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Research for CULT Committee - The European Universities Initiative: first lessons, main challenges and perspectives.
In 2019 the European Universities Initiative started. Since then, 44 European Universities alliances were created, with 340 participating higher education institutions. This study evaluates the selection procedures and assesses the experiences of the first years. It also drafts three scenarios to map future developments. Recommendations to the EP aim to strengthen the sustainability of the EUAs, create better regulatory conditions and improve the learning processes.
Implementation of the EU school scheme for fruit, vegetables and milk products: A mid-term review - European implementation assessment
Starting with milk in the 1970s, the EU has a long history of supplying agricultural products to school children. With a dedicated EU school scheme for the 2017-2023 period, the EU is currently funding the distribution of fruit, vegetables, milk and milk products, and also educational and information measures. The main policy objective is to ensure that children's nutritional needs are met and healthy eating habits and lifestyles are established. The European Parliament is scrutinising the implementation ...
Research for CULT Committee: Public Libraries – Their New Role
This is the compilation of the following three documents prepared for a workshop of the European Parliament's CULT Committee: - The New Role of Public Libraries in Local Communities ; - Promoting Media and Information Literacy in Libraries ; - E-Lending: Challenges and Opportunities.
New scheme for fruit and milk in schools
During the 27 May 2015 plenary session, Members will be asked to vote on a report prepared by the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, amending the European Commission's legislative proposal on a new single scheme for fruit and milk in schools. The proposal aims to merge two separate existing schemes, one for the distribution of milk, and the other, fruit and vegetables, in schools. However, the plan remains uncertain since the Commission has put it on hold pending an evaluation of the ...
Girls' education in Pakistan - Malala Yousafzai
The European Parliament's 2013 Sakharov Prize will be awarded to 16 year old education activist Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan. Pakistan is the country with the second highest number of children out of school, according to UNESCO. Two-thirds (over 3 million) of these are girls.