# Modernising Europe's higher education systems

European Parliament procedure 2011/2294(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee CULT / FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 229 committee amendments tabled by 31 Members between 2012-02-02 and 2012-02-08.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on modernising Europe's higher education systems. Amendments concern the economic crisis, austerity and budget cuts, accessibility of higher education without discrimination, lifelong learning and non-traditional learners, youth and graduate unemployment, students with disabilities, university rankings, public funding, Member State responsibility for education, and cooperation with employers on labour-market needs.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ | Slovakia | NI | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96653.md |
| Marie-Christine VERGIAT | France | GUE/NGL | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96858.md |
| Gianni VATTIMO | Italy | ALDE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4398.md |
| László TŐKÉS | Hungary | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39726.md |
| Chrysoula PALIADELI | Greece | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97007.md |
| Emma McCLARKIN | United Kingdom | ECR | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96919.md |
| Marek Henryk MIGALSKI | Poland | ECR | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96800.md |
| Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA | Poland | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96770.md |
| Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA | Spain | Verts/ALE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28409.md |
| Zoltán BAGÓ | Hungary | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23813.md |
| Iuliu WINKLER | Romania | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39725.md |
| Csaba SÓGOR | Romania | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39724.md |
| Ádám KÓSA | Hungary | NI | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96829.md |
| Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU | Greece | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96900.md |
| Silvana KOCH-MEHRIN | Germany | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28241.md |

## Official source documents

- PE480.629: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-480.629+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE480.849: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-480.849+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-2294-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-2294-INI.json

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