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The Secretary of State for Higher Education argued this Thursday that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will not replace teachers, but rather reinforce their role as “pedagogical mentors.” In a debate on the future of universities at the Nova School of Business and Economics (Nova SBE), Cláudia Sarrico warned that the ongoing technological transformation “is a ...
In a public university, conflict is legitimate; institutional paralysis and the imposition of a minority's wishes are not. Opinion by Vasco M. Barreto
At issue is the proposed amendment to the 2006 decree-law that establishes the Legal Regime for Higher Education Degrees and Diplomas.
The controversy surrounding the relationship between the university and the school gained prominence after an order issued at the end of January by the rector, which dictated that schools must have a designation in Portuguese, while being allowed to combine Portuguese and English versions.
The order from the Rector of the Nova University of Lisbon requiring organic units to use Portuguese-language designations has sparked a debate about the mission of Portuguese higher education institutions. Our universities should admit a diversity of missions, strategies, target audiences, and methodologies, rather than a uniformity of objectives, such as, for example, training...
No, what is happening within the Nova University of Lisbon is not just a “war” of names. In an interview with ECO, the director of the Nova School of Law explains that the rector's order requiring organic units to also have a Portuguese designation — although legally it does not result in “major...”
CRUP has never issued guidelines, but the use of AI has been widely discussed and integrated by institutions, says Paulo Ferreira.
