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The Colegio Almada Negreiros at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa's Campolide campus, a glass and stone block carrying a 50th anniversary banner, with a Portuguese flag flying alongside it.

Eight Days' Notice Instead of a Month: a Lisbon Court Annuls the Second Election of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa's Rector

The Tribunal Administrativo de Circulo de Lisboa has annulled the 13 May election of Paulo Pereira as rector, the second Nova vote it has struck down in five months. The grounds are procedural: eight days' notice where the rules require a month, and a General Council past its mandate.

The Portugal Brief 25 Aug 2026

The refurbished courtyard of a Portuguese state secondary school, with terracotta-roofed classroom blocks, a basketball hoop and calcada paving

Portugal Rewrote Its Inclusive-Education Rulebook for January 2027, and Schools Say the Staff to Run It Are Not There

The Council of Ministers approved the revision on 30 July, creating a national inclusion support system, local support teams, a single development plan per pupil and a named manager for each case. Directors report shortages of speech therapists, occupational therapists and psychologists.

The Portugal Brief 24 Aug 2026

The Reitoria building of the Universidade de Lisboa in the Cidade Universitaria, a modernist stone facade with a colonnade

Just 1,625 of the 49,991 Students Placed in Portugal's First University Round Came From the Poorest Bracket

Escalao A beneficiaries took about 3 percent of first-round higher-education places, down from 3.5 percent a year earlier, and 1,252 of the 1,625 arrived through the 2 percent priority quota. The union's president calls it the most alarming number in the results.

The Portugal Brief 23 Aug 2026

The ornate baroque stone main entrance of the University of Coimbra, flanked by twin staircases in the old university courtyard

Nine in Ten Applicants Win a University Place in Portugal's First Round, With 11,500 Seats Still Open

In the first phase of Portugal's 2026 national higher-education competition, 43,899 students — 90.1% of applicants — secured a place, the government says. More than 11,500 vacancies remain unfilled across 1,000-plus courses, to be contested in the second phase.

The Portugal Brief 18 Aug 2026

The neoclassical stone facade of the Rectory of the University of Porto, with 'UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO' carved above its columns, lit at dusk

Lisbon and Porto Retreat a Tier in the Shanghai Ranking, Trimming Portugal to Six Universities in the World's Top 1,000

The 2026 Shanghai Ranking leaves Portugal with six universities in the world's top 1,000, one fewer than last year. Lisbon and Porto both slipped from the 201-300 band to 301-400; Coimbra was the only riser, and Beira Interior dropped out of the table entirely.

The Portugal Brief 17 Aug 2026

The colonnaded facade of the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, with students gathered on the front steps

Lisbon's Law Faculty Opens a Dedicated AIMA Channel to Fast-Track Residence Permits for Foreign Students and Staff

The Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon has opened a dedicated channel, under a protocol with AIMA, to help its international students, lecturers and researchers obtain and renew residence permits — covering about 30% of its foreign students for now.

The Portugal Brief 15 Aug 2026

The empty schoolyard and buildings of a Portuguese state school in Porto, with a football goalpost, before the start of the new term

Portugal Places 20,404 Teachers in Schools for September, With Lisbon, Setúbal and the Algarve Still the Hardest to Staff

Portugal's education authorities have placed 20,404 teachers in schools for 2026/27, up more than 1,500 on last year, with the definitive lists out on 14 August and teachers due on 1 September. The shortage still bites hardest in Greater Lisbon, the Setúbal Peninsula and the Algarve.

The Portugal Brief 15 Aug 2026

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