# Academic further and distance education as part of the European lifelong learning strategy

European Parliament procedure 2016/2142(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee CULT). Stage: Procedure completed. 229 committee amendments tabled by 17 Members between 2017-05-12 and 2017-05-12.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns academic further and distance education within the European lifelong learning strategy. The amendments cite TFEU education articles and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and address digital transformation, automation, robotics and artificial intelligence, lifelong-learning participation targets, access without discrimination, e-accessibility, work-study-life balance, and distance education as a complement to, not replacement of, on-campus teaching, including for women and ICT skills.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilhan KYUCHYUK | Bulgaria | RE | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124866.md |
| Momchil NEKOV | Bulgaria | S&D | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125013.md |
| Eleftherios SYNADINOS | Greece | NI | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125072.md |
| Dominique BILDE | France | ID | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124771.md |
| Robert ROCHEFORT | France | ALDE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97022.md |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96681.md |
| Helga TRÜPEL | Germany | Verts/ALE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28240.md |
| Sabine VERHEYEN | Germany | PPE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96756.md |
| Martina MICHELS | Germany | GUE/NGL | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/120478.md |
| Curzio MALTESE | Italy | GUE/NGL | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125192.md |
| Liadh NÍ RIADA | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124987.md |
| Liliana RODRIGUES | Portugal | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125099.md |
| Angel DZHAMBAZKI | Bulgaria | ECR | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124873.md |
| Silvia COSTA | Italy | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96917.md |
| Milan ZVER | Slovenia | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96933.md |

## Official source documents

- PE604.632: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CULT-AM-604632_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2142-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2142-INI.json

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