Pre-school to become ‘compulsory’ as part of national strategy to combat poverty
Pre-school in Portugal is set to become compulsory as part of the national strategy to combat poverty 2021-2023. Explain reports, this effectively means that schooling will have to start at
Checkered start to new school year
The new school year began in earnest yesterday with all kinds of hiccups along the way. It hasn’t been a case of Covid-19 causing problems this time, but a teachers’
More than 200 Afghan students want to come to Portugal to study under programme created by Jorge Sampaio
As former President of the Republic Jorge Sampaio remains critically ill in hospital, Expresso reports that more than 200 Afghan girls and women are hoping desperately to be accepted into
€5.9 million to build new primary school and avenue in Faro
A new primary school and an avenue to ease traffic flow – both projects representing a €5.9 million investment – will be built in Faro. The council will resort to
Portugal injects €900 million to “recover education” lost during the pandemic
A plan to invest around €900 million in helping schools and pupils ‘recover education affected during the pandemic’ has been announced by education minister Tiago Brandão. “We want to recover
Algarve councils invest €600,000 to increase vacancies for Medicine course
The Algarve Municipalities Association (AMAL), which brings together the councils of the region’s 16 boroughs, will invest €600,000 to help increase the number of vacancies for those seeking a Master’s
United Lisbon: The capital’s new international school and educational hub
Chitra Stern, founder and CEO of United Lisbon International School, spoke to the Resident this week about the school’s opening last September, how it will be part of a larger
Vila do Bispo awards 26 university scholarships to local students
Vila do Bispo Council has awarded 26 university scholarships to local students pursuing higher education, the local authority announced last week. The scholarships range from €635 to €6,350 for each
Private schools in Portugal impacted by school closures, no remote-learning
Despite private schools pressuring the government to let them implement remote-learning, the government has decided that all students in the country should be entitled to the same number of face-to-face
International schools group Globeducate expands presence in Portugal
Nobel International School Algarve Lagoa and Almancil, members of international schools groups Globeducate, announced “further growth of the network” with the newly-acquired IPS (International Preparatory School) in Lisbon. “This move