Activities of László TŐKÉS related to 2011/2294(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Modernising Europe’s higher education systems (A7-0057/2012 - László Tőkés) (vote)
Modernising Europe's higher education systems (short presentation)
Reports (1)
REPORT on modernising Europe’s higher education systems PDF (235 KB) DOC (146 KB)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines the complementary role of state, private and religious forms of higher education across Europe;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Endorses the Commission's initiative to launch a multi-dimensional tool for the classification and ranking of higher education institutions based on characteristics such as the quality of teaching, regional engagement and knowledge transfer;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises the role of promoting democratic values, stressing the importance of acquiring a solid knowledge of European integration, and understanding former totalitarian regimes of Europe as common history;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that public funding is of primary importance for higher education; emphasises that increased investment in higher education in Europe is crucial to overcoming the current economic crisis and fostering smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; calls on the Member States and higher education institutions to develop innovative funding mechanisms to complement public funding without increasing the pressure on households, as the latter could lead for example to lower participation, to undesirable shifts in the social make-up of the student population and to the creation or exacerbation of imbalances in mobility flows between Member States or regions;
Amendment 97 #
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 on Member States and higher education institutions to widen access and foster study success for students from all social backgrounds, persons living with disabilities, students belonging to national, ethnic or linguistic minorities and to recognise multiculturalism and multilingualism as a fundamental value of the EU that needs to be fostered;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Member States to pay increased attention and to support higher education and institutions serving traditional national, ethnic or linguistic minorities with special focus on endangered cultures and languages;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages higher education institutions to engage more intensively with their regions and establish collaborative actions with local councilregional governments, local councils, public bodies, non-governmental organisations and small and medium-sized enterprises to enhance regional development;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Member States, their central and regional authorities, to include and to support in cross-border cooperation higher education institutions;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the Commission's support for ‘Knowledge Alliances’ and ‘Sector Skills Alliances’ in which higher education institutions and businesses jointly develop curricula to address skills shortages; calls upon businesses and entrepreneurs, including small and medium-sized enterprises, actively to develop partnerships with higher education institutions, by providing high-quality internships for students and lecturers, by capitalising on the general transferable skills of lecturers;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises the need to develop mechanisms and management strategies that facilitate the transfer of innovative ideas and research results into business and allow business to provide input to higher education regarding current and expected needs for skills and innovations, taking into account best practices from all over the world;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Underlines the importance of sport in the education process; calls on Member States to support and encourage sport activity among students and to increase support for grass-root sport programmes;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. ERecalls the target that by the year 2020, 20% of Europe's graduates should be mobile and emphasises the importance of language skills as a prerequisite for increased mobility within the EHEA and employability; supports the development of language teaching;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Welcomes the Commission's proposal to create a financial instrument to help students secure funding for a Masters degree outside their home Member State, regardless of their social background and financial possibilities; demands fair and transparent access to the scheme throughout the Member States;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to elaborate a professional and financial action plan to diminish these disparities;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Reiterates that higher education is a common European public good and that Member States, regional governments and local authorities and the EU share a common responsibility in developing and strengthening the EHEA and the Bologna Process;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Endorses the Commission's proposal to increase the EU budget available for education, training and research in the next multiannual financial framework, given the fact that investment in education, training and research is key to reaching the EU 2020 targets and achieving smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in Europe;