Current events

Guilherme Rocha, a member of the Board of Directors of EduQA, IP and responsible for the areas of Qualifications and Lifelong Learning, is conducting a series of regional sessions with school clusters and vocational schools across the country. The first session took place in Viseu on March 19th. [Further sessions followed...]

On March 16th, EduQA, IP and the Cape Verdean government signed a technical assistance contract aimed at supporting the Ministry of Education of Cape Verde in the preparation and implementation of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA for Schools). The ceremony was presided over by the Minister of Education of Cape Verde, Amadeu Cruz, […]

The digital grading process for external assessment tests is a highly complex technical and organizational operation, involving thousands of graders, hundreds of thousands of student responses, and a set of demanding procedures designed to ensure fairness among students and the validity of the results.

The Institute for Education, Quality and Evaluation (EduQA, IP) informs that the documents for the competitive procedure no. CPI/01/EduQA/2026 are available for consultation.

Following recently released information regarding the digitization of external assessment tests, EduQA considers it necessary to clarify that the information stating that Dr. Eulália Ramos Alexandre is not involved in this process is false. 

Following recent news reports regarding alleged guidelines for teachers to complete the grading of seemingly incomplete responses, EduQA clarifies that the guidelines issued by EduQA/JNE do not cover the situation described.

The Institute for Education, Quality and Evaluation (EduQA) presents activities carried out throughout the 2025/26 school year by schools/school clusters in the National Network of European Clubs.

Amendment to the external assessment calendar, updating the deadlines for posting results for the 1st phase and the general schedule for the 2nd phase of the national secondary school exams and the final cycle exams for basic education 2025/2026.

The draft legislation that makes the second amendment to the legal framework for inclusive education, approved by Decree-Law No. 54/2018 of July 6, is currently open for public consultation.

It is hereby informed that the Institute of Education, Quality and Evaluation, IP (EduQA. IP), seeks the collaboration of 15 (fifteen) teachers on a part-time basis, in the promotion and monitoring of educational projects and programs.

The lists of schools supported by the "10 Minutes to Read" and "Reading Clubs" projects for the 2026-2027 school year are now available. The application period ran from May 8 to June 8, 2026.