Portugal boosts public higher education with 1,465 extra places for 2026/2027
Portugal’s public higher education system is set to expand in next academic year, offering 78,283 places in the 2026/2027 academic school year, an increase of 1,465 vacancies compared with the
Digital idiots: university professors call for ban on use of AI in Higher Education
Dozens of professors from higher education institutions across the country have signed a manifesto against the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI), warning of the transformation of students into “digital
Hundreds of students brave rain to protest over tuition fees
Several hundred university students took to the streets today to advocate for the end of tuition fees and the strengthening of social assistance, criticising the government for the unfreezing of
First centre for Arabic language teaching opens at Coimbra University
The first centre dedicated to teaching the Arabic language and culture in Portugal was inaugurated today at the University of Coimbra – the result of a partnership between the institution
Passion and diplomacy: Universidade Católica Portuguesa reaches out to Europe
For hundreds of years, Europeans squabbled and invaded each other’s countries. The visionary project of peace and economic cooperation, gradually put in place after World War II, which eventually became
Former PM António Costa’s ex-chief of staff clinches plum job at Superior Institute of Management
Vítor Escária, the former chief of staff of António Costa – and still an arguido in a case investigating suspicions of corruption that led to the fall of the last
Living costs put students off university education
University students have reacted to the news today that numbers applying for university have dipped drastically this year, saying that the high financial costs of studying away from home prevent
Portugal joins European efforts to lure US researchers fleeing Trump regime
Nova medical school launches €2 million programme Following on from initiatives launched in other European universities, Portugal’s NOVA medical school has launched a new programme to “attract international researchers of
USA cancels programmes at top Portuguese universities – sending “intolerable” questions probing terrorist links
President Trump’s campaign against diversity continues to encroach into Portuguese life The ‘looming Trump-berg’ that we talked about only a few days ago has now shut down various programmes at
Évora University to open degree in aerospace engineering
The University of Évora (UÉ) is to open a degree in Aerospace Engineering next academic year to enhance its training offer and help establish the region as a centre of