25/02/2002 (Agence Europe) - Meeting under the chairmanship of Michel Rocard on 20 February, the EP's Culture and Education Committee held a public hearing, on the initiative of Cristina Gutierrez Cortinez (Spanish, EPP-ED), on "Universities and Higher Education in EU and non-EU countries", in which it was, notably, stressed the usefulness of European Masters Degrees and better systems of grants. Also raised, were the danger of a "mercantalisation" of education, and a possible harmonisation...