The ASD Convention 2026 brings more than 300 CEOs, policymakers and industry experts to Lisbon on 27-29 April. Infrastructure Minister Miguel Pinto Luz opens the SME programme; Portuguese drone maker Tekever anchors the Platinum sponsor slot; and "Buy European" tops the plenary agenda.
Higher-education union SNESup told A3ES on Monday that Portuguese courses run on teaching loads well above what the regulator has accredited, with invited professors absorbing the gap on part-time contracts — "manipulation of contractual data."
The €20-a-month national rail pass hit its first million subscriptions on 20 April, eighteen months after launch, generating more than €20 million in revenue for CP. Infrastructure Minister Miguel Pinto Luz tied the milestone to the €1.8 billion investment in 195 new train units.
Sócrates' €50,000 damages action against the State finally goes to trial after nine years. Secondary-school completion rate drops 10.7 points, squeezing university admissions. BES insolvency hole tops €11 billion twelve years after the bank's collapse.
The BES insolvency estate has accumulated more than €11 billion in unmet liabilities as interest on unpaid credits compounds year after year. Twelve years on, the largest bank failure in Portuguese history is still unresolved, and every year costs more.
Portugal's secondary-school completion rate fell 10.7 percentage points year on year, returning graduate numbers to pre-pandemic levels and fuelling a sharp drop in 2025 university placements. The government is now pivoting toward adult learners.
