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Investing in human resources training is currently considered by the business sector to be an important factor in making the most of emerging technologies. This Tuesday, the 'Reprogramming Work' conference took place at the Belém Cultural Centre, featuring a panel titled 'The Algorithm in the Office: How AI Is...'
Investment in continuous training, a focus on digital literacy during preschool, and the development of social and human management skills are the three main pillars required for employment in the coming years. This vision regarding future qualifications was shared this Tuesday by leaders from the Instituto Superior Técnico, Nova SBE, and the association...
Education Minister Fernando Alexandre announced that a major restructuring has reduced the ministry's staff by 50% and will save €50 million annually. The reform consolidated 18 entities into seven, focusing on the digitalization of human resources and administrative services. Parents and students should note that these changes aim to improve the efficiency of the National Education System.
Teachers in artistic education are calling for an end to job insecurity. They protested this morning in Lisbon and Porto, outside the country's only two public artistic schools.
It is “unacceptable for a teacher to spend their entire professional life as a contract worker for decades,” said the secretary-general of Fenprof. The issue affects approximately 200 teachers.
In Lisbon and Porto, teachers in artistic fields are protesting against precarious employment contracts. They are denouncing the use of successive short-term contracts, low wages, and are demanding the opening of public recruitment competitions.
The FNE accuses the Government of remaining silent regarding the public tender, announced in the summer, to integrate over 1,400 professionals into schools. Some have been in a precarious situation for several years.
Around fifty teachers from the António Arroio Artistic School in Lisbon are protesting this Tuesday, March 17, against precarious employment contracts, with a similar demonstration taking place in Porto. “António Arroio and Soares dos Reis in the same fight” is one of the signs visible today in front of the artistic school in Lisbon, where teachers of specialized visual and audiovisual arts are gathered. At issue is the precarious professional situation of about 200 teachers from the country's two artistic schools who have been teaching subjects like cinema or performing arts for years but remain without a recruitment group that would allow them to obtain permanent tenure, Fenprof secretary-general José Feliciano Costa told Lusa.
They are demanding the implementation of the law that provides for the permanent employment of these teachers. The protest serves to denounce the alleged non-compliance with legislation and to demand responses from the Ministry of Education.
More than 1,400 professionals were integrated into schools by the Government, which promised the opening of a competition in August 2025. The National Federation of Education is calling for an “urgent clarification”.
At issue is the revision of the Teaching Career Statute (ECD), for which negotiations began in December.
At issue is the revision of the Teaching Career Statute. The National Federation of Teachers refuses to continue negotiations without clarifications.
The Porto Business School's Global Online MBA reached sixth place worldwide in the Financial Times Online MBA Ranking 2026. The program was ranked first globally for 'Value for Money' and 'overall satisfaction', with alumni reporting a 28% average salary increase three years after graduation. Students should note it is the only Portuguese institution featured in this specific global ranking.
The webpage provides a broad overview of current news across various topics, including international politics, economy, and culture, with some focus on Portugal. Key points related to Portugal include: - The CGTP labor union plans to visit the ministry on a scheduled day despite not being officially summoned. - Mário Centeno has left his position at the Bank of Portugal to retire. - The Salesianos school in Cascais has admitted to offering different meals for students based on whether they pay, highlighting ongoing discussions about social inequality. - Politically, Paulo Rangel downplays the significance of the Lajes base issue, stating it is not a current priority. - The country is also involved in broader international contexts, such as the Ukraine conflict and relations with the US and Iran. Overall, the article touches on domestic political and social issues, economic developments, and Portugal's position within global affairs.
The person in charge admits to payment delays, but claims that “none exceeded 60 days,” further alleging that “everything was done” to ensure salaries were paid on time.
Specialised artistic education teachers will protest next week in Porto and Lisbon to demand the enforcement of the law that provides for the permanent employment of these teachers.
The teaching staff is ageing, and fewer and fewer young people are choosing the profession. This is not just a demographic problem: it is a political and social issue. Opinion piece by António Teodoro.
Some schools were closed due to the strike. The union reports that APDJ is going through a “difficult situation” and is hiring workers without informing them of the association's financial status.
Daniel Martins, from the S.TO.P board, says that more than one hundred employees are at the doors of the Vale de Milhaços school cluster headquarters in Seixal to demand better working conditions.
João Nuno Tavares argues that the rise of AI in classrooms necessitates a fundamental rethink of assessment and teaching methodologies to preserve meaningful learning without overwhelming teachers. Drawing on roughly 50 years of teaching experience, he outlines practical ideas for qualitative, robust assessment techniques and classroom practices that acknowledge AI’s capabilities while aiming to reduce teacher workload. The piece analytically weighs trade-offs and proposes scalable strategies to maintain academic integrity, learning quality and manageable teacher demands.
Inês Lynce, chair of INESC‑ID and co‑director of the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Programme, argues Portugal must act to retain professionals skilled in generative artificial intelligence and adapt education and policy to do so. She urges a wider societal pause to define what we want from AI, calling for clearer public information, informed debate and targeted retention and training measures to align technological development with public interest.
Private schools are proposing greater autonomy to hire teachers from a wider range of academic backgrounds — for example, allowing a psychologist to teach primary (first cycle) classes or a political science graduate to teach history. The proposal will be presented to Parliament on Wednesday. Proponents argue this flexibility could address staffing needs and broaden candidate pools; critics may raise concerns about subject-specific pedagogical qualifications and the need for training and regulatory safeguards to maintain teaching quality.
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.
The government will introduce compulsory Physical Education for 1st‑cycle pupils in public schools from the next school year, affecting around 330,000 children. The Budget Law commits to hiring the teachers needed to deliver the measure but does not specify how much will be invested or the number of weekly hours to be allocated. The lack of detail raises implementation questions — recruitment timelines, teacher training, regional distribution, and fiscal impact — and creates uncertainty about curriculum time and equity of provision across schools.
