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Institute for Higher Education, IP.
The Institute for Higher Education, IP (IES, IP) is the public body responsible for coordinating and implementing public policies in the field of higher education, resulting from the aggregation of competences previously ensured by different entities, with the aim of promoting greater efficiency, articulation and proximity to the higher education system.
Previous Organisms
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What has changed?
The IES, IP is the result of a reorganization process within the Public Administration, which brought together in a single body competences previously ensured by different entities, promoting greater coordination, efficiency and coherence in the State's actions in the field of higher education.
Areas of expertise
Student Support in Higher Education
Management and monitoring of student support measures, including scholarships, social support and measures to promote equity, and support for accommodation support measures in higher education.
Internationalization of Education and Training
Supporting the internationalization of institutions through partnerships, networks, external promotion, and strengthening international attractiveness.
Management of the Erasmus+ and Europass Program
Management and implementation of the Erasmus+ Programme in the fields of education and training, including mobility, scholarships, partnerships and national coordination of the Europass Initiative.
Documents and Legislation
Access the main documents outlining the creation, organization, and operation of IES, IP.
Notices and News
The Institute for Higher Education, IP, was created.
The Institute for Higher Education, IP (IES, IP), was created through Decree-Law No. 109/2025, of September 25, within the scope of the organic reform of the Public Administration. The IES, IP emerges as an indirect state administration body, endowed with administrative, financial and patrimonial autonomy, with the objective of concentrating, modernizing and strengthening the […]
The National Erasmus+ Education and Training Agency concludes its activities.
The National Erasmus+ Education and Training Agency has concluded its institutional mission within the framework of the reorganization of the Public Administration, ending a journey marked by the promotion of mobility, cooperation and internationalization of education and training in Portugal. During its activity, the Agency was responsible for managing the Erasmus+ Program in the fields of education and training, […]
Directorate-General for Higher Education concludes institutional cycle.
Within the framework of the Public Administration reform, the Directorate-General for Higher Education (DGES) concluded its institutional cycle after decades of dedicated service to the development and modernization of higher education in Portugal. Throughout its existence, the DGES played a central role in defining, monitoring, and implementing public policies for the sector, ensuring […]