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The Study & Research in Portugal initiative was present at the NAFSA 2026 Annual Conference & Expo, one of the most important global conferences on international education, bringing together 20 Portuguese higher education institutions in a joint effort to internationalize, promote research, and create new academic partnerships. The Portuguese participation was coordinated by IES – Instituto […]

The Portuguese capital has been announced as the next destination for Europe's largest international education conference, under the theme "Luminous Perspectives". The IES – Institute for Higher Education – is officially associated as a supporting partner for this major event in the sector. It has been officially confirmed that the seven hills of Lisbon will host the community […]

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 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, […]