ZVER, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Notes that there is still much work to be done in the Bologna Process in the field of adjusting educational systems to labour market needs and improving overall employability and competitiveness as well as the attractiveness of higher education in Europe; notes that the European HEIs should be able to quickly react to the economic, cultural, scientific and technological changes in the modern society to fully use their potential to encourage the growth, employability and social cohesion;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the importance of the Bologna Process in the current economic situation should lie in pursuing the goals of growth based on knowledge and innovation, and whereas this should be reflected in the revision of the Europe 2020 strategy~~, and in the implementation of the Juncker Investment Plan for Europe~~;

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes the goals for the coming years, and the national priorities for actions to be taken by 2015, outlined by the 2012 EHEA Ministerial Conference Bucharest, as well as its recommendations for the 2020 EHEA mobility strategy, advocating the creation of new observatories, new approaches to the various European university communities and new systems for integrating the members of those university communities into the reform process for this Plan;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the EHEA countries to implement the commonly agreed reforms aimed at hastening the achievement of the Bologna Process goals, and to support those countries encountering difficulties in implementing these reforms; supports, in this regard, the creation of broad partnerships between countries;deleted

Amendment 42 #

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Milan ZVER, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ernest MARAGALL, Marlene MIZZI, Julie WARD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Luigi MORGANO, Momchil NEKOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Monika SMOLKOVÁ, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on ~~the~~ EHEA countries to implement ~~the~~ commonly agreed reforms aimed at hastening the achievement of the Bologna Process goals, and tostrengthening the credibility of the EHEA; encourages support ~~those~~for countries encountering difficulties in implementing these reforms; supports, in this regard, the creation of broad partnerships between countries and relevant stakeholders;

Amendment 44 #

Monika SMOLKOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5α. Calls on the Member States to further improve and update the assessment of higher educational establishments, against the standards previously set by education systems at international level, rewarding excellence with a view to the advancement of knowledge, research and science;·

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Highlights the importance of preserving the diversity of teaching, including the diversity of languages; urges the Member States to freeze the inscription fees especially in this period of crisis, to massively increase the student grants, and to ensure that these grants are easily accessible;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Points out the need to make further efforts to develop the EHEA, and to build on the progress made in pursuing its objectives and in coordination with the European Area of Education and Training, the European Area of Lifelong Learning (LLL) and the European Research Area;deleted

Amendment 48 #

Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Jana TOOM, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Points out the need to make further efforts to develop the EHEA, and to build on the progress made in pursuing its objectives and insubstantially improve coordination ~~with~~between the European Area of Education and Training, the European Area of Lifelong Learning (LLL) and the European Research Area;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on all stakeholders concerned with the implementation of the Bologna Process for strengthening quality assurance in order to achieve a European higher education area that improves its attractiveness as a reference of academic excellence worldwide;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the importance of the Bologna Process in the current economic situation should lie in pursuing the goals of ~~growth based~~developing the highest possible level onf knowledge and innovation for citizens through broad access to education and its constant updating, and whereas this should be reflected in the revision of the Europe 2020 strategy, and in the implementation of the Juncker Investment Plan for Europe;

Amendment 50 #

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Member States, and on the EU as a whole, to ~~foster public understanding of, and support for, the Bologna Process, including action at grass-roots level to achieve more effective and dynamic involvement in reaching the Process goals~~provide the Bologna Plan with sufficient funding to enable its objectives in relation to convergence and development of the Community’s various university systems to be pursued and achieved;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Member States, the EHEA countries and on the EU as a whole, to foster public understanding of, and support for, the Bologna Process, including action at grass- roots level to achieve more effective and dynamic involvement in reaching the Process goals;

Amendment 52 #

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Notes the support of~~Points out that the Commission has ~~member of~~the irreplaceable role in creating the EHEA and in supporting the Bologna Process, and calls on it to further its role in reinvigorating the Process and in accelerating the efforts to achieve the stated goals;

Amendment 53 #

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Points out the necessity to include quality of education and research in tertiary sector in the stated goals, while one of the indicators of fulfilling those goals would be increasing employability of graduates, which is also an objective of the Europe 2020 Strategy;

Amendment 54 #

Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL, Jana TOOM, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 55 #

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for a dialogue to be pursued between governments and higher education institutions (HEIs) in order to target and maximise the use of available funds and to seek new and diverse models for funding; to complement public funding;

Amendment 56 #

Andrew LEWER, Krystyna ŁYBACKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for a dialogue to be pursued between governments ~~and~~, higher education institutions (HEIs) and research institutes in order to target and maximise the use of available funds and to seek new models for funding to bring higher education, training and research more fully into the public sector by denying support to efforts to privatise public higher education, training and research facilities and putting an end to direct or indirect public funding of private higher education, training and research establishments;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for a dialogue to be pursued between governments and higher education institutions (HEIs) in order to target and maximise the use of available funds and to seek new models for funding; stresses in this regard the importance of Horizon 2020 in driving collaborative research projects amongst European HEIs and is concerned at continued attempts to cuts its funding while other areas of the budget remain unchallenged;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Reiterates the importance of respect for HEIs autonomy and importance of diverse private and public funding sources for HEIs;

Amendment 59 #

Milan ZVER, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Underlines the importance of the national and cross-border university- business cooperation which will help countering the economic crisis, stimulate economic growth, contribute to a knowledge-based society and thus provide opportunities for mutual benefits in a wider social sense;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas analyses show that almost every third employer in EU has problems when looking for appropriately skilled employees; whereas in view of the goal to decrease the skills mismatch in the EU (gap between an individual’s job skills and the demands of the job market) the Bologna reform so far has not been very successful; whereas the skills mismatch has become a central challenge for Europe, affecting all layers of society, from the productivity and efficiency of businesses to the current and future welfare of youth;

Amendment 60 #

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Milan ZVER, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ernest MARAGALL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls on the governments to improve efficiency of use of public funding in education and respect the EU headline target of 3% of the EU's GDP to be invested in R&D by 2020; stresses that ambitious funding in education and research is necessary as it is one of the key tools to ensure access to quality education for all, as well as to fight economic crisis and unemployment;

Amendment 61 #

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Milan ZVER, Andrew LEWER, Ernest MARAGALL, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Marlene MIZZI, Julie WARD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Luigi MORGANO, Momchil NEKOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Highlights the potential funding opportunities for higher education, vocational education and training provided by the EFSI; expresses its strong concerns about the planned cutting of funds for Horizon 2020 in favour of the EFSI;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Notes that the EFSI in its initial terms is proposing cuts to Horizon 2020 budget commitments affecting programmes directly linked to research and education;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Warns that it would undoubtedly affect the full implementation of the Bologna Process and therefore urges the European Commission to change his mind on this subject;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)

9c. Calls on the EU to establish a provision for allocations directly linked to education in the Juncker Investment Plan (EFSI) especially in high capacity telecom infrastructure, empowering universities and helping to build a really interconnected European Universities Network;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Encourages both top-down and bottom- up approaches, involving the whole academic community, and calls for the political engagement and cooperation of EHEA ministers in developing a common strategy for the ~~achieve~~reassessment of the Bologna reforms;

Amendment 66 #

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Milan ZVER, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ernest MARAGALL, Isabella ADINOLFI, Marlene MIZZI, Julie WARD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Luigi MORGANO, Momchil NEKOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Encourages both top-down and bottom- up approaches, involving the whole ~~academic~~higher education community, and calls for the political engagement and cooperation of EHEA ministers in developing a common strategy for the achievement of the Bologna reforms;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Encourages both top-down and bottom- up approaches, involving the whole academic community and social partners, and calls for the political engagement and cooperation of EHEA ministers in developing a common strategy for the achievement of the Bologna reforms;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls for the establishment of a system of common basic indicators based on pedagogical, organisational and economic criteria that would allow full comparability among all the European universities in order to know, follow and adjust, if necessary, the Bologna Process implementation in each one of them;

Amendment 69 #

Milan ZVER, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls for the further development of study programmes with clearly defined objectives, providing the knowledge and mix of skills needed to prepare graduates for ~~the requirements of the labour market and to build their capacity for LLL~~LLL and give them a strong civic sense, an awareness of the need for direct and effective involvement in the democratic life of their community and a full understanding of their rights and obligations;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas the youth unemployment problem has not improved much since the beginning of the crisis in 2008; whereas in the end of 2014 there have been around 5 million unemployed young people (under 25) in the EU;

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls for the further development of study programmes with clearly defined objectives, ~~providing the knowledge and mix of skills needed to prepare graduates for~~corresponding to the requirements of the labour market and encouraging graduates to build their capacity for LLL; supports the full implementation of the European framework for the certification of professional qualifications;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls for the further development of study programmes with clearly defined objectives, providing the knowledge and mix of skills, both general and professional, needed to prepare graduates for the requirements of the labour market and to build their capacity for LLL;

Amendment 72 #

Milan ZVER, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls for the further development of study programmes with clearly defined objectives, providing the knowledge and mix of skills needed not only to prepare graduates for the requirements of the labour market and to build their capacity for LLL, but also and crucially to integrate citizens;

Amendment 73 #

Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls for the further development of study programmes with clearly defined objectives, providing the knowledge and mix of skills needed to prepare graduates for the requirements of the labour market and to build their capacity for LLL; encourages, in this regard, active dialogue and cooperation between the university community and business;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Encourages the dialogue and collaboration between the world of work and the HEIs to jointly develop programmes and work placements; encourages the HEIs to be open to trans- disciplinary studies, creation of University Research Institutes and collaboration with divers partners;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Stresses the role of the STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and their importance for the society, the economy and employability of graduates;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Encourages national agencies to apply equivalent, and previously accepted, European evaluation standards; encourages the recognition of educational programme quality assessment carried out by national agencies;

Amendment 77 #

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Calls for the removal of ex ante formalist assessment of educational programmes and substitute them by a results-oriented approach evaluation action assumed and shared by a joint European and Member States effort;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for the correct implementation of the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) and the Diploma Supplement in the EHEA, key tools linked to student workload and learning outcomes, in order to facilitate mobility and help students compile their academic achievements;

Amendment 79 #

Silvia COSTA, Krystyna ŁYBACKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for the correct implementation of the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) and the Diploma Supplement, key tools linked to student workload and learning outcomes, in order to facilitate mobility and help students compile their academic and extracurricular achievements;

Amendment 8 #

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas, as having been said by a philosopher, "the search for truth and beauty should be the hallmark for Universities", besides of its duty on preparing new professionals, scientists, engineers, teachers, doctors, politics, citizens... ;

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses the importance of guaranteeing the mutual recognition and compatibility of academic degrees for strengthening the system of quality assurance at European level and in all countries that joined the EHEA, in line with the revised version of standards and guidelines for quality assurance;

Amendment 81 #

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Milan ZVER, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Ernest MARAGALL, Isabella ADINOLFI, Marlene MIZZI, Julie WARD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Luigi MORGANO, Momchil NEKOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses the importance of guaranteeing the mutual recognition and compatibility of academic degrees for strengthening the system of quality assurance at European level, in line with the revised version of sthe Standards and gGuidelines for qQuality aAssurance (ESG) in the European Higher Education Area;

Amendment 82 #

Luigi MORGANO, Krystyna ŁYBACKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Invites all countries participating to the Bologna Process, and their respective quality assurance agencies, to join the European networks for quality assurance (ENQA and EQAR);

Amendment 83 #

Milan ZVER, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Encourages the Bologna Process partners and specially the European Commission to regularly measure the competencies and skills mismatch at the time of entry of graduates into the world of work;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Stresses the importance of the Europe 2020 strategy goal of 40 % of 30-34 year olds to complete the tertiary education and gain the appropriate skills and competencies to find a fulfilling employment;

Amendment 85 #

Milan ZVER, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Stresses that the National Qualifications Frameworks (NQFs) in many Member States still need to be adjusted to the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) as well as to the European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance (ESG); notes that many NQFs are still not registered in the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR);

Amendment 86 #

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Notes that the mobility of students, teachers, researchers and staff is one of the main priorities of the Bologna Process; calls on the Member States to increase opportunities for and quality of mobility in order to reach the quantitative target of 20 % for student mobility by 2020, and highlights in this regard the crucial role of the Erasmus+ Programme;

Amendment 87 #

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Milan ZVER, Ernest MARAGALL, Isabella ADINOLFI, Silvia COSTA, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Marlene MIZZI, Julie WARD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Luigi MORGANO, Momchil NEKOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Notes that the mobility of students, teachers, researchers and staff is one of the main priorities of the Bologna Process~~, and highlights in this regard the crucial role of the Erasmus+ Programme~~; in this regard highlights the need to strengthen the implementation of the Mobility strategy 2020 for EHEA and the crucial role of the Erasmus+ Programme; stresses that learning grants pertaining to Erasmus+ should be exempt from taxation and social levies;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 89 #

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 9 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Jana TOOM

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas it is important to consider universities as the real main actors of the Bologna Process beyond the coordination, regulatory and resources support roles of regional and national institutions;

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Notes that the mobility of students, teachers, researchers and staff is one of the main priorities of the Bologna Process, and highlights in this regard the crucial role of the Erasmus+ Programme and the importance of ensuring its smooth and efficient implementation and promotion; enhances the need of encouraging more people from under-represented and disadvantaged groups to participate in international mobility programmes;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls for a gradual inclusion of mobility students' as part of the official curriculum of the universities;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Emphasises the need to involve an appropriate number of art and music higher education students and teaching staff in EU mobility programmes;

Amendment 93 #

Milan ZVER, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)

15c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to include European and international partnership and mobility arrangements among the criteria for ranking universities and further education establishments;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Notes the central role of the HEIs in promoting mobility and in cultivating graduates and researchers with knowledge and skills to succeed through employability in the global economy;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Member States, and on the EU as a whole, to strengthen ~~mobility by removing administrative obstacles,~~the social dimension of higher education and mobility by providing adequate financial support mechanism and guaranteeing the transferability of grants and credits, in accordance with the inalienable principles of substantive equality and equal opportunities for all, and removing administrative obstacles and any disadvantages resulting from their own or their family's financial situation from which students suffer;

Amendment 96 #

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Member States, and on the EU as a whole, to strengthen mobility by removing administrative obstacles, providing adequate financial support mechanism and guaranteeing the transferability of grants ~~and credits;~~ , while also encouraging the equalisation of fees, modelled on the free or symbolic price of tuition applied in various EU countries;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Member States, ~~and on~~ the EU a~~s a whole,~~nd the EHEA to strengthen mobility by removing administrative obstacles, providing adequate financial support mechanism and guaranteeing the transferability of grants and credits;

Amendment 98 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN, Jana TOOM, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Jean-Marie CAVADA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Member States, and on the EU as a whole, to strengthen mobility by fostering foreign languages learning, removing administrative obstacles, providing adequate financial support mechanism and guaranteeing the transferability of grants and credits;

Amendment 99 #