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The number of students in higher education is the highest in the last decade, exceeding 447,000 enrolled for the 2025-2026 academic year.
The Academic Association of the University of Lisbon is requesting direct bus services between the city's campuses and improved connections in Ajuda. Carris does not yet foresee concrete changes while it reviews the city's network.
First-time students hope to learn how to lead a company and work in a team during this challenge.
The association's president highlights a “clear lack of guidelines provided by the authorities” and states that the current generation is not made up of “digital cretins,” but rather “digital natives.”
Home News Portugal city to continue with free public transport Portugal city to continue with free public transport The Municipal Urban Transport Services of Coimbra ( SMTUC) will continue to subsidise free passes for students from other municipalities, stated the Mayor, Ana Abrunhosa.
A national initiative by the Consulate-General of Brazil in Lisbon aims to mobilise students in Portugal to promote integration and tackle prejudice through education and interculturality.
Pre-registration for the EPIS Social Scholarships is now open. The programme, which has already supported 1,523 students, covers everything from secondary school to master's degrees.
On International Students' Day, the President of the Coimbra Academic Association states that the cost of living for university students is becoming increasingly unaffordable for Portuguese families.
Campus.ly cross-references exams, subject areas, interests, locations, and estimated costs to suggest a list of universities and polytechnics compatible with what the app user is looking for.
Working while studying can open doors. But for many, those doors only open after years of always racing against the clock. These are the cases of Jaden, Gabriela, Madalena, and Ana.
It is just past 8:00 am, and by a breakfast buffet in Germany's financial hub, economist João Duque teaches one of his Finance students how to tie a tie. Dressed up and armed with several pages of prepared questions, they were about to begin a four-day visit to companies.
The ZERO1 project is aimed at students from the 1st to 3rd cycles and is the result of a partnership between ENSICO and NOS, aiming to promote 'equal access and proximity to digital skills'.
The international competition featured 1990 teams. The best national participants reached 165th place.
The 17th edition of Futurália, the country's largest education and training fair, began today. From March 11th to 14th, FIL brings together hundreds of educational institutions offering courses and training programmes.
Santini is looking for young people who want to combine their studies with part-time work. The ice cream chain has just launched 'Santini Student', which provides for the payment of the national minimum wage, meal allowance, and bonuses. The minimum duration is one month.
The fair is visited every year by thousands of young people who intend to enter higher education.
The first phase of the 'Spring Break' operation runs until 27 March, focusing on students from the 9th to the 12th grade.
Home News Portugal to give free meals to students Portugal to give free meals to students The Nisa City Council, in the district of Portalegre, will invest more than €165,000 to guarantee free meals for the 537 students enrolled in the municipality's schools, the municipality announced.
Four young people from two schools qualified in Portugal to attend a world robotics competition in Wuxi, China. At one of the schools, the trips were financed by selling raffle tickets.
Bloco de Esquerda, PCP, PS and Livre argued for ending that payment, with slight differences between them, but all the proposals were voted against by MPs from PSD, CDS-PP, Chega and Iniciativa Liberal.
