Universities in European countries

Higher education in Portugal is split into two sectors:

• university – universities (universidades), university institutes (institutos universitários) and other university schools; focused on research,
• polytechnic – polytechnic institutes (institutos politécnicos) and other polytechnic schools; focused on applied research and professional practice.

Both sectors have public and private institutions. A private institution needs the ministry's approval, and every programme is assessed and accredited by the agency A3ES (Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior).

Admission to public institutions is run by the ministry's Directorate-General for Higher Education – DGES.

Universities in Portugal – profiles
Portuguese universities
University institutes in Portugal
Polytechnic institutes in Portugal