Portugal has been a full member of the Bologna Process / European Higher Education Area since 1999.
Information for international students and scholars
Study and Research in Portugal
Responsible national authority
Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education
Recognised higher education institutions
Directorate General for Higher Education - University
Directorate General for Higher Education - Polytechnic
Quality assurance
Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education - A3ES
Academic recognition body / bodies
Qualifications framework
Directorate General for Higher Education
National students' organisation
The link provides several recognized student bodies
National Rectors' Conference
Conselho de Reitores das Universivdades Portuguesas
National Higher Education Polytechnic Institutions Conference
Conselho Coordenador dos Institutos Superiores Politécnicos
National Private Higher Education Institutions Conference
Associação Portuguesa de Ensino Superior Privado
Trade union
National Employers' representatives organisation
Direção Geral do Emprego e das Relações de Trabalho
EU education programmes' contact person
Full member of the Bologna Process since