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"Mr President, I would like to welcome the Commission's proposal to set up a programme to encourage student and scholar mobility around the world. I also wish to congratulate Mrs De Sarnez on her work on this report.
European universities have much to offer the world in terms of their scientific and teaching excellence. I therefore welcome a programme which will enhance and strengthen the attractiveness of European higher education. Moreover, it will allow this sector to compete with other countries, particularly the United States and Canada, in attracting talented and motivated students and scholars from third countries.
In this respect I welcome the proposal to increase the multiannual budget from EUR 200 million to EUR 300 million. That is very important as long as it does not impede and take money away from important programmes such as Socrates and Leonardo da Vinci. Nevertheless, the Erasmus Mundus programme should not only benefit European universities but also contribute to the improvement of standards of living, to the development of human resources and the raising of poverty thresholds in third countries.
I reiterate the point made by other speakers that it is very important for us to develop the linguistic capacities of our students throughout the European Union. There is no point in talking about a Europe of diversity unless we provide people with the proper skills in languages that will enhance that goal."@en1
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