Students call for end to tuition fees
Call coincides with PS leaderâs accusations that government has increased costs of higher education Well over a thousand students have gathered today in Lisbonâs Rossio square to take part in
Teen dies after student party in Santa Comba DĂŁo
A 16-year-old girl was found dead in the house of friends in Santa Comba DĂŁo yesterday. She had been staying the night, following a student party. There are said to
Teen clash near Estoril school leaves two injured
A violent altercation erupted near SĂŁo JoĂŁo do Estoril Secondary School in Cascais, Portugal, on Tuesday. Two 18-year-olds, believed to be from rival gangs, were injured – one with a machete
Over 300,000 students without classes for at least three weeks
30,000 students still lack at least one teacher More than 300,000 students have not had classes for at least three weeks this school year in Portugal, according to an estimate
Students threaten to boycott classes
A group of students gathered today outside the Prime Minister’s official residence to deliver a letter to LuĂs Montenegro threatening to boycott classes if the government does not prioritise the
Universities call on government to resolve foreign student visa delays
The Portuguese Association of Private Higher Education (APESP) has called for “urgent intervention” by the government to resolve the situation of dozens of foreign students prevented from coming to study
Results of 5th and 8th grade tests show students âdoing worseâ
The results of this yearâs âprovas de aferiçãoâ (internal school exams) for the 5th and 8th years have flagged âa systematic decrease in the quality of learningâ in Mathematics and
Almost 23% of students at Portuguese universities âhave a mental illnessâ
Half cases diagnosed after Covid-19 pandemic A study coordinated by the University of Ăvora (UĂ) has concluded that almost 23% of students surveyed at six Portuguese universities were diagnosed with
“Thousands of students” to start school without some classes
Minister admits start of school year will be marked by serious lack of teachers Portugal’s minister of education, Fernando Alexandre, acknowledged this Friday that the new school year will start
President vetoes bill on rent subsidies for higher education students
Portugal’s president has returned a decree on rent supplements for higher education students to parliament without enacting it, claiming that it contradicts another existing regime and could cause “undesirable social