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International Student Numbers In Portugal More Than Triple in Decade

🎓 Education 🏛️ Government#international-students+2 more

The number of international students attending Portuguese higher education institutions has more than tripled over the past decade, according to new education data. While student mobility previously relied heavily on applicants from Brazil and Portuguese-speaking African nations (Países Africanos de Língua Oficial Portuguesa or PALOP), recent cohorts show increasing geographic diversity. The trend reflects Portuguese universities expanding English-language course offerings and active recruitment across European and Asian markets.

1 source →28 Oct

Education union protests salary clawbacks

💼 Work 🏛️ Government#labour-law+2 more

The Union of All Education Professionals (STOP) has called for an online plenary meeting this Monday to organize protests against the government's demand that school technicians return salaries paid in previous years. The Order of Portuguese Psychologists (Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses) has requested an urgent suspension of these collections, which affect various school staff members.

The Portuguese Psychologists' Association is the professional body that represents psychologists in Portugal, issues clinical guidance and promotes ethical standards of practice. In a disaster it advises health services, publishes public coping guidance and helps direct people to registered psychologists and local mental-health resources; residents should consult its recommendations if they or someone they know is struggling after the events.

3 sources →29 Aug

Education union protests salary clawbacks

Teachers protest against career and labour reforms

📍 Lisbon 🏛️ Government 💼 Work#labour-law+2 more

Thousands of teachers marched in Lisbon today in a protest organized by the National Federation of Teachers (Federação Nacional dos Professores or Fenprof). The demonstrators expressed opposition to the government's proposed labour package and the revision of the Teaching Career Statute (Estatuto da Carreira Docente), while also announcing their participation in a general strike scheduled for June 3rd.

Update: Teachers confirm participation in June 3rd general strike

Thousands of teachers gathered in Lisbon this Saturday to protest against the government's proposed labour reforms and the revision of the Teaching Career Statute. During the demonstration, Fenprof officially confirmed that teachers will join the national general strike scheduled for June 3rd.

Fenprof is the National Federation of Teachers (Federação Nacional dos Professores), the main public‑school teachers' union in Portugal that represents teachers in pay, working conditions and education reforms. Its criticism matters because Fenprof can organize strikes and mobilise teachers, which directly affects school operations and the implementation of government changes — something families and expat educators should monitor.

The Teaching Career Statute (Estatuto da Carreira Docente) is the law that sets how teachers are recruited, evaluated, promoted and dismissed in Portugal. The proposed revision matters because it would introduce a centralised national competition for entry, a one-year trial period and an exceptional route for teachers without formal qualifications, changes that affect job access and stability for current and future teachers.

6 sources →16 May

Teachers protest against career and labour reforms

Cáritas warns poverty is undercounted in Portugal

💶 Finance 🏛️ Government#poverty+3 more

Cáritas says that a sizeable portion of poverty in Portugal is escaping official statistics, warning that many households fall outside standard measures and so miss help. The charity called for more attention to hidden needs and for policies that reach groups not captured by current data. Those interested in social services, volunteering or community support should monitor local Cáritas branches for appeals and assistance programmes.

Cáritas is the Catholic Church’s charity network that operates in Portugal as Cáritas Portuguesa, providing emergency aid, food banks, shelters and social support to people in need. In stories about housing vulnerability it matters because Cáritas often helps homeless people, migrants and families facing eviction and can direct residents to local assistance or temporary accommodation.

1 source →4 Mar

Cáritas warns poverty is undercounted in Portugal

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In a year and a half, the Ministry of Education contracted 30 million for technology and ministry reform

🏛️ Government 💡 Technology 🎓 Education#education+3 more

The Ministry of Education has spent 30 million on technology and reform contracts over 18 months, with a significant portion driven by RRP funding and major firms like Deloitte.

publico.pt13 Sept

FENPROF says overtime does not solve the Government's incompetence

🏛️ Government 💼 Work 🎓 Education ⚖️ Legal#education+3 more

FENPROF plans to file a complaint with the Attorney General's Office, arguing that overtime pay for teachers is a legal obligation rather than an exceptional recognition, a stance supported by the FNE.

rtp.pt11 Jul

FENPROF says overtime does not solve the Government's incompetence

Teachers interning in private schools have yet to receive the 3,600 euro grant

🎓 Education 💼 Work 💶 Finance#education+3 more

Master's students in education who completed internships at private schools are facing delays in receiving their 3,600 euro annual grant, though the association of private schools has promised imminent payment.

publico.pt27 Jun

Portuguese startup that uses AI to facilitate teachers' work prepares expansion to Brazil

💡 Technology 🎓 Education#education+3 more

Intuitivo, a Portuguese startup founded in Porto in 2021, is expanding its AI-powered platform to Brazil. The company, which helps teachers create, administer, and grade assessments to reduce administrative workload, aims to reach a potential market of 2.2 million Brazilian teachers. After raising 1.35 million euros in funding, the startup plans to grow its team and leverage its success in Portugal, where it currently supports over 500 schools.

dnbrasil.dn.pt28 Oct

Portuguese startup that uses AI to facilitate teachers' work prepares expansion to Brazil

These Mozambican women want to change the country. And the world

🎭 Culture 🎓 Education#education+2 more

They came from various parts of Mozambique to present ideas on education and gender equality. In Lisbon, the 11th class of the NGO GirlMove Academy presented their new projects for change.

observador.pt27 Oct

These Mozambican women want to change the country. And the world

The Erasmus programme and the Portuguese outermost regions: Paulo do Nascimento Cabral's choice

🇪🇺 Europe 🎓 Education#education+3 more

In this episode dedicated to Portugal's 40 years in the European Union, the Social Democratic MEP, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, highlights the Erasmus programme and the outermost regions as the events that defined these four decades of European integration.

rtp.pt23 Oct

The Erasmus programme and the Portuguese outermost regions: Paulo do Nascimento Cabral's choice

Student protests block two secondary schools in Lisbon

🏛️ Government 🏖️ Daily Life#education+2 more

“Governments are cutting education, housing, and the just energy transition needed to curb the climate crisis to invest in rearmament and war,” protesters criticise.

expresso.pt23 Oct

Student protests block two secondary schools in Lisbon

Students blockade secondary schools in Lisbon to demand changes to education and the climate

🏛️ Government 🎓 Education#education+2 more

Students from the António Arroio Artistic School and Liceu Camões demand changes to education and environmental policies.

cmjornal.pt23 Oct

Students blockade secondary schools in Lisbon to demand changes to education and the climate

Church/Media: UCP hosts colloquium on 'Freedom of the press: revolution and democracy in Portugal'

📜 History 🎭 Culture#education+1 more

The Catholic University of Portugal (UCP) hosts an academic event discussing the role and history of press freedom in the context of the Portuguese revolution and democratic development.

Agencia Ecclesia22 Oct

Church/Media: UCP hosts colloquium on 'Freedom of the press: revolution and democracy in Portugal'

Municipalities now provide housing for teachers

🏠 Property 💼 Work#education+2 more

The local authorities of Grândola and Santiago do Cacém are making free housing available. “It could be something that attracts more people to these locations,” says the director of one of the school clusters.

cmjornal.pt21 Oct

Municipalities now provide housing for teachers

Youth sports participation linked to life satisfaction

🎓 Education 🩺 Health#education+3 more

The study analysed the comparative effects of different types of sports involvement—team, individual, and non-participation—on selected variables in youths aged 12 to 18.

observador.pt19 Oct

Youth sports participation linked to life satisfaction

Non-teaching staff strike closes schools across the country

💼 Work 🏛️ Government#education+2 more

This Monday, several schools were unable to open due to a strike by non-teaching staff. The stoppage was called by two unions - one representing state workers and the other representing education professionals.

rtp.pt19 Oct

Non-teaching staff strike closes schools across the country

Did you know…A different kind of Lighthouse

🏖️ Daily Life 🎓 Education#education+3 more

Called Associação Lighthouse Global, the organisation works with children, young people and families facing challenging circumstances, to provide educational support, opportunities to learn new skills, encouragement and, perhaps most importantly, The post Did you know…A different kind of Lighthouse appeared first on Portugal Resident.

portugalresident.com18 Oct

Did you know…A different kind of Lighthouse

European rockets head to Portugal: national teams ready for competition

💡 Technology 🎓 Education#education+2 more

European rocketry teams are heading to Portugal, with national teams prepared for the upcoming competition.

SIC Notícias17 Oct

Lisbon seniors honor their favorite teachers with special jerseys

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WFMJ16 Oct

Lisbon seniors honor their favorite teachers with special jerseys

ANEPC guarantees safety in asbestos removal at school

⚖️ Legal 🩺 Health#education+2 more

The school community requested the suspension of work that began on Monday in the old building. Civil Protection and the DGS gave contradictory signals regarding the risks.

observador.pt15 Oct

ANEPC guarantees safety in asbestos removal at school

Asbestos removal at Cascais school worries educational community

🩺 Health ⚖️ Legal#education+2 more

The removal of asbestos in the old building of the Cascais Secondary School while classes are taking place in the new school is worrying the educational community, which is calling for the suspension of the work until all safety conditions are met.

rtp.pt15 Oct

Asbestos removal at Cascais school worries educational community

Secularism for all

🏛️ Government 🎓 Education ⚖️ Legal#education+2 more

Secularism cannot be used as a pretext to deny the Catholic Church treatment consistent with its representativeness as the largely majority religion in Portugal.

observador.pt15 Oct

Commission rules that school blessing in Cascais “clearly violates” the Religious Freedom Act

⚖️ Legal 🏛️ Government#education+2 more

The Commission for Religious Freedom considered that the situation violated an article establishing that “the principle of non-confessionality will be respected in official acts and state protocol”.

publico.pt10 Oct

The final opportunity to apply for higher education begins today and you only have three days

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Despite issues with the digital grading of secondary school exams, this year saw an increase in enrolments again: 59,107 students were placed in the first two phases.

publico.pt10 Oct

Fenprof calls 2027 State Budget a 'budgetary farce'

🏛️ Government 💶 Finance#education+2 more

Teachers' unions reject the Government's proposal for Education, which allocates 7,787.9 million euros in 2027. Fenprof states that fulfilling previous commitments does not constitute new investment.

observador.pt9 Oct

Fenprof calls 2027 State Budget a 'budgetary farce'

Fenprof files criminal complaint against Minister of Education

⚖️ Legal 🏛️ Government#education+2 more

On Friday, Fenprof will file a criminal complaint against the Minister of Education for accusing the union structure of doing everything possible to ensure the national exam grading process went poorly.

rtp.pt8 Oct

Fenprof files criminal complaint against Minister of Education

French lycée closed over security concerns

🎓 Education 🏖️ Daily Life#education+1 more

RTP has learned that students were allegedly planning a blockade similar to the ones currently taking place in France.

rtp.pt8 Oct

French lycée closed over security concerns

Coimbra awards honorary degree to Artur Santos Silva

🎭 Culture 🎓 Education#education+1 more

The Faculty of Law at the University of Coimbra proposed the tribute, highlighting the “life, work, and public service” of the BPI founder. The ceremony will take place on the 16th starting at 10:30 am.

observador.pt8 Oct

Coimbra awards honorary degree to Artur Santos Silva

Banco de Portugal challenges young people to a financial literacy competition (and the first prize is worth €1,000)

🎓 Education 💶 Finance#education+3 more

The central bank is launching a contest focused on financial education for students, with a cash prize for the winners.

SIC Notícias7 Oct

Bookshops report delays in school textbook payments, but ministry claims they are being made “regularly”

🎓 Education 🏛️ Government#education+2 more

Companies warn of delays in payments to bookshops supplying textbooks through the MEGA programme and criticise the lack of responses. The ministry claims to have paid 39.2 million euros, with six million still outstanding.

publico.pt7 Oct

Classes suspended in Vila Nova de Foz Côa following heavy rain

🏖️ Daily Life 🚇 Infrastructure#education+1 more

On Tuesday afternoon, the heavy rain also affected other municipal facilities, such as the sports hall and the mansion housing municipal social services, among others.

observador.pt7 Oct

Classes suspended in Vila Nova de Foz Côa following heavy rain

Teachers protest against career and labour reforms

📍 Lisbon 🏛️ Government 💼 Work#labour-law+2 more

Update: Teachers confirm participation in June 3rd general strike

6 sources →16 May

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