EduQA News
Survey of students taking the ModA and PFEB 2025/2026 exams.
Within the scope of the Learning Monitoring Tests (ModA) and the Final Basic Education Tests (PFEB) to be carried out in the 2025/2026 school year, the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation (MECI) will promote the application of a brief anonymous questionnaire to students after they have taken the respective tests in digital format.
Schools awarded the “Healthy School Seal 2026”
On May 21st, an online webinar was held to announce the results of the most recent edition of the Healthy School Seal. This year's edition saw a record number of applications, with 205 Organic Units recognized at the advanced level, 253 at the intermediate level, and 18 at the beginner level. These results […]
Programming of the National Reading Plan at the Lisbon Book Fair 2026
The National Reading Plan is present, for the fourth consecutive year, at the Lisbon Book Fair 2026, with a program aimed at readers of all ages. In the Blue Square, on Thursdays, the Reading Clinic resumes its service, offering personalized suggestions. On Fridays, roundtables provide debates and meetings dedicated to the pleasure of reading.
Two Portuguese Medals at the XXXIV International Philosophy Olympiad | Warsaw 2026
Portuguese students Afonso Tavares, from Colégio Vasco da Gama, and Vasco Leal, from Escola Secundária de Alcochete, won the silver and bronze medals, respectively, at the XXXIV International Philosophy Olympiad, held in Warsaw between May 14 and 17, 2026. The competition brought together representatives from 56 countries, totaling approximately […]
Webinar “Healthy School Seal 2026”
The Institute of Education, Quality and Evaluation, IP (EduQA), invites the educational community to participate in the webinar taking place on May 21st, between 5:00 PM and 6:30 PM, where the results of the most recent edition of the Healthy School Seal will be presented. Anticipating May 28th, International Play Day, a date in […]
“Giants of the Sea” Webinar”
“"Giants of the Sea" is a lecture organized by AIMM – Association for Marine Environment Research, which presents the diversity and importance of cetaceans in different regions of the Atlantic. Through real-world examples from fieldwork, aspects of the biology, behavior, and social organization of these species are presented, as well as the main […]
New ebook on NLP “Reading Between the Lines”
This digital educational resource is designed for learning Portuguese for speakers of other languages. This eBook invites the discovery of the Portuguese language through current, cultural, and meaningful themes. It presents a compilation of ten teaching resources aimed at students of Portuguese as a Non-Native Language (PLNM) at levels A2 and B1, with the goal of supporting the […]
Portuguese students win silver medals at the 2026 European Science Olympiad.
Portugal won silver medals at the 2026 European Science and Technology Olympiad (ESO), also achieving 4th place in the overall cumulative ranking over the last three years among 23 participating countries. The competition took place between May 2nd and 9th in Lund, Sweden. The students who represented the country were: Dinis Teixeira (Secondary School […]
Supporting Multilingual Classrooms: Training for principals and teachers for inclusive multilingual schools.
The Agency for the Management of the Education System, IP (AGSE, IP) and the Institute for Education, Quality and Evaluation, IP (EduQA, IP) promoted, on April 28th and 29th, the workshop "Empowering Principals and Teachers for Inclusive Multilingual Schools," an initiative carried out within the scope of the Supporting Multilingual Classrooms program of the European Centre for Languages […]