Polytechnic Students Challenge New RJIES: Legislation "Cannot Decharacterize" the Polytechnic Subsystem

Observador

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Students warn that the legal regime, by allowing universities to teach Short Duration Courses aimed at professional specialization, is not creating a flexible binary system.

Correio da Manhã

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The new legal regime defines the rules governing higher education institutions in Portugal, providing for "politician universities".

Publico

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General Council stops electing rector and polytechnics go to polytechnic universities. Colleges and schools can gain legal personality under public law, by decree-law.

Jornal Expresso

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Right approves bill that defines the new rules that will govern higher education institutions. Polytechnics will be converted into polytechnic universities and university institutes in universities. All institutions will be chaired by a rector.