European Communities - Twenty-Seventh Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Lords to be printed 9 June 1998.

CONTENTS

REPORT

STUDENT MOBILITY IN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

INTRODUCTION

PART 1 BACKGROUND

THE COMMUNITY'S OBLIGATION
THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES
THE COMMITTEE'S ENQUIRY


PART 2 SUMMARY OF THE COMMISSION'S COMMUNICATION

BUILDING A EUROPE OF KNOWLEDGE
OBJECTIVES
FOCUS
THE PARTIES INVOLVED
ENLARGEMENT
INTEGRATION
FUNDING
MANAGEMENT
OTHER AIMS


PART 3 SUMMARY OF EVIDENCE


A. THE SOCRATES-ERASMUS PROGRAMME

THE DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF THE PROGRAMME
THE VALUE ADDED BY THE PROGRAMME
THE SCALE OF THE PROGRAMME
RESOURCES FOR THE PROGRAMME
THE MANAGEMENT OF THE PROGRAMME
UNIVERSITY PARTICIPATION
UK PARTICIPATION



B. IMBALANCE: A BRITISH CONCERN OR A BRITISH BONUS?

THE ASSUMPTION
THE LANGUAGE PROBLEM
INCENTIVE FUNDING FOR LANGUAGE COURSES FOR NON-LINGUISTS
OTHER SUGGESTIONS ON IMPROVING LANGUAGE COMPETENCE
SHOULD THE UK SEEK COMPENSATION FOR HOSTING "EXTRA" EU STUDENTS
SHOULD INCOMING ERASMUS STUDENTS BE DETERRED?
OPPOSITION TO THE CASE FOR COMPENSATION
PERVERSE EFFECTS OF FUNDING STRUCTURES
THE THREE-YEAR DEGREE AS A DISINCENTIVE TO STUDYING ABROAD
COSTS TO BRITISH STUDENTS OF STUDY ABROAD
THE NEED FOR A PARTICIPATION STRATEGY



C. UK HOPES FOR THE NEW PROGRAMME

THE COMMISION'S PRIORITIES
PRIORITIES SUGGESTED BY WITNESSES
OBJECTIVES
FOCUS
THE INVOLVEMENT OF OTHER PARTNERS
THE MANAGEMENT OF THE PROGRAMME
RECOMMENDATION


PART 4 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

RECOMMENDATION

APPENDIX 1

APPENDIX 2

APPENDIX 3

Explanatory Memorandum on European Community Document No. 11946/97; COM(97) 563 final

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION "TOWARDS A EUROPE OF KNOWLEDGE"

SUBJECT MATTER
BACKGROUND
MINISTERIAL RESPONSIBILITY
LEGAL AND PROCEDURAL ISSUES
APPLICATION TO THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA
APPLICATION TO GIBRALTAR
SUBSIDIARITY
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
CONSULTATION
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
TIMETABLE OF FURTHER ACTION

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES TO THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS DOCUMENT 11946/97; COM(97) 563 FINAL:

I.  BUILDING A EUROPE OF KNOWLEDGE

INTRODUCTION

1.   A Limited Number of Objectives:
2.   More Focused Activities
3.   The Parties Involved
4.   Targeted International Cooperation


 II.  A MORE INTEGRATED SET OF ARRANGEMENTS

1.   Legal Instruments
2.   Budgetary Resources and Complementarity
3.   Streamlined Implementation

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