Aerospace Engineering course continues to post a record-breaking average in Portugal: 'it has very good talent — we see that in the people we recruit'
Ivo Vieira, CEO of Lusospace — Portugal’s first homegrown space company — explains on the podcast 'O Futuro do Futuro' how the country’s Aerospace Engineering courses continue to post record-breaking averages and how that strong educational pipeline is producing talent the national space sector can recruit across roles, not only engineers. He stresses that the quality of graduates makes recruitment easier for emerging Portuguese space firms, signalling a maturing ecosystem linking higher education and industry needs.
Higher education's capacity for growth is 'severely limited' by the shortage of teaching staff
Is the academic staff crisis reaching higher education? 'The absence of professionals is a major challenge', especially in the private sector, and it affects strategic areas, concludes a new observatory.
NOVA IMS (NOVA School of Information Management)
NOVA IMS (NOVA School of Information Management) is the information management and data science faculty of NOVA University Lisbon. It specialises in data science, information management and business analytics through taught programmes, applied research and industry partnerships. The school emphasises quantitative methods, practical analytics skills and interdisciplinary approaches to prepare graduates for roles in data-driven organisations and to support research and consulting activity across public and private sectors.
New doctoral students complain about delays in contracting research grants
Held annually, the FCT competitions for doctoral grants are intended to finance scientific research for four years in order to confer the academic degree of doctor.
In Higher Education and Science, It Is Inopportune to Stand Idly By...
Teachers and researchers cannot refrain from striking on December 11. This is for the protection of rights earned over many years, but also in defence of younger generations. Opinion by André Carmo
Polytechnic Institute of Viana launches technical courses tailored to Minho companies
To address the growing needs of the business fabric in the Minho region and assist young people in entering the job market, the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo (IPVC) will launch two new higher professional technical courses (CTeSP) in Industrial Management and Digital Business in February 2026.
