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Over 60,000 students have applied for the first phase of higher education, marking the highest figure in 30 years outside of the pandemic period. While the Ministry of Education views the 22% increase as a positive sign, some universities have expressed concern regarding potential drops in academic standards and increased first-year dropout rates.
Educational institutions saw a significant rejection rate for new course proposals last year, with a high concentration of applications focused on social sciences, commerce, and law.
For the next academic year, universities and polytechnic institutes have made 56,790 places available through the general access scheme, 834 more than last year.
The university of the future will not be defined by its outputs, but by the quality of its relationships (whatever they may be, even institutional ones).
A report released today argues that the Agency for Research and Innovation (AI2) should bring universities, companies and the State closer together without compromising fundamental research, which is carried out in laboratories without immediate practical applicability.
The university has been trying to conclude the election process for a new rector for over a year. Paulo Pereira, from the Nova Faculty of Medical Sciences, was elected last May on the third attempt, but the election has not yet been ratified by the Board of Trustees.
The first phase of the higher education access competition is underway following issues related to national secondary school exams. This year there are 56,790 vacancies.
From Minho to the Algarve, passing through the autonomous regions of Madeira and the Azores, 10 Portuguese public universities are taking the first step this Friday in Braga towards the creation of the Consortium of Schools of Science (CEC). This new national network of higher education institutions aims to strengthen cooperation in areas as diverse as training...
Created from the communications group that would give rise to PT, the UA has been a hub of innovation in Portugal
Instead of asking what distinguishes universities and polytechnics, we insist on identifying what each one is supposedly not supposed to do. It is a defensive perspective that no longer keeps pace with the evolution of higher education.
The national competition for access to higher education begins this Monday with more than 56,000 places available.
The national competition for access to higher education begins this Monday with more than 56,000 places, following successive delays in the release of grade reports. There are cases where grade reports sent to schools with errors are still being corrected today.
We live in a world crossed by divisions that demand more dialogue and the ability to build bridges. Universities should be precisely the spaces where this culture is learned and practised. Opinion by Ana Costa Freitas
When a school stops taking care of what made it different.
The President of the Republic promulgated this Tuesday (July 7) the decree from the Assembly of the Republic (AR) that amends the Legal Regime of Higher Education Institutions (RJIES), according to a note published on the official website of the Presidency of the Republic. The decree promulgated by António José Seguro also includes amendments to the Basic Law of the Educational System, the law establishing the basis for higher education funding, and the Legal Regime for Higher Education Assessment. On May 8, the AR approved the new RJIES, a document replacing the law in force since 2007, with favourable votes from PSD, CDS-PP, Chega, and Iniciativa Liberal deputies, votes against from PS, Livre, BE, and PCP, and abstentions from the sole deputies of PAN and JPP. The new model allows for the merger of universities and polytechnics and even the integration of private institutions into public ones, with universities also being able to offer Higher Technical Professional Courses. The new law maintains the differentiation between university and polytechnic subsystems but provides that polytechnic institutes may be converted into polytechnic universities, with the diploma approving the transformation of the Polytechnic Institute of Porto into the Technical University of Porto also being promulgated today by Seguro. The new law also defines that the title of 'Rector' will be the sole designation for those leading both university and polytechnic institutions. What changes in universities and polytechnics with the new Legal Regime for Higher Education Institutions? Seguro promulgates new organisational structure for INEM and three other Government diplomas.
How to teach in an innovative way at universities and polytechnics? This Tuesday, projects developed over the last year and a half by six educational institutions are being presented.
Portuguese Higher Education is no longer measured solely by internal quality. At the HUMANE annual meeting in Edinburgh, it became clear that the transformation of European Higher Education requires universities to be civic, digital, collaborative, resilient, and internationally competitive. For Portugal, this means universities must evolve from ivory towers into strategic development infrastructures that actively contribute to economic, social, and environmental progress, while embracing AI governance and organizational resilience to remain relevant in a changing global landscape.
The consolidation of European university networks could pave the way for a new stage in the production, sharing, and dissemination of knowledge. Opinion by Pedro Arezes
The University of Coimbra is the only Portuguese institution to rise in the QS World University Rankings 2027, released this Thursday, and now occupies the 342nd position. The University of Lisbon falls seven places, the University of Porto 18, and the New University of Lisbon ten.
British and American universities see a sharp decline in the World University Ranking. China now has 85 universities among the best and is closing in on the United States and the United Kingdom, thanks to Beijing's strong investment in higher education.
Universities from Germany, Spain, France, Hungary, Italy and Romania are also involved in this alliance, which will run until 2028.
Portugal features six Master's in Finance degrees among the top 70 globally for the first time.
Six Portuguese Master's programmes in Finance have been ranked among the top globally.
Six Portuguese Master's programmes in Finance have been ranked among the top globally.
Six Portuguese Master's programmes in Finance have been ranked among the top globally.
Atlântica — University Institute has invested in a campaign to clarify doubts and demystify concepts surrounding higher education, in the year it marks 30 years of activity. The miniseries “The Future is + than it seems” stars content creator Manel Carrapatoso, with the first episode of a total of... already released.
Portuguese universities are currently facing a structural problem that is rarely discussed clearly: we are selecting researchers to fill university professor positions. A column by Renato M. Rodrigues.
The Portuguese academy has succumbed to corporate logic and strategic silence. When universities stop thinking and challenging, democracy loses its last critical reserve.
