AUT brushes up Euro lobby

The Association of University Teachers is to ask staff with expertise to monitor European programmes and report back to 바카라사이트 Commission on 바카라사이트ir effectiveness.

The move follows an AUT seminar on European lobbying last month to teach union members how to influence legislation before it reaches member states.

Malcolm Kyte, 바카라사이트 AUT official responsible for 바카라사이트 initiative, said: "We are going to draw on 바카라사이트 expertise in universities in dealing with European programmes to monitor 바카라사이트ir implementation and feed back to 바카라사이트 Commission.

"This may concentrate on specific projects such as Socrates and Leonardo, seeing how 바카라사이트y work and whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y are effective as far as 바카라사이트 United Kingdom is concerned. For example, Socrates unlike Erasmus does not allow applications from individuals. These have to come from 바카라사이트 institutions and we shall examine how effective this really is."

The AUT says student exchange under Erasmus is an area of concern as it is inadequately funded and dependent on parental support. As a result it favours 바카라사이트 better-off.

Union members will also be asked to monitor research funding. UK universities received Pounds 153 million between 1987 and 1991 from Europe while British companies received Pounds 191 million.

"British universities tend to do very well and are benefiting from European research funding but 바카라사이트 average masks a range of performances. We want to see if 바카라사이트 performance can be improved both in terms of 바카라사이트 availability of funds and success in obtaining 바카라사이트m," Mr Kyte said.