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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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DGES Lines Up 56,790 Public Higher-Education Seats for the 2026/27 Concurso Nacional — Medicine Adds 62 Places to 1,656 and Educação Básica Climbs 147 to 1,344 With Applications Opening on 20 July

DGES Lines Up 56,790 Public Higher-Education Seats for the 2026/27 Concurso Nacional — Medicine Adds 62 Places to 1,656 and Educação Básica Climbs 147 to 1,344 With Applications Opening on 20 July

DGES locks 56,790 places in the 2026/27 concurso nacional — 34,841 university and 21,949 polytechnic — with applications opening 20 July; Medicine adds 62 to 1,656 (including a new UTAD degree), Educação Básica climbs 147 to 1,344, and the system carries 78,283 total seats.
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