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Porto Business School's Global Online MBA has climbed to sixth place in the Financial Times 2026 rankings, securing top global spots for value for money, student satisfaction, and gender diversity.
AESE Business School has opened a new campus in Porto and is already preparing tailored programmes to serve the North of Portugal. The school's dean says Portuguese business leaders value continuous training but, given an economy with “some fragilities,” are often too absorbed in running their companies to commit time to development — a gap AESE aims to bridge through flexible executive education and qualification offerings that support regional business needs and economic resilience.
Católica Porto School of Business and Economics is gaining international prestige in Financial Times rankings by focusing on human-centric development. With a philosophy centered on the 'Irreplaceable Humans' approach, the school combines academic rigor with personalized guidance, achieving high employment rates and significant career progression for its graduates while maintaining strong ties to the city of Porto and the business community.
42 Portugal has announced the third edition of its SEA:ME programme in Porto, aimed at training professionals in the fields of robotics and artificial intelligence.
Ermesinde primary school and São Lourenço primary school, in the municipality of Valongo, are closed this Friday.
The stoppage covers approximately 350,000 general career public administration workers.
Aerospace Engineering leads entry grade averages in higher education. Albertino Arteiro, course coordinator at the University of Porto, explains the growing attraction and the opportunities available in the market.
“I haven't made my decision yet” and “I'm afraid of making a mistake” are common phrases among high school seniors. At 17 and 18 years old, many young people face the choice of their future without feeling prepared for it. Expresso visited the Clara de Resende School in Porto and heard from students divided between vocation, social pressure, and financial instability.
With an investment of 11.1 million euros, the lifelong learning school “UPorto4Life” is inaugurated this Friday in the now refurbished Abel Salazar building of the University of Porto. This school will be majority-owned by companies, business associations, and professional orders, in a management model that includes the higher education institution, similar to...
A public sector strike led to school closures across Portugal, preventing many 4th-grade students from taking their Mathematics trial exam. Filinto Lima, president of the National Association of Directors of Groups and Public Schools (ANDAEP), warned that this undermines the principle of equity among students. Reports indicate that some schools only opened partially, forcing parents to pick up children at lunchtime due to a lack of staff, which caused significant logistical issues and concerns regarding safety and fairness. The strike has raised fears of further disruptions throughout the school term as unions and the government continue negotiations over the teaching career statute.
At issue is the municipal programme Gaia Aprende+, which promotes extracurricular activities during school breaks by assigning school staff to private social solidarity institutions (IPSS).
The impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on education and the opportunities this digital revolution may create in the job market are some of the key themes at this year's edition of Qualifica – Education, Training and Youth Fair, which runs until Saturday at Exponor, in Matosinhos. More than 40,000 visitors are expected.
At the opening of Qualifica 2026 in Matosinhos, the leader of the AEP advocates for closer ties between schools and companies and emphasizes the importance of young people's social skills.
Despite the risks and challenges, Portugal is close to full employment. However, the scenario for young people is less encouraging, with unemployment in that age group being about triple the overall rate. Speaking to ECO, the pro-rector of the Catholic University for the Porto campus guarantees that students who are leaving that...
The coordinator said the strike, which began on 19 December and ended this Friday, 'clarified the workers' intentions'.
