Tertiary Education in Portugal - Background Report
This Background Report provides an overview of the tertiary education system in Portugal and includes information on the Portuguese tertiary education system, including statistical data, legislation and installed capacity. It also considers a characterisation of the number, type, dimension, geographical location and distribution of the higher education institutions, as well as their study programmes and networking activities, including both public and private, university and polytechnic institutions and addressing at least the following topics: access to tertiary education; the profile of the students’ population; enrolment trends; funding schemes and levels; research assessment and statistics.
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