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Higher education institutions will no longer have to require candidates to sit at least two entrance exams. The Government approved on Thursday at the Council of Ministers the option for schools to set the number of tests between one and three, thus reversing the decision taken in 2023 by António Costa's government. “O ...
The approved decree-law removes the requirement for higher-education institutions to hold at least two exams. The measure, justified by a decline in the intake of first-year students, will come into effect in the 2026/2027 academic year.
The decree-law abolishes the requirement for students to sit at least two entrance exams.
Some students say that distinguishing candidates based solely on the result of a single exam is not the best approach. For others, it is a way to concentrate efforts solely on the intended objective.
Reducing the number of entrance exams for access to higher education is not agreed among student representatives: some associations support the change while others consider the current model fairer and more transparent.
The change concerns reducing the number of mandatory admissions tests from two to just one.
The reduction from two to one higher-education entrance test has not been finalised. The National Commission for Access to Higher Education warns about deadlines and says the change would involve a time-consuming process.
In August the minister said it made no sense 'to change the rules again'. The polytechnics say it was the evidence that made him change his mind. There will be only one exam. Rectors are not opposed.
The Minister of Education, Science and Innovation, Fernando Alexandre, announced on Friday that the Government will propose reducing the mandatory entrance exams from two to one for the vast majority of higher education courses. He was speaking in Barcelos at the inauguration of Luís Loures as the new president of the Coordinating Council of Institutes...
The Minister of Education, Science and Innovation, Fernando Alexandre, announced on Friday that the Government will propose reducing the mandatory entrance exams for the overwhelming majority of higher education courses from two to one.
