Activities of Bernadette VERGNAUD related to 2011/2180(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION The contribution of the EU Institutions to the consolidation and progress of the Bologna Process
Amendments (5)
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to support Member States in enhancing the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) in order to increase transparency so that it can be used as a comparative tool to facilitate the recognition of professional qualifications; takes the view that an approach based on the skills acquired could make such comparisons easier in a large number of areas;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Draws attention to the importance of uniform implementation of the ECTS in connection with training geared to the pursuit of professions covered by the principle of automatic recognition laid down in Directive 2005/36/EC;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to cooperate with Member States and universities in drawing up an indicative comparative table of the number of ECTS credits awarded for courses that are comparable, with a view to ensuring greater harmonisation and thereby facilitating recognition, both in connection with university exchanges and for professional qualifications;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to give wholehearted support to efforts to step up exchanges between universities with a view to improving mutual knowledge and understanding of the various education and training systems;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on Member States and universities to improve coordination of the modules system, which offers students greater flexibility in their choice of studies while ensuring that a common body of core knowledge and skills is retained; believes that this system could serve as the basis for a partial harmonisation of some diplomas, while allowing national specificities to be preserved;