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QS World University Rankings 2027 Pin Coimbra at 342 on a Five-Place Climb — Lisbon Drops Seven to 237, Porto Slides 18 to 255, Nova Loses Ten to 337 as Beira Interior and Évora Debut Inside the 11-Strong Portuguese Cohort

QS World University Rankings 2027 Pin Coimbra at 342 on a Five-Place Climb — Lisbon Drops Seven to 237, Porto Slides 18 to 255, Nova Loses Ten to 337 as Beira Interior and Évora Debut Inside the 11-Strong Portuguese Cohort

Quacquarelli Symonds, the London-based higher-education ranker that publishes the QS World University Rankings, released the 2027 edition this week. The Portuguese read is mixed: the Universidade de Coimbra (UC — University of Coimbra) is the only...
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Porto, Vila Nova de Gaia, Maia and Matosinhos Clear the Air Invictus Aerial Festival for 19-21 June — €7.5 Million Stack, €5.4 Million Public Anchor and a 1 Million-Visitor Read Frame the Douro Air-Race Calendar

Porto, Vila Nova de Gaia, Maia and Matosinhos Clear the Air Invictus Aerial Festival for 19-21 June — €7.5 Million Stack, €5.4 Million Public Anchor and a 1 Million-Visitor Read Frame the Douro Air-Race Calendar

The Air Invictus aerial festival opens its three-day run on 19 June 2026 across the four Greater Porto municipalities of Porto, Vila Nova de Gaia, Maia and Matosinhos, with the bulk of the flying programme staged over the Douro estuary between the...
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Wind turbines silhouetted against a sunset sky — illustrative of the operational onshore wind capacity Acciona Energía is preparing to divest from its Portuguese portfolio.

Acciona Energía Plots a 166 MW Portuguese Wind-and-Solar Divestment — 120 MW Wind Stack and 46 MW Solar Cluster Go to Advisors as the Spanish Parent Weighs a Delisting or Buyout of Its 91% Renewables Stake

Acciona Energía has handed advisors a 166 MW Portuguese portfolio — 120 MW of operational wind and 46 MW of operational solar — as part of an Iberian asset rotation that runs alongside the Spanish parent's strategic review of its 91% stake in the listed renewables arm.
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